release: bump 2.18.0~pre4 + release notes.

changelog.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 ZoiteChat ChangeLog
 =================
 
+2.18.0~pre4 (2026-03-15)
+------------------------
+
+- Fixed a regression where Ctrl+A could incorrectly mark you away instead of selecting all text.
+- Fixed a crash when toggling the GUI with F9 or the menu toggle action.
+- Fixed sidebar collapse behavior on fresh installs.
+- Added multiline topic bar support with clickable URLs.
+- Improved GTK selection styling so text selection is shown visually on topic and chat text box.
+
 2.18.0~pre3 (2026-03-13)
 ------------------------
 

data/misc/net.zoite.Zoitechat.appdata.xml.in

@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@
     <id>zoitechat.desktop</id>
   </provides>
 <releases>
+  <release date="2026-03-14" version="2.18.0~pre4">
+    <description>
+      <p>UI fixes, topic bar improvements, and selection styling updates:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Fixed a regression where <code>Ctrl+A</code> could incorrectly mark you away instead of selecting all text.</li>
+        <li>Fixed a crash when toggling the GUI with <code>F9</code> or the menu toggle action.</li>
+        <li>Fixed sidebar collapse behavior on fresh installs.</li>
+        <li>Added multiline topic bar support with clickable URLs.</li>
+        <li>Improved GTK selection styling so text selection is shown visually in the topic bar and chat input box.</li>
+      </ul>
+    </description>
+  </release>
   <release date="2026-03-13" version="2.18.0~pre3">
     <description>
       <p>GTK3 theming, UI, and platform improvements:</p>

meson.build

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('zoitechat', 'c',
-  version: '2.18.0~pre3',
+  version: '2.18.0~pre4',
   meson_version: '>= 0.55.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=c17',

plugins/python/python.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ else:
 if not hasattr(sys, 'argv'):
     sys.argv = ['<zoitechat>']
 
-VERSION = b'2.18.0~pre3'
+VERSION = b'2.18.0~pre4'
 PLUGIN_NAME = ffi.new('char[]', b'Python')
 PLUGIN_DESC = ffi.new('char[]', b'Python %d.%d scripting interface' % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1]))
 PLUGIN_VERSION = ffi.new('char[]', VERSION)

win32/version.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.18.0~pre3
+2.18.0~pre4