[gnome-software/40.beta-release: 14/14] Release 40.beta

[Phaedrus Leeds <mwleeds src gnome org>]

commit 12220fd1776526f18e3f34fac37569ee1eba7609
Author: Phaedrus Leeds <mwleeds endlessos org>
Date:   Fri Feb 12 19:06:51 2021 -0800

    Release 40.beta

 NEWS                                           | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 57 insertions(+)
---
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b767f3dac..aac969c91 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
+Version 40.beta
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2021-02-16
+
+This is an unstable release with the following changes:
+  * GNOME Software now uses libappstream instead of libappstream-glib to work
+    with appstream data which provides information about apps and other
+    components.
+  * App details pages show version history information when it's available.
+  * The loading page now shows the full color icon instead of the symbolic one.
+  * UI elements for displaying app add-ons have been tweaked to more closely
+    match the designs.
+  * Installed icons and the badge showing the number of updates available were
+    changed back to blue from green.
+  * The dropdown showing the available sources of an application includes the
+    packaging format (e.g. Flatpak vs RPM).
+  * A bug was fixed that prevented installation of .flatpakref files
+
+* Translation updates:
+ - Catalan
+ - Czech
+ - Galician
+ - Indonesian
+ - Panjabi
+ - Portuguese
+ - Slovenian
+ - Spanish
+ - Swedish
+
 Version 40.alpha
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2021-01-27
diff --git a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
index 788a50d00..bd569cc4b 100644
--- a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
@@ -46,6 +46,34 @@
    Validate with `appstreamcli validate *.appdata.xml`
   -->
   <releases>
+    <release date="2021-02-16" version="40.beta">
+      <description>
+        <p>
+          This is an unstable release with the following changes:
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>GNOME Software now uses libappstream instead of libappstream-glib to work with appstream data 
which provides information about apps and other components.</li>
+          <li>App details pages show version history information when it's available.</li>
+          <li>The loading page now shows the full color icon instead of the symbolic one.</li>
+          <li>UI elements for displaying app add-ons have been tweaked to more closely match the 
designs.</li>
+          <li>Installed icons and the badge showing the number of updates available were changed back to 
blue from green.</li>
+          <li>The dropdown showing the available sources of an application includes the packaging format 
(e.g. Flatpak vs RPM).</li>
+          <li>A bug was fixed that prevented installation of .flatpakref files</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>Translation updates:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Catalan</li>
+          <li>Czech</li>
+          <li>Galician</li>
+          <li>Indonesian</li>
+          <li>Panjabi</li>
+          <li>Portuguese</li>
+          <li>Slovenian</li>
+          <li>Spanish</li>
+          <li>Swedish</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2021-01-27" version="40.alpha">
       <description>
         <p>