3.79

docs/_includes/menu.html

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+        <li><a href="https://latex3.github.io/babel/news/whats-new-in-babel-3.79.html">3.79</a></li>
         <li><a href="https://latex3.github.io/babel/news/whats-new-in-babel-3.78.html">3.78</a></li>
         <li><a href="https://latex3.github.io/babel/news/whats-new-in-babel-3.77.html">3.77</a></li>
         <li><a href="https://latex3.github.io/babel/news/whats-new-in-babel-3.76.html">3.76</a></li>

docs/guides/locale-naming.md

@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ When there are ‘short’ additional names (without hyphens), prefer
 ‘plain’ demonyms (even if vernacular, like `canadien`) over composed
 names (eg, `british` better than `UKenglish`). This reflects the
 evolution of the `english` style, because the names `american` and
-`british` predates `USenglish` and `UKenglish`. Note the names
+`british` predate `USenglish` and `UKenglish`. Note the names
 `ukenglish` and `usenglish` (all lowercase) are *not* supported by
 `babel`, even if they work in some operating systems.
 
 The following names are deprecated: `brazil` (for `brazilian`),
 `bahasai` (for `indonesian`), `bahasam` (for `malay`), `frenchb` (for
-`french`) lsorbian (for `lowersorbian`), `newzealand`, `portuges` [*sic*]
-(for `portuguese`), usorbian (for `uppersorbian`), `vietnam` (for
-`vietnamese`), `russianb` (for `russian`). Therefore, they are not
+`french`) lsorbian (for `lowersorbian`), `newzealand`, `portuges`
+[*sic*] (for `portuguese`), usorbian (for `uppersorbian`), `vietnam`
+(for `vietnamese`), `russianb` (for `russian`). Therefore, they are not
 included in `name.babel`. Some anomalous names (related to `german` and
 `serbian`) should be fixed in the future, but how to deal with them is
 under study.

docs/index.md

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 | Version | Most relevant changes
 | --- | --- |
-| [3.79](news/whats-new-in-babel-3.79.html) | (dev) Mainly a maintenance release. |
+| [3.79](news/whats-new-in-babel-3.79.html) | Mainly a maintenance release. |
 | [3.78](news/whats-new-in-babel-3.78.html) | Some locales updated to the CLDR 41. |
 | [3.77](news/whats-new-in-babel-3.77.html) | More on calendars: `\today`, `coptic`. New locale `ar-SA`. |
 | [3.76](news/whats-new-in-babel-3.76.html) | Calendar converters. |

docs/news/whats-new-in-babel-3.79.md

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 # What's new in babel 3.79
 
-(*Draft*)
+2022-08-29
 
 This is basically a maintenance release, with some refactoring,
 minor improvements in error catching, and a few names in `ini` files
-fixed. 
+fixed.
 
-Following the CLDR, now the preferred name for ‘od’ is `odia`, although
-`oriya` is still recognized.
+Following the CLDR, now the preferred name for ‘or’ is `odia`, although
+`oriya` is still valid.
 
 # Fixes
 
 * Fix issues of tcolorbox in RTL (graphics layout) (#186), thanks to
   Salim Bou (@seloumi).
-* \footnote with babel bidi=default raises an error in LuaLaTeX (#187).
+* `\footnote` with `bidi=default` raises an error in LuaLaTeX (#187).
 * Extra blank spaces with Hebrew calendar.
 
+# Known issues
+
+With the latest changes in the LaTeX core, `\MakeUppercase` and
+`\MakeLowercase`, `babel` casing might be broken. For example, with
+Medieval Latin, `\MakeUppercase{lupus}` now prints ‘LUPUS’ instead of
+‘LVPVS’. A fix is on the way.
+