From 6be612dc6cc7514f42a8296e4860064adebffdff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Brady <4265913+mikebrady@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 09:35:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes for version 5.0-dev-168

Added a new `publish_retain` option for MQTT configuration and updated release notes with Dependabot updates and bug fixes.
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 RELEASENOTES-DEVELOPMENT.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

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+Version 5.0-dev-168-g846e0e3d
+==
+**MQTT Enhancement**
+* Add a new `publish_retain` boolean option to the MQTT section of the configuration file (normally `/etc/shairport-sync.conf`).
+
+  When enabled, published MQTT messages will have the `retain` flag set, so that the MQTT broker stores the last message per topic and new subscribers receive the most recent value immediately.
+
+  Thanks to [lululombard](https://github.com/lululombard) for the [PR](https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync/pull/2142).
+
+**Dependabot Update**
+* A Dependabot update to some image building tools was added.
+
 Version 5.0-dev-161-g5b3659c2
 ==
 **Bug Fix**