From e8644d8a9d607d1bc978dde4e87ee8c99fb855d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vadim Kuznetsov <ra3xdh@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:13:56 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update NEWS.md and VERSION before release

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 NEWS.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 VERSION |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index f51575900..d230f18c4 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
+# Qucs-S 24.4.0
+
+## New features
+
+* Implemnted touchstone (S2P) files viewer tool #936
+* VC resistor made available for SPICE and ADMS-independent #959
+
+## Library update
+
+* Added SPICE_Tline library containing transmission lines for Ngspice #896
+
+## Bugfixes
+
+* Don't resolve paths to relaive if document is not saved and not belong to project #951
+* Allow variables for potentiometer and diode device properties #1021 #1013
+* Fixed simulation properties editing #968
+* Fixed disbale simulation for XYCE #965
+* Fixed running simulation in CLI mode #962
+* Fixed memory leaks #960
+* Fixed BJTsub and diode devices #983
+* Fixed Schottky diode symbol appearence #1027
+* Fixed crash if no simulator found on the first start #979
+* Fixed artifacts when selecting elliptic arc #987
+* Fixed text rendiering for Qt6.8.0 #1002
+
+## QucsatorRF
+
+* QucsatorRF updated to v1.0.3. See the release notes. 
+
 # Qucs-S 24.3.2
 
 ## Bugfixes
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 23b859016..ee3b4246d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-24.3.2
+24.4.0

From 1ed29438ee504e721789436e5085324d38a75e24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vadim Kuznetsov <ra3xdh@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:30:43 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update QucsatorRF to v1.0.3

---
 qucsator_rf | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/qucsator_rf b/qucsator_rf
index 37658cd4f..0d603ec6a 160000
--- a/qucsator_rf
+++ b/qucsator_rf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 37658cd4f1d7d2630127a8cac323bd3c7113d911
+Subproject commit 0d603ec6a8a615352a21e6c0505cf497f013591d