diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2305f8cdb0527616e01997c27e46a20ac35995ba..73d0881f8cfa7db62d03dc11f037defdcbc1d960 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,409 @@
+chatty (0.5.0~beta) byzantium; urgency=medium
+
+ [ Mohammed Sadiq ]
+ * manager: Remove no longer required code
+ * new-chat-dialog: Avoid an unnecessary filter
+ * tests: Include chatty-contact.h
+ * pp-buddy: Remove unused methods
+ * Remove debug code
+ * pp-account: Remove an unsed method and related tests
+ * pp-chat: Remove no longer used methods
+ * pp-chat: fixup
+ * utils: Use #pragma once
+ * ma-account-details: Remove commented code
+ * chat-view: Remove unused struct member
+ * text-item: Don't use markup for matrix messages
+ * pp-account-details: Improve avatar
+ * pp-account: Allow deleting avatars
+ * pp-chat-info: Improve avatar
+ * pp-buddy: Emit avatar-changed when existing icon is deleted
+ * ma-account-details: Improve delete button state on deleting avatar
+ * history: Delete existing avatar when deleted
+ * ma-account: Update avatar after avatar changes
+ * ma-acccount-details: Improve avatar
+ * ma-chat-info: Don't pack avatar inside a button
+ * ma-account: Delete existing file when avatar is deleted
+ * new-muc-dialog: Don't warn non existing accounts
+ * Add ChattySelectableRow
+ * manager: Add API to check if telegram plugin is loaded
+ * window: Add search protocol filter
+ * chat-view: Use HdyStatusPage to show empty label
+ * chat-view: Show empty status page if no chat is selected
+ * chat-view: Fix indentation
+ * window: Add empty view for chat search
+ * window: Don't update sidebar view twice on model changes
+ * new-chat-dialog: Use HdyStatusPage for empty view
+ * tests: Add more utils tests
+ * mm-account: Fix memory leaks
+ * matrix-api: Use weak ref to keep track of object
+ * tests: Fix various memory leaks in history
+ * tests: Fix memory leaks in matrix-db
+ * ma-chat: Use weak ref to keep track of account
+ * matrix-net: Fix a memory leak
+ * message: Fix a memory leak
+ * tests: Fix a memory leak in mm-account
+ * README: Add how to run over ssh
+ * matrix-api: Set access token details only if non NULL
+ * matrix: Separate username from login username
+ * Add CHATTY_PROTOCOL_EMAIL enum item
+ * settings-dialog: Support matrix login with email
+ * ma-account: Add an API to get login username
+ * secret-store: Use the provided username when saving account
+ * matrix-db: Don't store to db if matrix id is not present
+ * settings-dialog: Use login username for matrix accounts
+ * secret-store: Store username when saving matrix accounts
+ * ma-account: Set matrix username if available when loading
+ * matrix-db: Don't load account if username not set
+ * media: Use g_autoptr() to auto cleanup
+ * media: Properly set task data
+ * media: Trivial style fix
+ * media: Fix a typo in a comment
+ * media: Use the same type in declaration and definition
+ * chatty-media: Rename a variable
+ * media: Use MIN() and MAX() macros to find ratio
+ * media: Use G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SIZE to query size
+ * media: Use gsize for size
+ * media: Set destroy func for task
+ * media: Add a method to finish async resize
+ * media: Fix indentation
+ * media: Use the same variable name in declaration and definition
+ * media: Use 'chatty-media' as log domain
+ * media: Improve image resize strategy
+ * mmsd: Add API to get if mmsd is ready
+ * mm-account: Use the new API to check if mms feature present
+ * mm: Remove unused code
+ * d/control: Depend on libgnome-desktop
+ * chatty-utils: Add API to generate thumbnails
+ * Add chatty-file-item
+ * Add chatty-attachments-view
+ * chat-view: Add support for selecting multiple files
+ * settings-dialog: Set appropriate title on page change
+ * d/changelog: Fix Invalid email addresses
+ * chat-view: Fix send button style
+ * chat: Add API to show notifications
+ * ma-chat: Use the new notification API
+ * mm-account: Use the new API to show notification
+ * manager: Use the new API to show notification
+ * mm-chat: Remove no longer used code
+ * ma-chat: Remove no longer used code
+ * manager: Remove unused code
+ * notification: Let notifications be made per chat
+ * notification: Withdraw notification when message is read
+ * pp-chat-info: Set transient window
+ * ma-chat: Set encryption when chat is created
+ * ma-chat: Remove set_encryption()
+ * chat: Add API to set encryption async
+ * matrix-api: Implement setting room encryption
+ * ma-chat: Implement setting encryption
+ * ma-chat-info: Add UI to set matrix encryption
+ * mm-chat: Implement history loading status
+ * chat-view: Disconnect status callback when chat changes
+ * chat-view: Hide scroll down button when chat is set
+ * chat-view: Reset variable to scroll to bottom on chat change
+ * chat-view: Update spinner opacity on history loading change
+ * window: Simplify getting active chat
+ * application: Reset chat unread count on window focus
+ * mmsd: Create hash table in init()
+ * mmsd: Don't update mm object if not changed
+ * mmsd: Fix finding self number
+ * mmsd: Avoid an unnecessary cast
+ * mmsd: Fix a memory leak
+ * mmsd: Simplify string free
+ * mmsd: Set a weak pointer for mm-account
+ * mm-account: Add some methods to access device
+ * mmsd: Use the new API to handle device changes
+ * Add chatty-purple
+ * manager: Remove code copied to chatty-purple
+ * application: Use the new API to load manager
+ * manager: Remove no longer used code
+ * xeps: Improve logging
+ * log: Fix spacing when not anonymized
+ * log: Add API for detailed logs
+ * mm-account: Rename a variable
+ * mmsd: Simplify creating message content text file
+ * mmsd: Rename some variables
+ * icons: Add icons for send message button
+ * chat-view: Use the new icons for message send buttons
+ * chat-view: Simplify updating scrolledwindow view
+ * chat-view: Update adjustment on OSK visiblity change
+ * chat-view: Scroll less on adjustment change
+ * purple: Use dialogs as needed instead of using signals
+ * manager: Remove no longer used code
+ * application: Remove no longer used code
+ * ma-chat: Show notifications on unread messages
+ * manager: Remove obsolete code
+ * manager: Remove no longer needed code
+ * purple: Enable debug if set when loading
+ * application: Improving setting purple debug
+ * window: Use chatty-purple to check for plugins
+ * settings-dialog: Use chatty-purple for checking plugins
+ * manager: Remove no longer used code
+ * purple: Rename a function
+ * purple: Add API to start buddy chat
+ * window: Use the new purple API to start purple chat
+ * manager: Remove no longer used code
+ * purple-request: Avoid setting custom directory for file chooser
+ * manager: Remove an unused macro
+ * log: Add API to convert bool to string
+ * application: Improve debug logs
+ * secret-store: Improve debug logs
+ * manager: Improve debug logs
+ * window: Improve debug logs
+ * purple: Improve debug logs
+ * pp-chat: Improve logs
+ * purple: Improve log
+ * contact-provider: Improve logs
+ * manager: Improve logs
+ * secret-store: Improve logs
+ * settings: Add API to toggle purple plugin
+ * purple: Load purple on settings change
+ * settings-dialog: Add UI to toggle purple plugin
+ * matrix-api: Add an API to check if in sync
+ * matrix-api: Run callback on common errors
+ * ma-account: Update status if matrix not in sync
+ * matrix-api: Fix getting joined rooms task
+ * matrix: Improve debug logs
+ * ma-account: Simplify updating status
+ * ma-account: Don't Update status when getting joined rooms
+ * ma-account: Emit notify status on change
+ * matrix: Add matrix sync filter
+ * matrix-api: Upload filter and use it for sync
+ * history: Mark group MM chat as MMS
+ * matrix-net: Don't log error on cancel
+ * matrix-api: Stop sync on cancel
+ * ma-account: Fix resync on reconnect
+ * ma-chat: Don't warn if room name not found
+ * purple: Add 'enabled' property
+ * settings-dialog: Hide XMPP if purple is disabled
+ * purple: Fix is_loaded()
+ * settings-dialog: Hide new account row if not supported
+ * mm-chat: Allow setting custom names
+ * mm-chat: Update name from contacts only if no name set
+ * po: Update POTFILES.in
+ * application: Create window only when required
+ * purple: Add API to find chat
+ * notification: Pass protocol when notification is created
+ * window: Update '+' button when window is created
+ * chat: Simplify getting last message time
+ * chat: Remove no longer used code
+ * manager: Populate chats immediately after creating accounts
+ * chat: Add message-added signal
+ * purple: Emit message-added signal on new messages
+ * mm-chat: Emit message-added signal on new messages
+ * pp-chat: Emit message-added signal on new messages
+ * manager: Update chat list on new messages
+ * window: Simplify creating search filter row
+ * window: Set minimum width and height
+ * window: Improve filter
+ * window: Update protocols in constructed()
+ * pp-account-details: Avoid an unnecessary check
+ * Fix include headers
+ * window: Don't update protocols early
+ * window: Select first only if non folded
+ * window: Use chat from chat-view
+ * window: Improve translatable strings
+ * window: Don’t deselect when back is clicked
+ * window: Allow only selecting ChattyChat
+ * window: Don’t set chat immediately when chat is selected
+ * window: Don’t set chat when opening an item
+ * history: Warn if self is not valid
+ * purple: Set history db before adding to list
+ * purple: Add API to create and join chat
+ * purple: Make a function static
+ * window: Simplify opening purple chat
+ * window: Update chat-view when setting item
+ * window: Improve empty view description
+ * window: Fix selection on search changes
+ * window: Update selection on startup
+ * manager: Fix a memory leak
+ * manager: Rearrange some code
+ * window: Rename a function
+ * Add chatty-matrix
+ * manager: Use chatty-matrix for matrix accounts
+ * settings-dialog: Improve keyboard navigation
+ * settings-dialog: Add some mnemonics
+ * Add keyboard shortcuts window
+ * new-chat-dialog: Open first match on search activate
+ * window: Open the first match on search activate
+ * window: Update view and selection only on map
+ * chat-view: Fix some criticals
+ * settings-dialog: Allow non-https homeserver URIs
+ * settings-dialog: Avoid an unnecessary check
+ * purple: Add API to find matching account
+ * matrix: Add API to find matching account
+ * manager: Add API to find matching account
+ * settings-dialog: Don't allow adding same account again
+ * settings-dialog: Fix visiblity of XMPP account row
+ * purple: Add API to delete account
+ * manager: Handle deleting purple accounts
+ * settings-dialog: Simplify deleting accounts
+ * pp-chat: Add API to reset buddy
+ * purple: Reset associated chat when a buddy is deleted
+ * mmsd: Disable MMS support when mmsdtng disappears
+ * tests: Add tests for multi user mm-chat
+ * mm-account: Use sorted name when creating chats
+ * mm-account: Simplify finding matching chat
+ * various: Avoid path in include headers
+ * Move purple code to purple directory
+ * matrix: Improve build
+ * mm: Improve build
+ * new-chat-dialog: Fix multi selection mode in large lists
+ * window: Use a model button for new chat menu
+ * new-chat-dialog: Use GPtrArray to store selected items
+ * purple: Fix enabling debug logs
+ * window: Reduce minimum height
+ * mm-chat-info: Show 'Add to contacts button' only for valid numbers
+ * mm-chat: Add API to find buddy by number
+ * mm-account: Fix finding chat buddy
+ * mm-chat: Improve updating name
+ * mm-chat: Set contact when a buddy is added
+ * mm-chat: Remove no longer used method
+ * mm-buddy: Notify when contact is updated
+ * mm-buddy: Return contact name if available
+ * message-row: Bind author label with item name
+ * mm-chat: Add API to check if custom name is set
+ * history: Save mm-chat name only if custom
+ * mm-chat: Mark as custom name set only if not empty
+ * messge: Fix to return the right username
+ * Remove unneeded include headers
+ * history: Set domain only if not set
+ * tests: Remove purple specific code from history tests
+ * text-item: Don't escape sms messages
+ * utils: Add API to get purple user dir
+ * purple: Add chatty-pp-utils and use it
+ * utils: Remove no longer used code
+ * Add chatty-chat-info
+ * Derive info pages from chatty-info
+ * settings-dialog: Move purple specific code to a block
+ * chat-view: Improve escape pp-chat messages
+ * window: Allow deleting non-MaChat
+ * Make libpurple optional
+ * ci: Add a build with libpurple disabled
+ * message: Avoid a pp-buddy usage
+ * mmsd: Fix a crash when no image attachments are present
+
+ [ Anders Jonsson ]
+ * po: Update Swedish translation
+ * po: Update Swedish translation
+ * Settings-dialog: Fix typo (Carrrier)
+ * po: Update Swedish translation
+ * po: Update Swedish translation
+ * po: Update Swedish translation
+
+ [ Yuri Chornoivan ]
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+ * po: Update Ukrainian translation
+
+ [ Vittorio Monti ]
+ * po: Update Italian translation
+ * po: Update Italian translation
+ * po: Update Italian translation
+ * po: Update Italian translation
+
+ [ Chris Talbot ]
+ * Add chatty-media
+ * Add chatty-mmsd
+ * mm-account: Splice in loading and unloading chatty-mmsd
+ * mm-account: Make MMS support an experimental feature
+ * README: Annotate MMS being an experimental feature
+ * mm-account: Update chatty_mm_account_find_chat () to include group MMS
+ * mm-account: Add logic to receive and send MMS
+ * mm-account: Incorporate logic to decide sending MMS vs SMS
+ * mm-account: Set mms-feature to true when mmsd-tng service loads
+ * settings: Add MMS settings
+ * mmsd: Sync settings from chatty to mmsd-tng
+ * Settings-dialog: Add MMS UI Settings
+ * mm-chat: do not append an MMS
+ * mmsd: send "NULL" if carrier proxy setting is ""
+ * settings: convert mmsd mmsc, apn, and proxy to GObject Properites
+ * settings-dialog: conver const char to autofree
+ * mmsd: convert const char to autofree
+ * mmsd: monitor mms carrier properties
+ * mmsd: wait to notify changed carrier settings
+ * settings: remove "mms-settings-changed" signal
+ * settings: fix indentation
+ * mm-account: enable file upload
+ * Utils: create function chatty_file_info_new_for_path ()
+ * attachments-view: have chatty_attachments_view_get_files return list compatible with chatty_message
+ * chat-view: attach files to message if attachment-view has files
+ * mmsd: Remove unneeded debug messages
+ * mm-chat: fix logic error
+ * mmsd: rename variables
+ * mmsd: replace +1; with ++;
+ * mm-account: replace "+1;" with "++;"
+ * chat-view: hide scroll down button after it is clicked
+ * chat-view: Hide scroll down button if page size reports itself as zero
+ * mm-account: Fix memory leaks
+ * mm-account: modify chatty_mm_account_start_chat () for MMS
+ * mm-account: Edit comment to make sense
+ * mm-account: Ensure correct sender for outgoing SMS
+ * mm_account: merge SMS and MMS appending message
+ * mmsd: Fix memory leaks
+ * mmsd: Always connect to "SettingsChanged" Signal
+ * mm-account: Append history when MMS status is updated
+ * mmsd: Unref Chatty Message when deleting payload
+ * mmsd: Process MMS payload before deleting
+ * mmsd: use GDateTime for time
+ * mm-account: Add phone number to new buddy
+ * mm-chat: Set Group MMS title
+ * window: don't hide "add contact" if there is an error
+ * new-chat-dialog: Show dummy contact if length is less than 3 and greater than 0
+ * mm-account: Show chat name in notification
+ * mm-chat: connect to eds GListModel
+ * Add mm-chat detail
+ * info-dialog: Incorporate mm-chat detail
+ * mm-account: don't initialize name in Group MMS
+ * mm-chat: Update contacts even with custom names
+ * listrow: Add checkbox
+ * new-chat-dialog: support selecting multiple users for MMS
+ * window: support selecting multiple users for MMS
+ * manager: allow multiple numbers in set_uri
+ * list-row: add "Add Contact" button
+ * mm-chat-info: Show add contact button for Unknown Contacts
+ * window: remove "Add Contact" button
+ * mm-account: Load chatty-mmsd by default
+ * README: Remove MMS annotation for experimental features
+
+ [ Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras ]
+ * run: Allow debugging by setting CHATTY_GDB=1
+ * README: Document how to debug using the runscript
+
+ [ Daniel Șerbănescu ]
+ * po: Update Romanian translation
+ * po: Update Romanian translation
+ * po: Update Romanian translation
+
+ [ Luna Jernberg ]
+ * po: Update Swedish translation
+ * po: Update Swedish translation
+
+ [ Sebastian Krzyszkowiak ]
+ * info-dialog: Clean up unused GtkFileChooserDialog
+ * ma-chat-info: Clean up unused GtkFileChooserDialog
+ * {ma,pp}-account-details: Show only images in avatar file chooser
+ * {ma,pp}-account-details: Set file chooser as modal and transient for parent window
+ * pp-chat-info: Use GtkFileChooserNative
+
+ [ tor sorensen ]
+ * build: Update flatpak manifest
+
+ [ Morgan McMillian ]
+ * xep-0313: use default archive preference from server
+
+ [ Matthew Via ]
+ * media: Attempt multiple JPEG qualities to stay below desired_size
+
+ -- Mohammed Sadiq <sadiq@sadiqpk.org> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:57:13 +0530
+
chatty (0.4.0) byzantium; urgency=medium
* mm-chat: Fix a memory leak
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6112626b146bb323f3f19ede3ef273ac5e66da60..d1d70b9b7b63dd6dca59838bb00ab023b9b8444e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
project(
'chatty', 'c', 'cpp',
- version: '0.4.0',
+ version: '0.5.0.beta',
meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
)