[gnome-software] Release version 42.alpha

[Milan Crha <mcrha src gnome org>]

commit 99b2e1b24d77d36e11140dc79aea2fa930fad1e5
Author: Milan Crha <mcrha redhat com>
Date:   Fri Jan 7 09:30:52 2022 +0100

    Release version 42.alpha

 NEWS                                           | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 meson.build                                    |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
---
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index aa5292fc1..01b5ea01e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,60 @@
+Version 42.alpha
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2022-01-07
+
+This is the first unstable release for GNOME 42.
+ * Various UI parts updated
+ * Support more markup in the application description
+ * Ask about package signature with PackageKit on signing issue
+ * Show better System Update progress
+ * Remove various cultural sensitivity badges
+ * Fix a crash when processing age ratings
+ * Reload application details only when not installing/removing the application
+ * Do not follow symlinks when calculating disk size usage
+ * Fix addons section, which could show addons for different application
+ * Fix showing a ‘transaction in progress’ error when using the rpm-ostree plugin
+ * Don’t recommend a reboot if firmware updates fail
+ * Fix flathub repo being considered present on Fedora 35 with filtered flathub
+ * Allow searching for extensions
+ * Fix translation of main button on updates page
+ * Fix codec installation process
+ * Add new GNOME Circle apps to the featured carousel
+ * Improve metadata support for snaps
+ * Fix update checks being missed across suspend/hibernation
+ * Ensure application lists are updated when repositories are enabled/installed or
+   disabled/removed
+
+This release also updates translations:
+ * Basque
+ * Belarusian
+ * Bulgarian
+ * Catalan
+ * Chinese (China)
+ * Croatian
+ * Dutch
+ * English (United Kingdom)
+ * Friulian
+ * Galician
+ * German
+ * Hebrew
+ * Icelandic
+ * Indonesian
+ * Latvian
+ * Lithuanian
+ * Occitan (post 1500)
+ * Persian
+ * Portuguese
+ * Portuguese (Brazil)
+ * Russian
+ * Serbian
+ * Slovak
+ * Slovenian
+ * Spanish
+ * Swedish
+ * Turkish
+ * Ukrainian
+ * Vietnamese
+
 Version 41.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2021-09-17
diff --git a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
index 4333192fb..aef18a492 100644
--- a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
@@ -66,6 +66,64 @@
    Validate with `appstreamcli validate *.appdata.xml`
   -->
   <releases>
+    <release date="2022-01-07" version="42.alpha" type="development">
+      <description>
+        <p>This is the first unstable release for GNOME 42.</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Various UI parts updated</li>
+          <li>Support more markup in the application description</li>
+          <li>Ask about package signature with PackageKit on signing issue</li>
+          <li>Show better System Update progress</li>
+          <li>Remove various cultural sensitivity badges</li>
+          <li>Fix a crash when processing age ratings</li>
+          <li>Reload application details only when not installing/removing the application</li>
+          <li>Do not follow symlinks when calculating disk size usage</li>
+          <li>Fix addons section, which could show addons for different application</li>
+          <li>Fix showing a ‘transaction in progress’ error when using the rpm-ostree plugin</li>
+          <li>Don’t recommend a reboot if firmware updates fail</li>
+          <li>Fix flathub repo being considered present on Fedora 35 with filtered flathub</li>
+          <li>Allow searching for extensions</li>
+          <li>Fix translation of main button on updates page</li>
+          <li>Fix codec installation process</li>
+          <li>Add new GNOME Circle apps to the featured carousel</li>
+          <li>Improve metadata support for snaps</li>
+          <li>Fix update checks being missed across suspend/hibernation</li>
+          <li>Ensure application lists are updated when repositories are enabled/installed or 
disabled/removed</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>This release also updates translations:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Basque</li>
+          <li>Belarusian</li>
+          <li>Bulgarian</li>
+          <li>Catalan</li>
+          <li>Chinese (China)</li>
+          <li>Croatian</li>
+          <li>Dutch</li>
+          <li>English (United Kingdom)</li>
+          <li>Friulian</li>
+          <li>Galician</li>
+          <li>German</li>
+          <li>Hebrew</li>
+          <li>Icelandic</li>
+          <li>Indonesian</li>
+          <li>Latvian</li>
+          <li>Lithuanian</li>
+          <li>Occitan (post 1500)</li>
+          <li>Persian</li>
+          <li>Portuguese</li>
+          <li>Portuguese (Brazil)</li>
+          <li>Russian</li>
+          <li>Serbian</li>
+          <li>Slovak</li>
+          <li>Slovenian</li>
+          <li>Spanish</li>
+          <li>Swedish</li>
+          <li>Turkish</li>
+          <li>Ukrainian</li>
+          <li>Vietnamese</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2021-09-17" version="41.0" type="stable">
       <description>
         <p>This is a stable release with the following changes:</p>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 423519543..c1d5a125c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-software', 'c',
-  version : '41.1',
+  version : '42.alpha',
   license : 'GPL-2.0+',
   default_options : ['warning_level=1', 'c_std=c11'],
   meson_version : '>=0.55.0'