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+## Release notes
+<!--URL:https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo-->
+- Security bug fixes
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9155): <!--number 9155 --><!--line 0 --><!--description VXBkYXRlIGRlcGVuZGVuY3kgbWVybWFpZCB0byB2MTEuMTAuMCBbU0VDVVJJVFldICh2MTIuMC9mb3JnZWpvKQ==-->Update dependency mermaid to v11.10.0 [SECURITY] (v12.0/forgejo)<!--description-->
+- User Interface bug fixes
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/8990) ([backported](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9112)): <!--number 9112 --><!--line 0 --><!--description Zml4KHVpKTogY2xlYXIgZmllbGRzIHdoZW4gY2FuY2VsaW5nIGFkZGluZyBzc2gga2V5-->fix(ui): clear fields when canceling adding ssh key<!--description-->
+- Bug fixes
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/8829) ([backported](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9147)): <!--number 9147 --><!--line 0 --><!--description Zml4KGFwaSk6IGRlYWN0aXZhdGUgaXNzdWUgYXBpIGZvciBkaXNhYmxlZCBvciBleHRlcm5hbCBpc3N1ZS10cmFja2Vy-->fix(api): deactivate issue api for disabled or external issue-tracker<!--description-->
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/8892) ([backported](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9121)): <!--number 9121 --><!--line 0 --><!--description Zml4OiBtaWdyYXRpb24gZmFpbGluZyB3aGVuIGltcG9ydGluZyBlaXRoZXIgaXNzdWVzIG9yIFBScyBidXQgbm90IHRoZSBvdGhlcg==-->fix: migration failing when importing either issues or PRs but not the other<!--description-->
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9161) ([backported](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9171)): <!--number 9171 --><!--line 0 --><!--description Zml4OiBkbyBiZXR0ZXIgcGFyc2luZyBvZiBmaWxlIG1vZGVz-->fix: do better parsing of file modes<!--description-->
+- Included for completeness but not user-facing (chores, etc.)
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9154): <!--number 9154 --><!--line 0 --><!--description VXBkYXRlIG1vZHVsZSBnaXRodWIuY29tL3VsaWt1bml0ei94eiB0byB2MC41LjE1IFtTRUNVUklUWV0gKHYxMi4wL2Zvcmdlam8p-->Update module github.com/ulikunitz/xz to v0.5.15 [SECURITY] (v12.0/forgejo)<!--description-->
+<!--end release-notes-assistant-->