Update changelog and metadata.json for v7.4.5 release (#24183)

CHANGELOG/7.4.md

@@ -1,5 +1,124 @@
 # 7.4 Changelog
 
+## [7.4.5] - 2024-08-20
+
+### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes
+
+- Fix WebCmdlets when `-Body` is specified but `ContentType` is not (#24145)
+
+### Tests
+
+- Rewrite the mac syslog tests to make them less flaky (#24152)
+
+### Build and Packaging Improvements
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>
+
+<p>Bump .NET SDK to 8.0.400</p>
+
+</summary>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Add feature flags for removing network isolation (Internal 32126)</li>
+<li>Update <code>ThirdPartyNotices.txt</code> for v7.4.5 (#24160)</li>
+<li>Update <code>cgmanifest.json</code> for v7.4.5 (#24159)</li>
+<li>Update .NET SDK to 8.0.400 (#24151)</li>
+<li>Cleanup unused csproj (#24146)</li>
+<li>Remember installation options and used them to initialize options for the next installation (#24143)</li>
+<li>Fix failures in GitHub action <code>markdown-link-check</code> (#24142)</li>
+<li>Use correct signing certificates for RPM and DEBs (#21522)</li>
+</ul>
+
+</details>
+
+### Documentation and Help Content
+
+- Update docs sample nuget.config (#24147)
+- Fix up broken links in Markdown files (#24144)
+
+[7.4.5]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.4.4...v7.4.5
+
+## [7.4.4] - 2024-07-18
+
+### Engine Updates and Fixes
+
+- Resolve paths correctly when importing files or files referenced in the module manifest (Internal 31780)
+
+### Build and Packaging Improvements
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>
+
+<p>Bump .NET to 8.0.303</p>
+
+</summary>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Enumerate over all signed zip packages in macos signing</li>
+<li>Update TPN for the v7.4.4 release (Internal 31793)</li>
+<li>Add update cgmanifest (Internal 31789)</li>
+<li>Add macos signing for package files (#24015) (#24059)</li>
+<li>Update .NET SDK to 8.0.303 (#24038)</li>
+</ul>
+
+</details>
+
+[7.4.4]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.4.3...v7.4.4
+
+## [7.4.3] - 2024-06-18
+
+### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes
+
+- Fix the error when using `Start-Process -Credential` without the admin privilege (#21393) (Thanks @jborean93!)
+- Fix `Test-Path -IsValid` to check for invalid path and filename characters (#21358)
+
+### Engine Updates and Fixes
+
+- Fix generating `OutputType` when running in Constrained Language Mode (#21605)
+- Expand `~` to `$home` on Windows with tab completion (#21529)
+- Make sure both stdout and stderr can be redirected from a native executable (#20997)
+
+### Build and Packaging Improvements
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>
+
+<p>Update to .NET 8.0.6</p>
+<p>We thank the following contributors!</p>
+<p>@ForNeVeR!</p>
+
+</summary>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Fixes for change to new Engineering System.</li>
+<li>Fix argument passing in <code>GlobalToolShim</code> (#21333) (Thanks @ForNeVeR!)</li>
+<li>Create <code>powershell.config.json</code> for <code>PowerShell.Windows.x64</code> global tool (#23941)</li>
+<li>Remove markdown link check on release branches (#23937)</li>
+<li>Update to .NET 8.0.6 (#23936)</li>
+<li>Fix error in the vPack release, debug script that blocked release (#23904)</li>
+<li>Add branch counter variables for daily package builds (#21523)</li>
+<li>Updates to package and release pipelines (#23800)</li>
+<li>Fix exe signing with third party signing for WiX engine (#23878)</li>
+<li>Use PSScriptRoot to find path to Wix module (#21611)</li>
+<li>[StepSecurity] Apply security best practices (#21480)</li>
+<li>Fix build failure due to missing reference in <code>GlobalToolShim.cs</code> (#21388)</li>
+<li>Update installation on Wix module (#23808)</li>
+<li>Use feed with Microsoft Wix toolset (#21651)</li>
+<li>Create the Windows.x64 global tool with shim for signing (#21559)</li>
+<li>Generate MSI for <code>win-arm64</code> installer (#20516)</li>
+<li>update wix package install (#21537)</li>
+<li>Add a PAT for fetching PMC cli (#21503)</li>
+<li>Official PowerShell Package pipeline (#21504)</li>
+</ul>
+
+</details>
+
+[7.4.3]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.4.2...v7.4.3
+
 ## [7.4.2] - 2024-04-11
 
 ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes
@@ -377,7 +496,7 @@ Bump .NET 8 to version 8.0.101
 
 ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes
 
-- Disallow negative values for `Get-Content` cmdlet parameters `-Head` and `-Tail`  (#19715) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
+- Disallow negative values for `Get-Content` cmdlet parameters `-Head` and `-Tail` (#19715) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
 - Make `Update-Help` throw proper error when current culture is not associated with a language (#19765) (Thanks @josea!)
 - Do not require activity when creating a completed progress record (#18474) (Thanks @MartinGC94!)
 - WebCmdlets: Add alias for `-TimeoutSec` to `-ConnectionTimeoutSeconds` and add `-OperationTimeoutSeconds` (#19558) (Thanks @stevenebutler!)
@@ -621,7 +740,7 @@ Bump .NET 8 to version 8.0.101
 - Make `-Encoding` parameter able to take `ANSI` encoding in PowerShell (#19298) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
 - Telemetry improvements for tracking experimental feature opt out (#18762)
 - Support HTTP persistent connections in Web Cmdlets (#19249) (Thanks @stevenebutler!)
-- Fix using xml `-Body` in webcmdlets without an encoding (#19281) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
+- Fix using XML `-Body` in webcmdlets without an encoding (#19281) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
 - Add the `Statement` property to `$MyInvocation` (#19027) (Thanks @IISResetMe!)
 - Fix `Start-Process` `-Wait` with `-Credential` (#19096) (Thanks @jborean93!)
 - Adjust `PUT` method behavior to `POST` one for default content type in WebCmdlets (#19152) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
@@ -637,7 +756,7 @@ Bump .NET 8 to version 8.0.101
 - Build the relative URI for links from the response in `Invoke-WebRequest` (#19092) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
 - Fix redirection for `-CustomMethod` `POST` in WebCmdlets (#19111) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
 - Dispose previous response in Webcmdlets (#19117) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
-- Improve `Invoke-WebRequest` xml and json errors format (#18837) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
+- Improve `Invoke-WebRequest` XML and json errors format (#18837) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
 - Fix error formatting to remove the unneeded leading newline for concise view (#19080)
 - Add `-NoHeader` parameter to `ConvertTo-Csv` and `Export-Csv` cmdlets (#19108) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
 - Fix `Start-Process -Credential -Wait` to work on Windows (#19082)
@@ -648,7 +767,7 @@ Bump .NET 8 to version 8.0.101
 - Fix progress calculation divide by zero in Copy-Item (#19038)
 - Add progress to `Copy-Item` (#18735)
 - WebCmdlets parse XML declaration to get encoding value, if present. (#18748) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
-- `HttpKnownHeaderNames` update headers list  (#18947) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
+- `HttpKnownHeaderNames` update headers list (#18947) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
 - Fix bug with managing redirection and `KeepAuthorization` in Web cmdlets (#18902) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
 - Fix `Get-Error` to work with strict mode (#18895)
 - Add `AllowInsecureRedirect` switch to Web cmdlets (#18546) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
@@ -781,7 +900,7 @@ Bump .NET 8 to version 8.0.101
 ### Documentation and Help Content
 
 - Update to the latest NOTICES file (#19169)(#19309)(#19086)(#19077)
-- Update supported distros in Readme (#18667) (Thanks @techguy16!)
+- Update supported distros in readme (#18667) (Thanks @techguy16!)
 - Remove the 'Code Coverage Status' badge (#19265)
 - Pull in changelogs for `v7.2.10` and `v7.3.3` releases (#19219)
 - Update tools `metadata` and `README` (#18831)(#19204)(#19014)

tools/metadata.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
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+  "StableReleaseTag": "v7.4.5",
   "PreviewReleaseTag": "v7.5.0-preview.3",
   "ServicingReleaseTag": "v7.0.13",
-  "ReleaseTag": "v7.4.4",
-  "LTSReleaseTag" : ["v7.2.22", "v7.4.4"],
+  "ReleaseTag": "v7.4.5",
+  "LTSReleaseTag" : ["v7.2.23", "v7.4.5"],
   "NextReleaseTag": "v7.5.0-preview.4",
   "LTSRelease": { "Latest": false, "Package": false },
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