Prep for rec-5.4.0-rc1 release

Signed-off-by: Otto Moerbeek <otto.moerbeek@open-xchange.com>

diff --git a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
index 8cf187b457cf5422e5a23d643ee120d454ee6842..3c0f5d537a64a33674fe54ffcf1cf43531975f7e 100644 (file)
--- a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
@@ -1448,6 +1448,7 @@ Toosarani
 Toshifumi
 totms
 traceid
+TRACEPARENT
 Travaille
 treemacs
 tribool

diff --git a/docs/secpoll.zone b/docs/secpoll.zone
index 543448bd97e54512aedfc25148af01d23c3ef370..e43ab3e71a6f5d30d2677bf4a1fc6518e8d13af2 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/secpoll.zone
+++ b/docs/secpoll.zone
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@       86400   IN  SOA pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. peter\.van\.dijk.powerdns.com. 2026020901 10800 3600 604800 10800
+@       86400   IN  SOA pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. peter\.van\.dijk.powerdns.com. 2026021701 10800 3600 604800 10800
 @       3600    IN  NS  pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com.
 @       3600    IN  NS  pdns-public-ns2.powerdns.com.
 
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@ recursor-5.3.3.security-status                          60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now
 recursor-5.3.4.security-status                          60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2026-01.html"
 recursor-5.3.5.security-status                          60 IN TXT "1 OK"
 recursor-5.4.0-alpha1.security-status                   60 IN TXT "3 Superseded pre-release (known vulnerabilities)"
-recursor-5.4.0-beta1.security-status                    60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported pre-release (known vulnerabilities)"
+recursor-5.4.0-beta1.security-status                    60 IN TXT "3 Superseded pre-release (known vulnerabilities)"
+recursor-5.4.0-rc1.security-status                      60 IN TXT "1 Unsupported pre-release"
 
 ; Recursor Debian
 recursor-3.6.2-2.debian.security-status                 60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/appendices/EOL.html"

diff --git a/pdns/recursordist/docs/changelog/5.4.rst b/pdns/recursordist/docs/changelog/5.4.rst
index 3ed455b5f5368a64ef84fdcec9c1dd00744f432f..192565018c781ca75d73fe58dffd5803bc305413 100644 (file)
--- a/pdns/recursordist/docs/changelog/5.4.rst
+++ b/pdns/recursordist/docs/changelog/5.4.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,68 @@ Changelogs for 5.4.X
 
 Before upgrading, it is advised to read the :doc:`../upgrade`.
 
+.. changelog::
+  :version: 5.4.0-rc1
+  :released: 17th of February 2026
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16756
+
+    Harmonize with dnsdist PR #16741 with respect to OpenTelemetry instance name.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16784
+
+    Coverity 1644498 Variable copied when it could be moved.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16786
+
+    Opentelemetry: add flags field in TRACEPARENT EDNS option.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16790
+    :tickets: 16785
+
+    No longer allow passing the api-key as a query argument.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16817
+    :tickets: 16805
+
+    Base64 tidy and unit test fix.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16826
+
+    Drop usage of libboost-system library (Chris Hofstaedtler).
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16836
+
+    Allowed names should not include names from CNAMEs that cannot be reached (SA 2026-01).
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16837
+
+    Limit amount of work done for a single client query in new ways (SA 2026-01).
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16838
+
+    Limit packet and record cache entry size (SA 2026-01).
+
+
+
 .. changelog::
   :version: 5.4.0-beta1
   :released: 27th of January 2026