Releasing 8.0.0

ReText/__init__.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from PyQt6.QtCore import QByteArray, QLocale, QSettings
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QFont, QFontDatabase
 
-app_version = "7.3.0 (Git)"
+app_version = "8.0.0"
 
 settings = QSettings('ReText project', 'ReText')
 

changelog.md

@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+## ReText 8.0.0 (2022-07-24)
+
+* Dependency changes:
+    - ReText is now using Qt 6 and PyQt6.
+    - PyQt6-WebEngine is required for JavaScript support.
+    - WebKit is no longer supported.
+* Improvements and bugs fixed:
+    - PR #543 — Added Apply button to Preferences dialog (contributed by Amos
+      Kong).
+    - Issue #384 — Save button is now enabled in auto-save mode.
+    - Issue #536 — Support spell checking for multiple languages.
+    - Issue #555 — Support setting bold font for editor.
+    - Issue #581 — Added backtick key to surround keys.
+    - Run-time resources are now installed into package directory.
+    - `setup.py` now allows building wheels.
+* Translations updated:
+    - Polish (contributed by Maciej Haudek).
+    - Spanish (contributed by Pedro Torcatt).
+    - Turkish (contributed by Serkan ÖNDER in #556).
+
 ## ReText 7.2.3 (2022-02-03)
 
 * Issues #573, #574 — Fixed TypeError crash with Python 3.10 and Qt WebKit.

data/me.mitya57.ReText.appdata.xml

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
   <update_contact>mitya57_AT_gmail.com</update_contact>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.0"/>
   <releases>
+    <release version="8.0.0" date="2022-07-24"/>
     <release version="7.2.3" date="2022-02-03"/>
     <release version="7.2.2" date="2021-10-11"/>
     <release version="7.2.1" date="2021-03-06"/>

setup.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-VERSION = '7.3.0'
+VERSION = '8.0.0'
 
 long_description = '''\
 ReText is simple text editor that supports Markdown and reStructuredText