From 25e293c16fc209355f8423e62c6a917c77bd2dc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Mike=20F=C3=A4hrmann?= <mike_faehrmann@web.de>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 09:18:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] release version 1.29.6

---
 CHANGELOG.md          | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.rst            |  4 ++--
 gallery_dl/version.py |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 60d24dd9..99467f8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.29.6 - 2025-05-04
+### Extractors
+#### Additions
+- [manganelo] support `nelomanga.net` and mirror domains ([#7423](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7423))
+#### Fixes
+- [deviantart] unescape `\'` in JSON data ([#6653](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6653))
+- [kemonoparty] revert to using default creator posts endpoint ([#7438](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7438) [#7450](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7450) [#7462](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7462))
+- [pixiv:novel] fix `embeds` extraction by using AJAX API ([#7422](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7422) [#7435](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7435))
+- [scrolller] fix exception for albums with missing media ([#7428](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7428))
+- [twitter] fix `404 Not Found ()` errors ([#7382](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7382) [#7386](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7386) [#7426](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7426) [#7430](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7430) [#7431](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7431) [#7445](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7445) [#7459](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7459))
+#### Improvements
+- [kemonoparty] add `endpoint` option ([#7438](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7438) [#7450](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7450) [#7462](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7462))
+- [tumblr] improve error message for dashboard-only blogs ([#7455](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7455))
+- [weasyl] support `/view/` URLs ([#7469](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7469))
+#### Metadata
+- [chevereto] extract `date` metadata ([#7437](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7437))
+- [civitai] implement retrieving `model` and `version` metadata ([#7432](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7432))
+- [manganelo] extract more metadata
+### Post Processors
+- [directory] add `directory` post processor ([#7432](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7432))
+### Miscellaneous
+- [job] do not reset skip count when `skip-filter` fails ([#7433](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7433))
+
 ## 1.29.5 - 2025-04-26
 ### Extractors
 #### Additions
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f99c2894..b882bef7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ Standalone Executable
 Prebuilt executable files with a Python interpreter and
 required Python packages included are available for
 
-- `Windows <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.29.5/gallery-dl.exe>`__
+- `Windows <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.29.6/gallery-dl.exe>`__
   (Requires `Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) <https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe>`__)
-- `Linux   <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.29.5/gallery-dl.bin>`__
+- `Linux   <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.29.6/gallery-dl.bin>`__
 
 
 Nightly Builds
diff --git a/gallery_dl/version.py b/gallery_dl/version.py
index 40518801..d40dacd4 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/version.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/version.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
-__version__ = "1.29.6-dev"
+__version__ = "1.29.6"
 __variant__ = None