update for 8.4.0 release

Author: jmckenna

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
 set (MapServer_VERSION_MAJOR 8)
 set (MapServer_VERSION_MINOR 4)
 set (MapServer_VERSION_REVISION 0)
-set (MapServer_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc1")
+set (MapServer_VERSION_SUFFIX "")
 
 # Set C++ version
 # Make CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD available as cache option overridable by user

HISTORY.md

@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ https://mapserver.org/development/changelog/
 
 The online Migration Guide can be found at https://mapserver.org/MIGRATION_GUIDE.html
 
+8.4.0 release (2025-01-15)
+--------------------------
+
+- add CITATION.cff, useful for Zenodo/DOI (#7209)
+(see major changes below)
+
 8.4.0-rc1 release (2025-01-08)
 ------------------------------
 

SECURITY.md

@@ -13,17 +13,18 @@ submissions, when describing the vulnerability (see https://mapserver.org/develo
 The MapServer PSC (Project Steering Committee) will release patches for security vulnerabilities 
 for the last release branch of the **two most recent release series** (such as 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, etc..., 
 where "x" is the most recent release in the series, such as: 7.6.6 being supported, but 
-not 7.6.5).  For example, once 8.4 is released, support for 8.2 will be dropped.
+not 7.6.5).  For example, once 8.6 is released, support for 8.4 will be dropped.
 
 Patches will only be provided **for a period of three years** from the release date of the current series.
-For example, as 8.2 has been released, now 8.2.x, and 7.6.x will be supported/patched, and 7.6.x will
+For example, as 8.4 has been released, now 8.4.x, and 7.6.x will be supported/patched, and 7.6.x will
 only be supported for three years from the date of the 8.0 series release (until 2025-09-12).
 
 Currently, the following versions are supported:
 
 | Version | Supported          | Support Until |
 | ------- | ------------------ |-------------- |
-| 8.2.x   | :white_check_mark: |               |
+| 8.4.x   | :white_check_mark: |               |
+| 8.2.x   | :x:                |               |
 | 8.0.x   | :x:                |               |
 | 7.6.x   | :white_check_mark: | 2025-09-12    |
 | 7.4.x   | :x:                |               |
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ Currently, the following versions are supported:
 | 6.4.x   | :x:                |               |
 | < 6.4   | :x:                |               |
 
+- _MapServer 8.4.0 was released on 2025-01-15_
 - _MapServer 8.2.0 was released on 2024-07-08_
 - _MapServer 8.0.0 was released on 2022-09-12_
 - _MapServer 7.0.0 was released on 2015-07-24_