diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index e113d98500b..0bec8c07a70 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ def __getattr__(cls, name):
# built documents.
#
# The short X.Y version.
-version = '8.4'
+version = '8.6'
# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '8.4.1'
+release = '8.6.0-beta2'
# The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
# for a list of supported languages.
#language = None
diff --git a/en/MIGRATION_GUIDE.txt b/en/MIGRATION_GUIDE.txt
index 1e9636b9ef4..daefe46c2c3 100644
--- a/en/MIGRATION_GUIDE.txt
+++ b/en/MIGRATION_GUIDE.txt
@@ -6,12 +6,106 @@
MapServer Migration Guide
*****************************************************************************
-:Last Updated: 2025-09-22
+:Last Updated: 2025-11-18
.. contents:: Table of Contents
:depth: 2
:backlinks: top
+.. _migration-8-6:
+
+MapServer 8.4 to 8.6 Migration
+==============================
+
+- You can now enable an automatically generated index page, that lists
+ all of your OGC services and endpoints, for each mapfile that you
+ defined in your CONFIG file. To enable the index, add `MS_INDEX_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY`
+ to your environment variables section of the :ref:`config` file, such as::
+
+ ENV
+ #
+ # Index page
+ #
+ MS_INDEX_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY "/ms4w/share/ogcapi/templates/html-index-bootstrap/"
+ END
+
+ .. image:: ./images/index-page-ms4w.png
+ :width: 800
+ :height: 433
+ :class: no-scaled-link
+
+ .. seealso:: :ref:`index-page` & :ref:`rfc140`
+
+- A new :ref:`identify` object can be used in a mapfile to control how features are
+ found through queries, to account for the actual symbol being used for
+ that CLASS. This could be useful for WMS GetFeatureInfo requests.
+
+ .. code-block:: mapfile
+
+ MAP
+ ...
+ WEB
+ METADATA
+ "wms_title" "My WMS Server"
+ ...
+ END #metadata
+ END #web
+ ...
+ SYMBOL
+ NAME "mysvg"
+ TYPE svg
+ IMAGE "./ttt.svg"
+ END #symbol
+ ...
+ LAYER
+ IDENTIFY
+ CLASSGROUP "test"
+ END #identify
+ CLASS
+ GROUP "test"
+ STYLE
+ ANGLE 30
+ SYMBOL "mysvg"
+ END #class
+ END #layer
+ ...
+ END #map
+
+ .. seealso:: original Pull Request `#7318 `__
+
+- :ref:`FALLBACK ` has been added to the CLASS object, to allow that class to be used
+ if no other class can be applied.
+
+ .. code-block:: mapfile
+
+ MAP
+ ...
+ LAYER
+ ...
+ CLASS
+ NAME "test1"
+ ...
+ END #class
+ CLASS
+ NAME "test2"
+ ...
+ END #class
+ CLASS
+ NAME "test3"
+ ...
+ FALLBACK TRUE
+ END #class
+ END #layer
+ ...
+ END #map
+
+ .. seealso:: original Pull Request `#7309 `__
+
+- :ref:`ogcapi` has been enhanced to allow `vendorSpecificParameters` passed through to the OpenAPI
+ document on the `/items` definitions.
+
+ .. seealso:: original Pull Request `#7295 `__
+
.. _migration-8-4:
MapServer 8.2 to 8.4 Migration
diff --git a/en/announcements/announcements_archive.txt b/en/announcements/announcements_archive.txt
index c7e080a8f5e..14f3e9d0552 100644
--- a/en/announcements/announcements_archive.txt
+++ b/en/announcements/announcements_archive.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
MapServer Announcement Archives
*****************************************************************************
+**2025-11-18 - MapServer 8.6.0-beta2 is released**
+
+The second beta for MapServer 8.6 has been released. The list of
+major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.6 announcement `.
+See the :ref:`changelog `
+for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
+
+**2025-11-13 - MapServer 8.6.0-beta1 is released**
+
+The first beta for MapServer 8.8 has been released. The list of
+major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.6 announcement `.
+See the :ref:`changelog `
+for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
+
**2025-09-19 - MapServer 8.4.1 is released**
The maintenance release of MapServer 8.4.1 has been issued in order to fix
diff --git a/en/development/announce/8-6.txt b/en/development/announce/8-6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b2ea9fcc88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en/development/announce/8-6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+.. _announce-8-6:
+
+*****************************************************************************
+Version 8.6.0-beta2 Announcement
+*****************************************************************************
+
+:Authors: Project Steering Committee
+:Last Updated: 2025-11-18
+:Status: Draft
+
+The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the second beta release of
+MapServer 8.6.0-beta2
+
+The upcoming 8.6 release brings a number of major new features that are briefly
+summarized in this document. The full list of changes can be found in :ref:`changelog-8-6`.
+The :ref:`Migration Guide ` also contains more detailed examples of
+the major changes.
+
+Major New Features Coming in MapServer 8.6
+------------------------------------------
+
+- new MapServer index page (`#7350 `__)
+
+- WMS GetFeatureInfo: add options to precisely identify points through their symbols (`#7318 `__)
+
+- add FALLBACK parameter for CLASS object, to be applied if none of the previously defined classes has been applied (`#7309 `__)
+
+- add vendorSpecificParameters to OpenAPI document (`#7295 `__)
+
+Other Related Updates
+---------------------
+
+- the demo server hosting many live OGC endpoints has been updated &
+ constantly maintained, as it is so important for the community:
+ https://demo.mapserver.org
+
+Migration Guide
+---------------
+
+Head to the :ref:`Migration Guide ` for mapfile examples of the major 8.4.0 changes.
+
+Source Code Download
+--------------------
+
+The source for this release can be downloaded at:
+
+ https://mapserver.org/download.html
+
+Binary Distributions
+--------------------
+
+Binary distributions will be available in the coming days:
+
+- Debian binaries of 8.6.0-beta1 are already available: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mapserver
+- `OSGeoLive `__ 17.0 release process is happening now, but
+ it will soon include MapServer 8.6.0-beta1
+- `UbuntuGIS `__ will follow the OSGeoLive
+ release and will then include MapServer 8.6.0-beta1
+- MS4W users have already been using branch-8-6 code, but watch for
+ a new release shortly containing the 8.6.0-beta1 changes at: https://ms4w.com
+
+.. TBD
+ - `RHEL and CentOS` TODO
+ - `OpenSUSE` TODO
+
+Other binary distributions listed on the download page should also be updated
+with binaries for the new release shortly.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+The entire 8.4.0 documentation is also available as a `PDF document `__ |image|
+(1143 pages, with clickable table of contents as well).
+
+.. |image| image:: ../../../_static/pdf.png
+ :height: 15
+ :width: 15
+ :alt: PDF icon
+ :target: https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/MapServer.pdf
+
+Thanks
+------
+
+Thank you to all of the users, developers, and supporters of MapServer. Enjoy!
+
+*The MapServer Team*
+
diff --git a/en/development/announce/index.txt b/en/development/announce/index.txt
index 154b1277ea0..65f71000ebc 100644
--- a/en/development/announce/index.txt
+++ b/en/development/announce/index.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
+ 8-6
8-4
8-2
8-0
diff --git a/en/development/changelog/changelog-8-6.txt b/en/development/changelog/changelog-8-6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea73cc18b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en/development/changelog/changelog-8-6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+.. _changelog-8-6:
+
+**************************
+ MapServer 8.6 Changelog
+**************************
+
+The summary of major changes for this release can be found in the `HISTORY.md `__
+file from the source directory.
+
+.. _changelog-8-6-0-beta2:
+
+Changes from 8.6.0-beta1 to 8.6.0-beta2
+=======================================
+
+* Add additional URL creation logic for Landing Page URLs ( `#7389 `__ ) (Seth G) : `c70b447 `__
+
+.. _changelog-8-6-0-beta1:
+
+Changes from 8.4.1 to 8.6.0-beta1
+=================================
+
+* Fix: Memory leaks in config and landing page fixes ( `#7385 `__ ) (Seth G) : `2715c5d `__
+* Add config to msautotest folder checks ( `#7386 `__ ) (Seth G) : `099a0b1 `__
+* msautotest: fix config match errors ( `#7384 `__ ) (Jeff McKenna) : `bbc825d `__
+* Fix query maps with MS_NORMAL and MS_HILITE styles with WFS layers ( `#7364 `__ ) ( `#7365 `__ ) (Tamas Szekeres) : `3c37e22 `__
+* WFS: add next link if there might be features left ( `#7328 `__ ) (Patrik Sylve) : `9b7c8d0 `__
+* Provide additional names in FindProtobufC.cmake ( `#7130 `__ ) (Howard Butler) : `fc79134 `__
+* PostGIS: Escape geometry column name consistently ( `#7324 `__ ) (Jørgen Reimer Nystad) : `c78aafd `__
+* Default to use FindFreetype/FindIconv from cmake ( `#7376 `__ ) (Landry Breuil) : `151abf1 `__
+* add extra spece in construction of query ( `#7379 `__ ) (Michael D. Smith) : `b7ac51d `__
+* msautotest updates ( `#7380 `__ ) (Seth G) : `bbcdddf `__
+* Disable build isolation to not download setuptools dependency. ( `#7377 `__ ) (Bas Couwenberg) : `d27752e `__
+* Remove legacy bootstrap4 files ( `#7363 `__ ) (Seth G) : `2445768 `__
+* Do the fontconfig detection on all platforms, not only MacOSX ( `#7372 `__ ) (Landry Breuil) : `47b51df `__
+* WMS Client: Validate style in wms_style metadata ( `#7368 `__ ) (Patrik Sylve) : `1d379a7 `__
+* WMS Client: Do not modify layer extent `#7367 `__ ( `#7371 `__ ) (Patrik Sylve) : `386c136 `__
+* build(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 5 ( `#7369 `__ ) (dependabot[bot]) : `0f1a401 `__
+* Process empty path requests with mapfiles in querystrings ( `#7366 `__ ) (Seth G) : `e71de03 `__
+* Add ows_extra_params for OGC Features API ( `#7360 `__ ) (Seth G) : `265c9d9 `__
+* build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 3 to 4 ( `#7361 `__ ) (dependabot[bot]) : `fee747f `__
+* OGC API/OpenAPI: add vendorSpecificParameters for items paths ( `#7295 `__ ) (Tom Kralidis) : `07acb6b `__
+* RFC 140 Impementation: Mapserver Homepage ( `#7350 `__ ) (Seth G) : `6b59663 `__
+* Merge pull request `#7343 `__ from geographika/raster-query-double (Seth G) : `29e4ae8 `__
+* Fix(parser): Prevent crash with non-existent layer in REQUIRES ( `#7334 `__ ) (Māris Nartišs) : `342b042 `__
+* Fix use-after-free error in msDrawRasterLayerLowOpenDataset ( `#7333 `__ ) (Māris Nartišs) : `3c18f7e `__
+* WMS GetFeatureInfo: add options to precisely identify points through their symbols (Even Rouault) : `b8f298d `__
+* msShapeGetNextClass(): use msScaleInBounds() (Even Rouault) : `d9ef84c `__
+* add bootstrap install to CMake build summary ( `#7351 `__ ) (Jeff McKenna) : `df31c72 `__
+* Use LF ( `#7352 `__ ) (Seth G) : `9753718 `__
+* update for 8.4.1 release (Jeff McKenna) : `fb4fa64 `__
+* update history (Jeff McKenna) : `e30e2a8 `__
+* Add Bootstrap 5 OGC API template files ( `#7338 `__ ) (Seth G) : `4777b7a `__
+* Add missing column name escaping in FLTGetCommonExpression() ( `#7348 `__ ) (Even Rouault) : `aaeedcd `__
+* Update Ubuntu CI setup.sh ( `#7347 `__ ) (Seth G) : `d327d58 `__
+* Make projection context ref counting thread safe again ( `#7079 `__ ) ( `#7345 `__ ) (Tamas Szekeres) : `27b2a1a `__
+* Remove legacy WMS versions ( `#7337 `__ ) (Seth G) : `d66c340 `__
+* Style: make fallback configurable in CLASS ( `#7309 `__ ) (Patrik Sylve) : `8db1ef9 `__
+* Support Float32 or Float64 labels (sethg) : `aab8852 `__
+* Add Float64 test (sethg) : `7348c87 `__
+* Add MS_IMAGEMODE_FLOAT64 type for raster labels (sethg) : `b520879 `__
+* Add test case (sethg) : `c219201 `__
+* build(deps): bump actions/setup-python from 5 to 6 ( `#7339 `__ ) (dependabot[bot]) : `b78b0dc `__
+* Update msautotest output to GDAL 3.11.3 ( `#7336 `__ ) (Seth G) : `caaefa0 `__
+* msautotest Python GDAL get version fix ( `#7329 `__ ) (Seth G) : `87d522c `__
+* Speed-up vagrant package installation ( `#7330 `__ ) (Seth G) : `11d4146 `__
+* Switch to SXF (sethg) : `1fddafc `__
+* Remove SDTS test (sethg) : `56625bb `__
+* Fixed non numerical expressions in a getFeature request ( `#7321 `__ ) (Daimanta) : `b1c36e5 `__
+* build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 ( `#7322 `__ ) (dependabot[bot]) : `f9618ea `__
+* msautotest: fix get_gdal_version() to support GDAL version nickname ( `#7317 `__ ) (Even Rouault) : `032d9d1 `__
+* Fix GDAL 3.12dev deprecation warnings about GDALGetDataTypeSize() (Even Rouault) : `851fb5a `__
+* Update msautotest/gdal/expected/rawmode_multiband.png for GDAL version update (Even Rouault) : `ce143b6 `__
+* maptree.c: fix warning with latest GCC (Even Rouault) : `12ba37f `__
+* Check for all possible use_default_extent_for_getfeature metadata keys ( `#7296 `__ ) (Seth G) : `b5d7503 `__
+* use master for CRLF check (Jeff McKenna) : `6eb2b60 `__
+* OGC API: fix issue `#7177 `__ (feature geometry of multipolygons is returned with errors) ( `#7305 `__ ) (Andrea Capobianco) : `7d24be7 `__
+* Update INSTALL.CMAKE ( `#7303 `__ ) (Robin Perkins) : `70fdae4 `__
+* Shapefile: Parse CPG values ( `#7282 `__ ) (Patrik Sylve) : `be528bc `__
+* Check wms_onlineresource for OpenLayers output ( `#7297 `__ ) (Seth G) : `0438f8c `__
+* add private vulnerability reporting steps ( `#7298 `__ ) (Jeff McKenna) : `013a437 `__
+* Only use wchar_t on windows ( `#7287 `__ ) (Seth G) : `e6eba84 `__
+* INSPIRE compliance: Fix service exception status code when the SERVICE parameter is invalid/missing ( `#7284 `__ ) (Thomas Schorr) : `d76b6c8 `__
+* Update OpenLayers version and support non-built-in projections ( `#7290 `__ ) (Seth G) : `9d0e102 `__
+* Fix regex and use PROJ_DATA ( `#7278 `__ ) (Seth G) : `1375812 `__
+* add release badge (Jeff McKenna) : `baf4cde `__
+* Increase memory for vagrant and remove legacy fix ( `#7286 `__ ) (Seth G) : `6ce093f `__
+* Allow FILTER expressions with SCALETOKENs ( `#7237 `__ ) (Seth G) : `d79fa7f `__
+* WMS_SERVER: Add sanity check for TRANSPARENT parameter value in GetMap ( `#7280 `__ ) (Thomas Schorr) : `a994636 `__
+* Fix vector tileindex infinite recursion (Patrik Sylve) : `6c6e74e `__
+* CI: Update to GDAL 3.10.3 ( `#7281 `__ ) (Seth G) : `028a2de `__
+* SHP/DBF: Attempt to read encoding from CPG file ( `#7274 `__ ) (Patrik Sylve) : `d54aae0 `__
+* Fix MSSQL driver crash with NULL fid ( `#7270 `__ ) ( `#7271 `__ ) (Tamas Szekeres) : `337f974 `__
+* update OGCAPI Common schemas url ( `#7267 `__ ) (Jeff McKenna) : `9b7a37c `__
+* CI: handle Flake8 unused variable violation code ( `#7264 `__ ) (Jeff McKenna) : `6fe8e2b `__
+* Bump C/C++ standard to 17 for ICU 76. ( `#7259 `__ ) (Bas Couwenberg) : `0638698 `__
+* Fix opacity for gradient legend symbol ( `#7255 `__ ) (Patrik Sylve) : `38fc59f `__
+* Add a TIMESTAMP FORMATOPTION for Zip OUTPUTFORMATS ( `#7251 `__ ) (Seth G) : `fd7ee52 `__
+* CI: upgrade PHPUnit to version 12 ( `#7254 `__ ) (Jeff McKenna) : `530f2bf `__
+* Make sure 130 tests make request for WMS version 1.3.0 ( `#7252 `__ ) (Alistair Everett) : `de25c45 `__
+* CI: Update msautotest outputs to use Docker outputs ( `#7250 `__ ) (Seth G) : `e095a18 `__
+* msautotest: Fix interpretation of test output comparison in mstestlib ( `#7249 `__ ) (Paul Pazderski) : `e04fbd4 `__
+* CI: Update all build scripts and msautotest outputs to Ubuntu 24.04 ( `#7242 `__ ) (Seth G) : `4121426 `__
+* Add test for shapezip STORAGE=memory ( `#7239 `__ ) (Seth G) : `c7efdce `__
+* Move PHP MapScript builds to Docker and simplify Python MapScript builds (sethg) : `64a706f `__
+* Update to ubuntugis-stable (sethg) : `0170749 `__
+* Update main build to ubuntu-latest (geographika) : `79e609b `__
+* Update Python MapScript to use Docker (sethg) : `79bcc37 `__
+* CI: Run coverity-scan using Docker ( `#7225 `__ ) (Seth G) : `3bb1c22 `__
+* Run cppcheck using Docker ( `#7224 `__ ) (Seth G) : `279027f `__
+* Python MapScript updates ( `#7221 `__ ) (Seth G) : `6bef295 `__
+* Update the MapServer OpenLayers Viewer to use OpenLayers 10.4 ( `#7218 `__ ) (Seth G) : `432a45d `__
+* Attempt at fuzzer fix ( `#7219 `__ ) (Seth G) : `bc2a64a `__
+* msDrawRasterBuildRasterPath(): micro-optimization: do not attempt to open non-exiting file ( `#7215 `__ ) (Even Rouault) : `68c2a2f `__
+* [CI] bump PCRE2 for SWIG build (Jeff McKenna) : `a6db803 `__
+* update for 8.4 release (Jeff McKenna) : `24102f3 `__
+* update for 8.4 release (Jeff McKenna) : `f833350 `__
+* update history (Jeff McKenna) : `034d8be `__
+* add CITATION.cff ( `#7209 `__ ) (Jeff McKenna) : `3cd7992 `__
+* update history (Jeff McKenna) : `bc8e7dd `__
+* update copyright year (Jeff McKenna) : `683ad5c `__
+* Add stdbool.h inclusion in mapserver.h (Even Rouault) : `a6b41b2 `__
+* update history (Jeff McKenna) : `562a20d `__
+* Emit explicit error message when proj.db cannot be found ( `#7203 `__ ) (Even Rouault) : `5484bc6 `__
+* msPostGISReadShape(): fix crash if returned geometry is NULL (Even Rouault) : `4cdc549 `__
diff --git a/en/development/changelog/index.txt b/en/development/changelog/index.txt
index b50cc266a96..5e3dc9e5eda 100644
--- a/en/development/changelog/index.txt
+++ b/en/development/changelog/index.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
+ changelog-8-6
changelog-8-4
changelog-8-2
changelog-8-0
diff --git a/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-140.txt b/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-140.txt
index e133dc5eb7a..cf4744e6d8e 100644
--- a/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-140.txt
+++ b/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-140.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ MS RFC 140: MapServer Index Page
:Author: Seth Girvin
:Contact: sethg@geographika.co.uk
-:Last Updated: 2025-17-10
+:Last Updated: 2025-10-17
:Version: MapServer 8.6
:Status: Adopted
diff --git a/en/download.txt b/en/download.txt
index f48e846009a..62ba7c84b77 100644
--- a/en/download.txt
+++ b/en/download.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Current Release(s)
* MapServer
+ * **2025-11-18** MapServer-8.6.0-beta2 `tar.gz `__ | `.zip `__ | :ref:`Changelog `
* **2025-09-19** MapServer-8.4.1 `tar.gz `__ | `.zip `__ | :ref:`Changelog `
* **2024-09-02** MapServer-8.2.2 `tar.gz `__ | `.zip `__ | :ref:`Changelog `
* **2024-06-11** MapServer-8.0.2 `tar.gz `__ | :ref:`Changelog `
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ Current Release
Previous Releases
..............................................................................
+* `MapServer-8.4-Documentation.pdf `__ |image|
* `MapServer-8.2-Documentation.pdf `__ |image|
* `MapServer-8.0-Documentation.pdf `__ |image|
* `MapServer-7.6-Documentation.pdf `__ |image|
diff --git a/en/download_archives.txt b/en/download_archives.txt
index 76ad65aa915..d2fc3f31cae 100644
--- a/en/download_archives.txt
+++ b/en/download_archives.txt
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ Past Releases
Development Releases
..............................................................................
+* **2025-11-18** MapServer-8.6.0-beta2 `tar.gz `__ | `.zip `__ | :ref:`Changelog `
+
+* **2025-11-13** MapServer-8.6.0-beta1 `tar.gz `__ | `.zip `__ | :ref:`Changelog `
+
* **2025-01-08** MapServer-8.4.0-rc1 `tar.gz `__ | `.zip `__ | :ref:`Changelog `
* **2024-12-14** MapServer-8.4.0-beta2 `tar.gz `__ | `.zip `__ | :ref:`Changelog `
diff --git a/en/images/index-page-ms4w.png b/en/images/index-page-ms4w.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18448e21657
Binary files /dev/null and b/en/images/index-page-ms4w.png differ
diff --git a/en/include/announcements.inc b/en/include/announcements.inc
index 7410dc7be1b..a7807cf409c 100644
--- a/en/include/announcements.inc
+++ b/en/include/announcements.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+**2025-11-18 - MapServer 8.6.0-beta2 is released**
+
+The second beta for MapServer 8.6 has been released. The list of
+major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.6 announcement `.
+See the :ref:`changelog `
+for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
+
**2025-09-19 - MapServer 8.4.1 is released**
.. important::
@@ -70,73 +77,3 @@ major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.2 announcement `
for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-**2024-06-28 - MapServer 8.2.0-rc3 is released**
-
-The third release candidate for MapServer 8.2.0 has been released. The list of
-major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.2 announcement `.
-See the :ref:`changelog `
-for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
-**2024-06-27 - MapServer 8.2.0-rc2 is released**
-
-The second release candidate for MapServer 8.2.0 has been released. The list of
-major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.2 announcement `.
-See the :ref:`changelog `
-for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
-**2024-06-14 - MapServer 8.2.0-rc1 is released**
-
-The first release candidate for MapServer 8.2.0 has been released. The list of
-major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.2 announcement `.
-See the :ref:`changelog `
-for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
-**2024-06-11 - MapServer 8.2.0-beta3, 8.0.2, 7.6.6 are released**
-
-Several maintenance releases of MapServer have been issued in order to fix
-a security flaw for regex validation (CVE has been requested).
-See the :ref:`8.2.0-beta3 changelog `,
-:ref:`8.0.2 changelog `,
-:ref:`7.6.6 changelog ` for the list of changes.
-
-Head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
-**2024-06-08 - MapServer 8.2.0-beta2 is released**
-
-The second beta for MapServer 8.2 has been released. The list of
-major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.2 announcement `.
-See the :ref:`changelog `
-for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
-**2024-05-24 - TinyOWS 1.2.1 is released**
-
-The minor version TinyOWS 1.2.1 has been released. This release is in honor
-of Olivier Courtin, the original TinyOWS developer & visionary.
-The list of changes for this release can be found in
-the :ref:`changelog `.
-
-Head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
-**2023-04-18 - MapServer 8.0.1 and 7.6.5 are released**
-
-The maintenance release of MapServer 8.0.1 and 7.6.5 are now available.
-See the :ref:`8.0.1 changelog `,
-:ref:`7.6.5 changelog `
-for the full list of changes.
-
-Head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
-**2023-01-30 - MapCache 1.14.0 is released**
-
-MapCache 1.14.0 has been released. This is a security release to handle
-a string formatting injection vulnerability, and it affects all previous versions.
-See the :ref:`changelog `
-for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
-**2022-09-12 - MapServer 8.0.0 is released**
-
-The major version MapServer 8.0 has been released. The list of
-major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.0 announcement `.
-See the :ref:`changelog `
-for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
-
diff --git a/en/mapfile/class.txt b/en/mapfile/class.txt
index c0b82a1331e..bbb5d38cb76 100644
--- a/en/mapfile/class.txt
+++ b/en/mapfile/class.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ EXPRESSION [string]
:name: mapfile-class-fallback
FALLBACK [true|false]
- .. versionadded:: 8.6
+ .. versionadded:: 8.6.0
Specifies whether the class should act as a fallback class. Default is false.
A fallback class is applied if and only if none of the previously
diff --git a/en/mapfile/identify.txt b/en/mapfile/identify.txt
index b10b7ffa916..5a3598ab047 100644
--- a/en/mapfile/identify.txt
+++ b/en/mapfile/identify.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
IDENTIFY
*****************************************************************************
-.. versionadded:: 8.6
+.. versionadded:: 8.6.0
Controls how vector features are identified, typically through WMS GetFeatureInfo
or MODE=QUERY requests.
@@ -112,3 +112,5 @@ CLASSGROUP [string]
SYMBOL "my_symbol"
END
END
+
+.. seealso:: original Pull Request `#7318 `__
diff --git a/en/mapfile/layer.txt b/en/mapfile/layer.txt
index 012afd3ea5a..a1162af9f3c 100644
--- a/en/mapfile/layer.txt
+++ b/en/mapfile/layer.txt
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ HEADER [filename]
.. _layer-identify:
:ref:`IDENTIFY`
- .. versionadded:: 8.6
+ .. versionadded:: 8.6.0
Signals the start of an :ref:`IDENTIFY` object.
diff --git a/en/mapfile/scalebar.txt b/en/mapfile/scalebar.txt
index 772412de76f..d98c7e7720b 100644
--- a/en/mapfile/scalebar.txt
+++ b/en/mapfile/scalebar.txt
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ STATUS [on|off|embed]
STYLE [integer]
Chooses the scalebar style. Valid styles are 0 and 1.
+
+.. index::
+ pair: SCALEBAR; TRANSPARENT
+ :name: mapfile-scalebar-transparent
TRANSPARENT [on|off]
diff --git a/en/ogc/wms_server.txt b/en/ogc/wms_server.txt
index c2503f44f19..c1c052596e8 100644
--- a/en/ogc/wms_server.txt
+++ b/en/ogc/wms_server.txt
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ Web Object Metadata
**ows_compliance_mode** (or **wms_compliance_mode**)
- .. versionadded:: 8.6
+ .. versionadded:: 8.6.0
- *Description:* (Optional) Aim for enhanced OGC compliance.
Work in progress, the goal is to pass all `INSPIRE tests `__.
diff --git a/en/optimization/environment_variables.txt b/en/optimization/environment_variables.txt
index 8278fe21946..5d6f3c3289a 100644
--- a/en/optimization/environment_variables.txt
+++ b/en/optimization/environment_variables.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ MS_ERRORFILE
pair: Environment variables; MS_INDEX_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY
MS_INDEX_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY
- .. versionadded:: 8.6
+ .. versionadded:: 8.6.0
The `MS_INDEX_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY` environment variable can be set
to activate an index page that lists all mapfiles and related services.