[gnome-software] Add generated NEWS file to git and update RELEASE instructions

[Kalev Lember <klember src gnome org>]

commit 1fcfec27d5a422676930256496279cd052abc44e
Author: Kalev Lember <klember redhat com>
Date:   Thu Nov 9 16:15:48 2017 +0100

    Add generated NEWS file to git and update RELEASE instructions
    
    This makes sure gnome-software gets ftp-release-list release notes --
    they are generated from NEWS files in tarballs.

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+Version 3.26.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-11-09
+
+This is a stable release with the following changes:
+ * Various fixes to cancellable handling, making it more robust to cancel
+   install/remove operations
+ * Fix a common crash in Fedora distro upgrades plugin
+ * Fix showing N+2 Fedora upgrades
+ * Fix flatpak updates inadvertently triggering a reboot
+ * Revert plugin GType registering changes that broke app "adopting"
+ * Various flatpak plugin fixes
+ * Various snap plugin fixes
+ * Bump fwupd required dep to 0.9.7 and support building with new 1.0.0 API
+ * Avoid erroring out for operations that return more than 500 results (distro
+   upgrades, getting gnome-shell extensions list)
+ * Fix a few memory leaks
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.26.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-10-02
+
+This is a stable release with the following changes:
+ * Fix memory leak in "external appstream" plugin
+ * Don't translate an icon name in the Punjabi translation
+ * Fix critical warning in the fwupd plugin if the update URI isn't set
+ * Fix Addon categories not showing
+ * Fix crash in PackageKit plugin if reporting progress with no current
+   application
+ * Revert a change in the snapd plugin which can cause operations to fail or
+   hang in some situations
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.26.0
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-09-11
+
+This is the first stable release for GNOME 3.26, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Use the new fwupd API in 0.9.7 to avoid when a reboot is required
+ * Pass the complete proxy settings to PackageKit
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Do not crash when emitting an uncommon error message
+ * Do not show a critical warning with new versions of fwupd
+ * Do not show an error for a remote-less flatpakref application
+ * Don't refine PackageKit packages after we've been cancelled
+ * Fix a possible crash on 32 bit systems
+ * Fix GNOME Shell search results for snap applications
+ * Properly disable shell-extensions when not running GNOME Shell
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.25.91
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-08-21
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.25 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add a simple donation button on the details page
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Allow plugins to say that installation cannot be cancelled
+ * Fix displaying the info bar for the Shell Extensions category
+ * Use first featured snap as the featured app
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.25.90
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-08-07
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.25 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add a simple donation button on the details page
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Do not crash if the child schema is invalid
+ * Don't log a warning when clicking the the 'more results' search entry
+ * Fixed subcategory names localization
+ * Ensure flatpak remote names are valid
+ * Fix critical warning with new versions of the fwupd daemon
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.25.4
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-07-21
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.25 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add new rpm-ostree integration for Fedora Atomic Workstation
+ * Install the Flatpak runtime as part of the application install phase
+ * Split OS updates up into multiple sections and show the target version
+ * Support compatibility IDs when getting reviews from the ODRS
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Cancel plugin jobs if they take too much time
+ * Correctly find already installed flatpak runtimes
+ * Do not show an error for a flatpakref when broken remotes exist
+ * Don't show the screenshot section for runtimes
+ * Fix authentication prompt not showing when using snapd
+ * Make license buttons buttons actually look clickable
+ * Make the review moderator panel easier to use
+ * Only show snaps as sandboxed if snapd supports confinement
+ * Respect the per-user or per-system install preferences
+ * Return the correct installed state for user/system flatpak remotes
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.25.3
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-06-22
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.25 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add a banner designer utility
+ * Add the initial support to support purchasable apps
+ * Automatically install flatpak icon themes and GTK themes
+ * Restyle the updates panel to have a separate sections
+ * Show a notification in the updates page when the OS is end of life
+ * Show recently updated applications on the overview page
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Add snap self tests and provide more data to the details panel
+ * Allow compiling with newer versions of meson
+ * Do not crash when sending progress reports while refreshing
+ * Don't trigger systemd for every single offline update
+ * Ensure all related flatpak applications get installed
+ * Ensure we use the gnome-desktop support if enabled
+ * Fix searching for codecs on Ubuntu
+ * Show a better status messages when downloading metadata
+ * Show a pulsing progressbar if plugins do not report progress
+ * Show the PackageKit interactive dialog when required
+ * Support updating metadata from multiple fwupd remotes
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.25.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-05-08
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.25 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Allow AppStream to be downloaded out-of-band per-user
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Do not initialize plugins in every instance
+ * Fix the 'Show Details' context menu item in GNOME Shell
+ * Use headerbar in toolbar-mode in Unity
+ * Do not allow plugins to set the origin title in the UI
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.25.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-04-28
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.25 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Truncate the search results if there are a large number
+ * Use the complete source as a search keyword
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Fall back to a stock icon for hardware drivers
+ * Fix a crash when removing an addon
+ * Fix a critical warning in the shell search provider
+ * Fix popular-overrides to show the correct applications
+ * Fix various failures to read from snapd
+ * Make offline updates work when online updates are available
+ * Never include the size of the runtime in the installed size
+ * Respect the install preference when for flatpakref files
+ * Use the developer name in preference to the project group
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.23.92
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-03-13
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.23 development series, with the following
+bug fixes:
+ * Allow installing broken flatpakref files
+ * Do not reload the updates list when updates are in progress
+ * Reset the headerbar title when switching to the details page
+ * Unconditionally show things that are in progress in the Installed page
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.23.91
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-02-27
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.23 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add support for RuntimeRepo in flatpakref files
+ * Allow the user to restart the currently running gnome-software instance
+ * Never show components without AppData files
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Initialize progress to zero right before and after processing an action
+ * Animate the removal of live updates
+ * Add YaST as a default folder in gnome-shell overview
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.23.90
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2017-02-13
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.23 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Handle apt and snap URLs
+ * Show the updates panel with sections
+ * Sort the apps in the installed panel by kind
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Add a more detailed error message when AC power is required
+ * Do not hardcode the gnome-software application name
+ * Ensure firmware is downloaded when not cached
+ * Fix a rather large memory leak when loading Steam data
+ * Fix launching Flatpak apps after updating
+ * Install needed Flatpak runtimes when updating an app
+ * Only show the scary firmware warning for removable devices
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.23.3
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-12-15
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.23 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add an --install and --interaction CLI options
+ * Add the installed size of the apps in the installed view
+ * Always set a description for each notification
+ * Show an in-app notification when installed plugins are changed
+ * Use a set of stars to show the different star ratings
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Add a missing error check to fix a common crash on LiveDVD media
+ * Add thread locking in GsApp to fix some common crashes
+ * Allow upgrading to Fedora EOL releases
+ * Don't allow review actions when offline
+ * Ensure we actually schedule firmware updates for download
+ * Fix the getting of PackageKit and flatpak update details
+ * Hide some notifications when the new app is launched or the window is closed
+ * Hide the screenshot placeholder for input methods and langpacks
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.23.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-11-21
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.23 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add a setting for downloading updates on metered connections
+ * Add content rating interface for games
+ * Add support for pending updates that are applied on demand
+ * Add support for the flatpak DefaultBranch feature
+ * Allow showing an application review without a display name
+ * Convert the modal failure dialogs to in-app notifications
+ * Switch to using the ODRS server hosted by GNOME
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Always get the newest screenshot for GNOME Shell extensions
+ * Avoid redownloading the same screenshots for different images
+ * Don't download updates when low on power
+ * Fix the growth in memory usage for every search request
+ * Never show a 'back' button when showing search results
+ * Show the search bar when the user does ctrl+f
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.22.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-11-07
+
+This stable release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Large number of fixes and improvements for flatpak support
+ * Improved handling for flatpak repos with multiple branches
+ * Initial support for installing flatpakrepo files
+ * Fix a crash when searching for codecs
+ * Fix a crash when de-duplicating applications
+ * Speed improvements for loading appstream data
+ * Refactor snapd handling code using snapd-glib
+ * Show the search bar when the user does Ctrl+f
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.22.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-10-12
+
+This stable release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Fix several issues with flatpak bundles
+ * Fix installing local packages
+ * Fix a crash when failing to get an installed flatpak ref
+ * Speed up loading the details and overview pages
+ * Switch to using the ODRS server hosted by GNOME
+
+This release also updates translations.
+
+Version 3.22.0
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-09-19
+
+This is the first stable release for GNOME 3.22 and updates several
+translations.
+
+Version 3.21.92
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-09-13
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.21 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add a new section name in the Addons category for drivers
+ * Add a plugin to match a hardware modalias
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Do not hide the origin when installing or removing an app
+ * Do not show the screenshot fallback image for firmware or drivers
+ * Fix launching app's details from the installed notification
+ * Fix showing the source line in the installed panel
+ * Unbreak the GNOME Shell search provider
+ * Use the same padding as a GtkStackSwitcher
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.21.91
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-08-31
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.21 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add functionality to enable non-free sources
+ * Show the device bootloader screenshot when required
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Always return consistent results by allowing plugins to share a cache
+ * Ensure the search text is showing when going back to search results
+ * Only enable the firmware 'Install' button when the device is in the right
+   mode
+ * Remove an app from the installed view when it's uninstalled
+ * Show percentage progress when installing firmware
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.21.90
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-08-15
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.21 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Limit the ODRS moderation queue to a specific language
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Correctly load .flatpakrepo files
+ * Don't get the download size for installed flatpak packages
+ * Fix showing the progress bar when installing apps
+ * Never try to modify the application name
+ * Only notify about upgrades once per month
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.21.4
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-07-18
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.21 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add a cancel button and progress information to the details page
+ * Add a dialog to confirm upgrade removals
+ * Add support for authenticating in plugins
+ * Add support for snaps
+ * Enable gtk-doc generation for documentation
+ * Show a new-style category list on the overview page
+ * Show origin information when applications are available from multiple
+   sources
+ * Show sandboxing information for selected applications
+ * Show the star ratings in more places
+ * Support installing .flatpakrepo files
+ * Support launching applicatins using a appstream:// URL
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Allow plugins to be enabled and disabled at runtime
+ * Always show the 'MyLanguage' kudo when in en_US locale
+ * Correctly trigger systemd offline updates when only processing OS updates
+ * Disable app folders feature when run outside GNOME
+ * Do not show buttons on the search results
+ * Do not use deprecated CSS properties
+ * Do not use deprecated fwupd API
+ * Ensure reviews are shown in the correct order
+ * Fix a crash when double clicking files
+ * Fix several UX issues when upgrading
+ * Show the 'More Reviews' button in the details panel
+ * Try really hard to have two rows of important categories
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.21.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-05-23
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.21 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add a --details-pkg option to the gnome-software binary
+ * Add support for flatpak packages
+ * Add a plugin to auto-add some license information
+ * Add depends, requires and conflicts at initialize time
+ * Add support for application key colors
+ * Export a set of headers to allow external plugins to be built
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Do not crash if plugins are badly behaved
+ * Do not directly load pixbufs in the AppStream plugin
+ * Do not unconditionally invalidate the updates list on hardware hotplug
+ * Find the best AppSteam component when matching any prefixes
+ * Fix crash due to network change before app activation
+ * Fix launching various KDE4 applications
+ * Support getting cached content from /var/cache and /usr/share
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.21.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-04-25
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.21 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add an initial loading panel when there is no metadata
+ * Add an outline ostree plugin that just adds remotes as sources
+ * Add an unreviewable application quirk
+ * Add initial Steam support
+ * Add support for app shortcut addition/removal
+ * Add support for GNOME Shell extensions
+ * Allow free-but-unspecified SPDX tokens
+ * Allow widgets to use custom CSS in a generic way
+ * Do the PackageKit refresh as a background transaction
+ * Hide "Software Sources" menu when its action is disabled
+ * Make the distro upgrades dialog match the new mockup
+ * Split the 'size' property into size-installed and size-download
+ * Use a link instead of a button for history
+ * Use AppStream files for the popular, featured and extra category data
+ * Use dpkg-deb info to create a GsApp when double clicking on a .deb file
+ * Use FwupdClient from fwupd 0.7.0
+ * Use GdkPixbuf to parse icns files
+ * Use gsettings to enable/disable the 'sources' action
+ * Use the Fedora themed image for the upgrade banner
+ * When there are no trusted sources mark everything as non-3rd-party
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Actually show the error dialog for an invalid file
+ * Allow all functions called by g_module_symbol() to fail
+ * Allow popular and featured apps to match any prefix
+ * Do not maintain a cache of applications in the plugin loader
+ * Do not make the ODRS plugin depend on xdg-app
+ * Do not re-request the distro-upgrade when switching pages
+ * Do not show ratings and reviews for some component kinds
+ * Do not show the distro-upgrade notification if the window is open
+ * Do not use the header bar on Unity
+ * Fix a crash when double clicking package files
+ * Fix live installing firmware
+ * Get the correct icon size when installing xdg-app bundles on HiDPI
+ * Hide the kudo details panel for non desktop components
+ * Load screenshots directly if their URLs point to local files
+ * Lower the limits for review text
+ * Make all the plugins more threadsafe
+ * Make the provenance plugin non-specific to Fedora
+ * Move header bar button creation into individual pages
+ * Move the Install & Restart button below the upgrade banner
+ * Never show star ratings on the category app tiles
+ * Only show one modal dialog at a time
+ * Only show the session manager restart if there were any non-live updates
+ * Properly support multi-line .deb descriptions
+ * Show a 'Install All' button when all the updates can be installed live
+ * Show a modal dialog when downloading the distro-upgrade failed
+ * Show the upgrades banner even if there are no updates to show
+ * Use a cache file to respect the fedora-distro-upgrades cache-age
+ * Use GFile instead of a filename when converting apps
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.19.91
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-02-29
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.19 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add an 'All' subcategory in the category shell
+ * Add ratings and review functionality for Ubuntu
+ * Install the xdg-app runtime as required automatically
+ * Show a confirmation dialog before reporting a review
+ * Show a guide label for the different star values
+ * Support installing local xdg-app bundles
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Correctly identify local packages with sources
+ * Do not add multiple search results for the same app
+ * Do not show xdg-app runtimes in the installed panel
+ * Escape markup before showing modal dialogs
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.19.90
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-02-15
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.19 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add end-user application review functionality
+ * Add support for upgrading the OS from one release to another
+ * Add support for xdg-app and Limba bundles
+ * Add tags to applications, and explain them in the details page
+ * Update the list of featured applications on the front page
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Add a missing tag to the software center metadata file
+ * PackageKit support is now optional
+ * Temporarily remove the remove button in the sources dialog
+ * Use versioned user cache directories to pick up new screenshots
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.19.4
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2016-01-15
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.19 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add a link to Wikipedia to explain proprietary and public domain software
+ * Allow administrators to override the default popular applications
+ * Improve the interface for device firmware updates and some can be done live
+ * Make sure Characters and Disks show up in Utilities
+ * Show 3rd party applications in the search results
+ * Show a nicer installation dialog when installing local files
+ * Speed up the application first-start and also speed up switching pages
+ * Try to show if an application is free software
+
+The following bugs are also fixed:
+ * Do not crash on refresh if the fwupd daemon is not available
+ * Fix installing web applications
+ * Rework several windows to fit better on small screens
+ * Use the correct user agent string when downloading firmware
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.18.3
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-11-05
+
+This stable release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Use the correct user agent string when downloading firmware
+ * Fix a crash in the limba plugin
+ * Fix installing web applications
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.18.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-10-15
+
+This stable release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Fix a regression that could lead to never finding any updates
+ * Fix an issue with getting package details for apps without AppData
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.18.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-10-13
+
+This stable release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Do not force the cache refresh and delete otherwise valid packages
+ * Fix several potential crashes when navigating and when installing
+ * Get the new application icon for local packages after installation
+ * Improve cold start time by only parsing AppStream data once
+ * Make sure Characters and Disks show up in Utilities
+ * Only download the fwupd metadata signature once per day
+ * Show an empty space for no category results
+ * Show applications without AppData in the installed panel
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.18.0
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-09-21
+
+This is the first stable release for the GNOME 3.18 desktop!
+
+Version 3.17.92
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-09-15
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.17 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Fix getting firmware updates by parsing the metadata correctly
+ * Make the application menu path correct in RTL locales
+ * Don't keep the application running forever when run as a search provider
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.17.91
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-09-03
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.17 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Better theming for the category sidebar
+ * Use standard size icon in the about dialog
+ * Support mouse back button for going back in dialogs
+ * Fix incorrect alignment on the front page in RTL languages
+ * Misc other minor bugs fixed
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.17.90
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-08-19
+
+This is an unstable release with the following bugs fixed:
+ * Use CSS to style the error message details
+ * Correctly align labels in the Add to Folder dialog
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.17.3
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-08-12
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.17 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Add basic support for Limba bundles
+ * Automatically download new firmware metadata from LVFS
+ * Hide updates UI on managed systems
+ * Show a new notification when security updates remain unapplied
+ * Show installation progress when installing applications
+ * Use some new applications to the picked category
+
+Bugs fixed in this release:
+ * Do not show applications that are not available when searching by category
+ * Don't crash when launching an app that has no desktop ID
+ * Don't show applications without AppData in the category view
+ * Fix a possible race and crash when loading icons
+ * Fix locking in the AppStream code to fix several crashes
+ * Use better error messages on offline update failure
+ * Withdraw the notification when prepared update gets invalidated
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.17.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-06-05
+
+This is an unstable release in the 3.17 development series, with the following
+improvements:
+ * Make fwupd dependency automagic
+
+Bugs fixed in this release:
+ * Fix a regression from the previous unstable release that made it impossible
+   to install updates
+ * Fix a crash in the screenshot loader
+ * Fix a crash in the sources dialog
+ * Fix a crash when installing rpms that lack description
+ * Wrap long descriptions in the update dialog
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.17.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-05-25
+
+This is the first unstable release in the 3.17 development series, with a
+number of new features:
+ * Support getting firmware updates through the fwupd daemon
+ * Use a smaller number of tiles on the front page on small monitors
+ * Rework internal modulesets, making it easier to edit the list of featured
+   apps
+ * Revert back to using a hand-picked list of featured apps
+ * Several improvements to the sources dialog
+ * Show better human readable names when searching for font scripts
+ * Show a spinner while loading the data for the update history dialog
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.16.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-05-11
+
+This release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Remove redundant OK button from the updates installed notification
+ * Display a better human readable title for printer drivers
+ * Show a better UI for offline update failure dialog
+ * Set default actions for the update done notifications
+ * Allow searching for packages via the API without appdata
+ * Fix showing webapps with non-local icons
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.16.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-04-14
+
+This release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Correctly save HiDPI images to HiDPI directories
+ * Scroll the contents of the error message dialog
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.16.0
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-03-23
+
+This stable release marks the release of GNOME 3.16!
+
+Version 3.15.92
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-03-16
+
+This unstable release adds the following features:
+ * React to theme changes
+ * Rebase the HighContrast theme
+
+This release fixes the following bug:
+ * Fix HiDPI scale factor calculation
+ * Align section headings in all views
+ * Fix 'installed' overlays when using the HighContrast theme
+ * Fall back to showing the top level category when no sub category exists
+ * Fix a crash when using the pending applications feature
+
+This release also updates translations for many languages.
+
+Version 3.15.91
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-03-02
+
+This unstable release adds the following features:
+ * Enable kinetic scrolling in updates dialog
+
+This release fixes the following bug:
+ * Always ensure that the back entry focus widget is valid
+ * Don't show small screenshots on HiDPI hardware
+ * Fix a crash when starting GNOME Software for the first time
+ * Only show compatible projects when getting the featured list
+
+Version 3.15.90
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-02-16
+
+This unstable release adds the following features:
+ * Add a new panel for displaying session service results
+ * Add a new version of the Modify interface
+ * Require AppData for all available packages
+
+This release fixes the following bug:
+ * Use the new mockups for the 3rd party source install dialogs
+
+Version 3.15.4
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2015-01-19
+
+This unstable release adds the following features:
+ * Fix searching with very small search terms
+
+This release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Do case-insensitive searching of suitable keywords
+ * Fix a crash in the screenshot loader
+ * Fix a crash when clicking the back button
+ * Fix searching for keyworks with special chars
+ * Show an error message when we fail to load details about a local file
+
+Version 3.15.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2014-11-24
+
+This unstable release adds the following features:
+ * Show a blurred low-resolution screenshot while loading the HiDPI one
+
+This release fixes the following bugs:
+ * Do not show a random white line above the star rating widget
+ * Do not show empty app boxes if no popular results are available
+ * Do not try to download local web-app icons
+ * Use blue stars for the user-ratings rather than gold
diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index f78e733..54fd9fb 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Write release entries:
 git log --format="%s" --cherry-pick --right-only GNOME_SOFTWARE_3_25_91... | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v 
Merge | sort | uniq
 Add any user visible changes into data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
 
+Generate NEWS file:
+appstream-util appdata-to-news data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in > NEWS
+
 git commit -a -m "Release version 3.25.92"
 git tag -s GNOME_SOFTWARE_3_27_1 -m "==== Version 3.27.1 ===="
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