"short":"[priority] **A new release type has been added!**\n * [`nightly`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/nightly) builds will be made after each push, containing the latest fixes (but also possibly bugs).\n * When using `--update`/`-U`, a release binary will only update to its current channel (either `stable` or `nightly`).\n * The `--update-to` option has been added allowing the user more control over program upgrades (or downgrades).\n * `--update-to` can change the release channel (`stable`, `nightly`) and also upgrade or downgrade to specific tags.\n * **Usage**: `--update-to CHANNEL`, `--update-to TAG`, `--update-to CHANNEL@TAG`"
"short":"[extractor/youtube] Add `ios` to default clients used\n - IOS is affected neither by 403 nor by nsig so helps mitigate them preemptively\n - IOS also has higher bit-rate 'premium' formats though they are not labeled as such",
"short":"[priority] Security: [[CVE-2023-35934](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-35934)] Fix [Cookie leak](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-v8mc-9377-rwjj)\n - `--add-header Cookie:` is deprecated and auto-scoped to input URL domains\n - Cookies are scoped when passed to external downloaders\n - Add `cookies` field to info.json and deprecate `http_headers.Cookie`"
"short":"[priority] **The minimum *recommended* Python version has been raised to 3.8**\nSince Python 3.7 has reached end-of-life, support for it will be dropped soon. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/7803)"
"short":"[priority] Security: [[CVE-2023-40581](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40581)] [Prevent RCE when using `--exec` with `%q` on Windows](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-42h4-v29r-42qg)\n - The shell escape function is now using `\"\"` instead of `\\\"`.\n - `utils.Popen` has been patched to properly quote commands."
"short":"[priority] **The release channels have been adjusted!**\n\t* [`master`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds) builds are made after each push, containing the latest fixes (but also possibly bugs). This was previously the `nightly` channel.\n\t* [`nightly`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds) builds are now made once a day, if there were any changes."
"short":"[priority] Security: [[CVE-2023-46121](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-46121)] Patch [Generic Extractor MITM Vulnerability via Arbitrary Proxy Injection](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x)\n\t- Disallow smuggling of arbitrary `http_headers`; extractors now only use specific headers"
"short":"[priority] Security: [[CVE-2024-22423](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-22423)] [Prevent RCE when using `--exec` with `%q` on Windows](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-hjq6-52gw-2g7p)\n - The shell escape function now properly escapes `%`, `\\` and `\\n`.\n - `utils.Popen` has been patched accordingly."