doc: changelog

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,9 +5,34 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.5.0] - 2024-12-25
+
 ### Added
 
-- **🌐 Enhanced Translations**: Added Slovak language, improved Czech language.
+- **💬 True Asynchronous Chat Support**: Create chats, navigate away, and return anytime with responses ready. Ideal for reasoning models and multi-agent workflows, enhancing multitasking like never before.
+- **🔔 Chat Completion Notifications**: Never miss a completed response. Receive instant in-UI notifications when a chat finishes in a non-active tab, keeping you updated while you work elsewhere.
+- **🌐 Notification Webhook Integration**: Get alert notifications via webhooks even when your tab is fully closed! Perfect for timely updates in long-running chats, streamlining external integrations.
+- **📚 Channels (Beta)**: Explore Discord/Slack-style chat rooms designed for real-time collaboration between users and AIs. Build bots for channels and unlock asynchronous communication for proactive multi-agent workflows. Opt-in via Admin Settings > General. A Comprehensive Bot SDK tutorial (https://github.com/open-webui/bot) is incoming, so stay tuned!
+- **🖼️ Client-Side Image Compression**: Now compress images before upload (Settings > Interface), saving bandwidth and improving performance seamlessly.
+- **🛠️ OAuth Management for User Groups**: Enable group-level management via OAuth integration for enhanced control and scalability in collaborative environments.
+- **✅ Structured Output for Ollama**: Pass structured data output directly to Ollama, unlocking new possibilities for streamlined automation and precise data handling.
+- **📜 Offline Swagger Documentation**: Developer-friendly Swagger API docs are now available offline, ensuring full accessibility wherever you are.
+- **📸 Quick Screen Capture Button**: Effortlessly capture your screen with a single click from the message input menu.
+- **🌍 i18n Updates**: Improved and refined translations across several languages, including Ukrainian, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, and more, ensuring a seamless global user experience.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **📋 Table Export to CSV**: Resolved issues with CSV export where headers were missing or errors occurred due to values with commas, ensuring smooth and reliable data handling.
+- **🔓 BYPASS_MODEL_ACCESS_CONTROL**: Fixed an issue where users could see models but couldn’t use them with 'BYPASS_MODEL_ACCESS_CONTROL=True', restoring proper functionality for environments leveraging this setting.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **💡 API Key Authentication Restriction**: Narrowed API key auth permissions to '/api/models' and '/api/chat/completions' for enhanced security and better API governance.
+- **⚙️ Backend Overhaul for Performance**: Major backend restructuring; a heads-up that some "Functions" using internal variables may face compatibility issues. Moving forward, websocket support is mandatory to ensure Open WebUI operates seamlessly.
+
+### Removed
+
+- **⚠️ Legacy Functionality Clean-Up**: Deprecated outdated backend systems that were non-essential or overlapped with newer implementations, allowing for a leaner, more efficient platform.
 
 ## [0.4.8] - 2024-12-07