Update changelog, version numbers and release dates for release 1.24.8.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ body:
       label: PyMuPDF version
       options:
         - 
+        - 1.24.8
         - 1.24.7
         - 1.24.6
         - 1.24.5

changes.txt

@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@ Change Log
 ==========
 
 
+**Changes in version 1.24.8 (2024-07-22)**
+
+* Fixed issues:
+
+  * **Fixed** `3636 <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF/issues/3636>`_: API documentation for the open function is not obvious to find.
+  * **Fixed** `3654 <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF/issues/3654>`_: docx parsing was broken in 1.24.7
+  * **Fixed** `3677 <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF/issues/3677>`_: Unable to extract subset font name using the newer versions of PyMuPDF : 1.24.6 and 1.24.7.
+  * **Fixed** `3687 <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF/issues/3687>`_: Page.get_text results in AssertionError for epub files
+
+Other:
+
+  * Fixed various spelling mistakes spotted by codespell.
+  * Improved how we modify MuPDF's default configuration on Windows.
+  * Make text search to work with ligatures.
+
+
 **Changes in version 1.24.7 (2024-06-26)**
 
 * Fixed issues:

docs/version.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ----
 
-This documentation covers **PyMuPDF v1.24.7** features as of **2024-06-26 00:00:01**.
+This documentation covers **PyMuPDF v1.24.8** features as of **2024-07-22 00:00:01**.
 
 The major and minor versions of **PyMuPDF** and **MuPDF** will always be the same. Only the third qualifier (patch level) may deviate from that of **MuPDF**.
 

setup.py

@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ def sdist():
 # We generate different wheels depending on PYMUPDF_SETUP_FLAVOUR.
 #
 
-version_p = '1.24.7'
+version_p = '1.24.8'
 version_b = '1.24.6'
 
 if os.path.exists(f'{g_root}/{g_pymupdfb_sdist_marker}'):

src/__init__.py

@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ def _int_rc(text):
 
 # Basic version information.
 #
-pymupdf_version = "1.24.7"
+pymupdf_version = "1.24.8"
 mupdf_version = mupdf.FZ_VERSION
-pymupdf_date = "2024-06-26 00:00:01"
+pymupdf_date = "2024-07-22 00:00:01"
 
 # Versions as tuples; useful when comparing versions.
 #