without substantial changes to our git log; to see the highlights of what has
been added to each release, please refer to the [blog](https://blog.gitea.io).
+## [1.15.0-rc1](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.15.0-rc1) - 2021-07-15
+
+* BREAKING
+ * Make app.ini permissions more restrictive (#16266)
+ * Refactor Webhook + Add X-Hub-Signature (#16176)
+ * Add asymmetric JWT signing (#16010)
+ * Clean-up the settings hierarchy for issue_indexer queue (#16001)
+ * Change default queue settings to be low go-routines (#15964)
+ * Improve assets handler middleware (#15961)
+ * Rename StaticUrlPrefix to AssetUrlPrefix (#15779)
+ * Use a generic markup class to display externally rendered files and diffs (#15735)
+ * Add frontend testing, require node 12 (#15315)
+ * Move (custom) assets into subpath `/assets` (#15219)
+ * Use level config in log section when sub log section not set level (#15176)
+ * Links in markdown should be absolute to the repository not the server (#15088)
+* SECURITY
+ * Encrypt LDAP bind password in db with SECRET_KEY (#15547)
+ * Remove random password in Dockerfiles (#15362)
+* FEATURES
+ * Update Go-Git to take advantage of LargeObjectThreshold (#16316)
+ * Support custom mime type mapping for text files (#16304)
+ * Link to previous blames in file blame page (#16259)
+ * Add LRU mem cache implementation (#16226)
+ * Localize Email Templates (#16200)
+ * Make command in authorized keys a template (#16003)
+ * Add possibility to make branch in branch page (#15960)
+ * Add email headers (#15939)
+ * Make tasklist checkboxes clickable (#15791)
+ * Add selecting tags on the compare page (#15723)
+ * Add cron job to delete old actions from database (#15688)
+ * On open repository open common cat file batch and batch-check (#15667)
+ * Add tag protection (#15629)
+ * Add push to remote mirror repository (#15157)
+ * Add Image Diff for SVG files (#14867)
+ * Add dashboard milestone search and repo milestone search by name. (#14866)
+ * Add LFS Migration and Mirror (#14726)
+ * Improve notifications for WIP draft PR's (#14663)
+ * Disable Stars config option (#14653)
+ * Add option to provide signature for a token to verify key ownership (#14054)
+ * OAuth2 auto-register (#5123)
+* API
+ * Return updated repository when changing repository using API (#16420)
+ * Let branch/tag name be a valid ref to get CI status (#16400)
+ * Add endpoint to get commits of PR (#16300)
+ * Allow COMMENT reviews to not specify a body (#16229)
+ * Add subject-type filter to list notification API endpoints (#16177)
+ * ListReleases add filter for draft and pre-releases (#16175)
+ * ListIssues add more filters (#16174)
+ * Issue Search Add filter for MilestoneNames (#16173)
+ * GET / SET User Settings (#16169)
+ * Expose repo.GetReviewers() & repo.GetAssignees() (#16168)
+ * User expose counters (#16167)
+ * Add repoGetTag (#16166)
+ * Add repoCreateTag (#16165)
+ * Creating a repo from a template repo via API (#15958)
+ * Add Active and ProhibitLogin to API (#15689)
+ * Add Location, Website and Description to API (#15675)
+ * Expose resolver via API (#15167)
+* ENHANCEMENTS
+ * Support HTTP/2 in Let's Encrypt (#16371)
+ * Introduce NotifySubjectType (#16320)
+ * Add forge emojies (#16296)
+ * Implemented head_commit for webhooks (#16282)
+ * Upgrade Gliderlabs SSH to 0.3.3 and add FailedConnectionCallback (#16278)
+ * Add previous/next buttons to review comments (#16273)
+ * Review comments: break-word for long file names (#16272)
+ * Add configuration to restrict allowed user visibility modes (#16271)
+ * Add scroll-margin-top to account for sticky header (#16269)
+ * Add --quiet and --verbose to gitea web to control initial logging (#16260)
+ * Use gitea logging module for git module (#16243)
+ * Add tests for all webhooks (#16214)
+ * Add button to delete undeleted repositories from failed migrations (#16197)
+ * Speed up git diff highlight generation (#16180)
+ * Add OpenID claims "profile" and "email". (#16141)
+ * Reintroduce squash merge default comment as a config setting (#16134)
+ * Add sanitizer rules per renderer (#16110)
+ * Improve performance of dashboard list orgs (#16099)
+ * Refactor assert statements in tests (#16089)
+ * Add sso.Group, context.Auth, context.APIAuth to allow auth special routes (#16086)
+ * Remove unnecessary goroutine (#16080)
+ * Add attachments for PR reviews (#16075)
+ * Make the github migration less rate limit waiting to get comment per page from repository but not per issue (#16070)
+ * Add Visible modes function from Organisation to Users too (#16069)
+ * Add checkbox to delete pull branch after successful merge (#16049)
+ * Make commit info cancelable (#16032)
+ * Make modules/context.Context a context.Context (#16031)
+ * Unified custom config creation (#16012)
+ * Make sshd_config more flexible regarding connections (#16009)
+ * Append to existing trailers in generated squash commit message (#15980)
+ * Always store primary email address into email_address table and also the state (#15956)
+ * Load issue/PR context popup data only when needed (#15955)
+ * Remove remaining fontawesome usage in templates (#15952)
+ * Remove fomantic accordion module (#15951)
+ * Small refactoring of modules/private (#15947)
+ * Double the avatar size factor (#15941)
+ * Add curl to rootless docker image (#15908)
+ * Replace clipboard.js with async clipboard api (#15899)
+ * Allow custom highlight mapping beyond file extensions (#15808)
+ * Add trace logging to SSO methods (#15803)
+ * Refactor routers directory (#15800)
+ * Allow only internal registration (#15795)
+ * Add a new internal hook to save ssh log (#15787)
+ * Respect default merge message syntax when parsing item references (#15772)
+ * OAuth2 login: Set account link to "login" as default behavior (#15768)
+ * Use single shared random string generation function (#15741)
+ * Hold the event source when there are no listeners (#15725)
+ * Code comments improvements (#15722)
+ * Provide OIDC compliant user info endpoint (#15721)
+ * Fix webkit calendar icon color on arc-green (#15713)
+ * Improve Light Chroma style (#15699)
+ * Only use boost workers for leveldb shadow queues (#15696)
+ * Add compare tag dropdown to releases page (#15695)
+ * Add caret styling CSS (#15651)
+ * Remove x-ua-compatible meta tag (#15640)
+ * Refactor of link creation (#15619)
+ * Add a new table issue_index to store the max issue index so that issue could be deleted with no duplicated index (#15599)
+ * Rewrite of the LFS server (#15523)
+ * Display more repository type on admin repository management (#15440)
+ * Remove usage of some JS globals (#15378)
+ * SHA in merged commit comment should be rendered ui sha (#15376)
+ * Add well-known config for OIDC (#15355)
+ * Use route rather than use thus reducing the number of stack frames (#15301)
+ * Code Formats, Nits & Unused Func/Var deletions (#15286)
+ * Let package git depend on setting but not opposite (#15241)
+ * Fixed sanitize errors (#15240)
+ * response simple text message for not html request when 404 (#15229)
+ * Remove file-loader dependency (#15196)
+ * Refactor renders (#15175)
+ * Add mimetype mapping settings (#15133)
+ * Add Status Updates whilst Gitea migrations are occurring (#15076)
+ * Reload locales in initialisation if needed by utilizing i18n.Reset (#15073)
+ * Counterwork seemingly unclickable repo button labels (#15064)
+ * Add DefaultMergeStyle option to repository (#14789)
+ * Added support for gopher URLs. (#14749)
+ * Rework repository archive (#14723)
+ * Add links to toggle WIP status (#14677)
+ * Add Tabular Diff for CSV files (#14661)
+ * Use milestone deadline when sorting issues (#14551)
+* BUGFIXES
+ * Fix invalid params and typo of email templates (#16394)
+ * Fix activation of primary email addresses (#16385)
+ * Fix calculation for finalPage in repo-search component (#16382)
+ * Specify user in rootless container numerically (#16361)
+ * Detect encoding changes while parsing diff (#16330)
+ * Fix U2F error reasons always hidden (#16327)
+ * Prevent zombie processes (#16314)
+ * Escape reference to `user` table in models.SearchEmails (#16313)
+ * Fix default push instructions on empty repos (#16302)
+ * Fix modified files list in webhooks when there is a space (#16288)
+ * Fix webhook commits wrong hash on HEAD reset (#16283)
+ * Fuzzer finds an NPE due to incorrect URLPrefix (#16249)
+ * Don't WARN log UserNotExist errors on ExternalUserLogin failure (#16238)
+ * Do not show No match found for tribute (#16231)
+ * Fix "Copy Link" for pull requests (#16230)
+ * Fix diff expansion is missing final line in a file (#16222)
+ * Fix private repo permission problem (#16142)
+ * Fix not able to update local created non-urlencoded wiki pages (#16139)
+ * More efficiently parse shas for shaPostProcessor (#16101)
+ * Fix `doctor --run check-db-consistency --fix` with label fix (#16094)
+ * Prevent webhook action buttons from shifting (#16087)
+ * Change default TMPDIR path in rootless containers (#16077)
+ * Fix typo and add TODO notice (#16064)
+ * Use git log name-status in get last commit (#16059)
+ * Fix 500 Error with branch and tag sharing the same name (#16040)
+ * Fix get tag when migration (#16014)
+ * Add custom emoji support (#16004)
+ * Use filepath.ToSlash and Join in indexer defaults and queues (#15971)
+ * Add permission check for ``GenerateRepository`` (#15946)
+ * Ensure settings for Service and Mailer are read on the install page (#15943)
+ * Fix layout of milestone view (#15927)
+ * Unregister non-matching serviceworkers (#15834)
+ * Multiple Queue improvements: LevelDB Wait on empty, shutdown empty shadow level queue, reduce goroutines etc (#15693)
+ * Attachment support repository route (#15580)
+ * Fix missing icons and colorpicker when mounted on suburl (#15501)
+ * Create a session on ReverseProxy and ensure that ReverseProxy users cannot change username (#15304)
+ * Prevent double-login for Git HTTP and LFS and simplify login (#15303)
+ * Resolve Object { type: "error", data: undefined } in stopwatch.js (#15278)
+ * Fix heatmap activity (#15252)
+ * Remove vendored copy of fomantic-dropdown (#15193)
+ * Update repository size on cron gc task (#15177)
+ * Add NeedPostProcess for Parser interface to improve performance of csv parser and some external parser (#15153)
+ * Add code block highlight to orgmode back (#14222)
+ * Remove User.GetOrganizations() (#14032)
+* TESTING
+ * Bump `postgres` and `mysql` versions (#15710)
+ * Add tests for clone from wiki (#15513)
+ * Fix Benchmark tests, remove a broken one & add two new (#15250)
+ * Create Proper Migration tests (#15116)
+* TRANSLATION
+ * Use a special name for update default branch on repository setting (#15893)
+ * Fix mirror_lfs source string in en-US locale (#15369)
+* BUILD
+ * Upgrade xorm to v1.1.1 (#16339)
+ * Alpine 3.14 released (#16170)
+ * Disable legal comments in esbuild (#15929)
+ * Switch to Node 16 to build fronted (#15804)
+ * Use esbuild to minify CSS (#15756)
+ * Use binary version of revive linter (#15739)
+ * Fix: npx webpack make: *** [Makefile:699: public/js/index.js] Error -… (#15465)
+ * Stop packaging node_modules in release tarballs (#15273)
+ * Introduce esbuild on webpack (#14578)
+* DOCS
+ * Update queue workers documentation (#15999)
+ * Comment out app.example.ini (#15807)
+ * Improve logo customization docs (#15754)
+ * Add some response status on api docs (#15399)
+ * Rework Token API comments (#15162)
+ * Add better errors for disabled account recovery (#15117)
+* MISC
+ * Remove utf8 option from installation page (#16126)
+ * Use Wants= over Requires= in systemd file (#15897)
+
## [1.14.4](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.14.4) - 2021-07-06
* BUGFIXES