- Feature: Add missing major OS/compiler version support in `settings.yml`. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17240). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3889)
- Feature: ``conan new`` learned defaults ``-d name=mypkg -d version=0.1`` for simpler UX. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17186). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3882)
- Feature: Warn when patching files and the recipe has `no_copy_source = True`, which could lead to unforseen issues (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17162)
- Feature: Add `self.generator_info` for `tool_requires` to propagate generators to their direct dependencies. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17129). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3880)
- Feature: Add support for including paths that are ignored in `.conanignore`. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17123). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3879)
- Feature: New ``tools.graph:skip_build`` conf to be able to skip the expansion of ``tool_requires``. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17117). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3883)
- Feature: New ``tools.graph:skip_test`` conf to be able to skip the expansion of ``test_requires``. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17117). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3883)
- Feature: Add ROSEnv generator integration for ROS2 (Robot Operating System). (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17110)
- Feature: Add profile arguments information to ``conan graph build-order`` to improve UX and usage in CI systems. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17102). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3884)
- Feature: Add C++26 support for `gcc`, `clang`, and `apple-clang`. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17092). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3878)
- Feature: Add Configuration and Platform keys for MSBuildDeps property sheets. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17076). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3888)
- Feature: New ``CMakeDeps`` generator activated by ``tools.cmake.cmakedeps:new`` conf with value ``will_break_next`` for evaluation. This new generator deduces or use ``cpp_info.location/link_location`` to define STATIC; SHARED, INTERFACE imported targets. It will also define the IMPORTED_LOCATION, the IMPORTED_CONFIGURATION, etc. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/16964)
- Feature: Use ``cpp_info.languages``, that default to the recipe ``languages`` to propagate "link-language" requirements to consumers of the packages. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/16964)
- Feature: Define ``cpp_info.default_components`` for the new ``CMakeDeps`` generator only. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/16964)
- Feature: Model ``cpp_info.exes`` field for executable applications, used only by the new ``CMakeDeps`` generator, that generate IMPORTED executable targets in ``CMakeDeps`` for ``cpp_info.exes``. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/16964)
- Fix: Use a valid prefix path for `meson.configure()` on Windows, to avoid failures in Python 3.13. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17206)
- Fix: Allow `cmake_target_aliases` to be set in CMakeDeps. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17200). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3875)
- Fix: Adding the startup options to each Bazel command. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17183)
- Fix: Add remote name to login prompt. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17178)
- Fix: Get credentials and re-authenticate when an expired token gives AuthenticationException. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17127)
- Fix: Moved exceptions from the legacy ``from conans.error`` to documented ``from conan.error``. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17126). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3864)
- Fix: ``Pacman`` as package manager shouldn't be used for ``tools.microsoft.bash:subsystem=msys2``, but when the target platform is actually msys2 ``os.subsystem=msys2`` (as a setting). (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17103)
- Fix: Properly deduce RuntimeLibrary from profile in MSBuildToolchain. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17100)
- Fix: Set C++20 flag to `{gnu}c++20` for `gcc` >= 10 instead of `c++2a` until `gcc` 12. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17092). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3878)
- Fix: Set C++23 flag to `{gnu}c++23` for `gcc` >= 11 instead of `c++2b`. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17092). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3878)
- Fix: Avoid repeated login attempts to the server for 401 when the credentials come from env-vars or ``credentials.json`` file, only repeated login attempts for user interactive prompt. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17083)
- Fix: Align CMakeToolchain and AutotoolsToolchain to automatically define ``cl`` compiler for ``compiler=msvc`` if not defined (only when necessary, as when using Ninja generator in CMake). (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/16875). Docs: [:page_with_curl:](https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/3886)
- Fix: Quote `build_args` in `conan graph build-order -f=json` to avoid issues with options with spaces. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/16594)
- Bugfix: Improved `bazeldeps._get_libs()` mechanism. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17233)
- Bugfix: Improve cstd check for different compiler versions at profile load time. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17157)
- Bugfix: Fix cppstd/cstd `variable_watch` when they are not defined. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17156)
- Bugfix: Fix cstd error reporting when a recipe does not support the required version. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17156)
- Bugfix: Drop the username permission validation bypass in ``conan_server``, it could be a potential security issue. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17132)
- Bugfix: Listing recipes with equal versions under semver rules but different representation (ie `1.0` & `1.0.0`) now returns both references. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17121)
- Bugfix: Conan Server: Do not return duplicated references for each revision of the same recipe reference when searching them. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17121)
- Bugfix: Empty version range results in empty condition set. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17116)
- Bugfix: Adding the ` do not sort` comment to `deps` section. Regression since Conan 1.61. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17109)
- Bugfix: Restore ConanOutput global state when using `Commands` API. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/17095)
- Bugfix: `build_args` options in `graph build-order` now respect the context of the reference. (https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/16594)