From b667c7ffe2a00ffd3b89ef5fe71ccc62b64d476e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ardavan Oskooi <ardavan.oskooi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 21:44:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] prepare for 1.29 release

---
 NEWS.md      | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 configure.ac |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 3aab9f403..0ca91e134 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Meep Release Notes
 
+## Meep 1.29.0
+
+5/30/2024
+
+* Support for broadband planewave sources at fixed angle ([#2609]).
+
+* Support for subpixel smoothing for topology optimization ([#2741]).
+
+Various improvements and minor bug fixes ([#2747], [#2751], [#2752], [#2767], [#2285]) and additional documentation.
+
 ## Meep 1.28.0
 
 11/9/2023
@@ -1154,6 +1164,7 @@ Meep 1.0.1
 [#2253]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2253
 [#2264]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2264
 [#2271]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2271
+[#2285]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2285
 [#2289]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2289
 [#2290]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2290
 [#2305]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2305
@@ -1191,7 +1202,13 @@ Meep 1.0.1
 [#2554]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2554
 [#2560]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2560
 [#2599]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2599
+[#2609]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2609
 [#2611]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2611
 [#2631]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2631
 [#2684]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2684
 [#2695]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2695
+[#2741]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2741
+[#2747]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2747
+[#2751]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2751
+[#2752]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2752
+[#2767]: https://github.com/NanoComp/meep/issues/2767
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 496f43efb..31b577e03 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([meep],[m4_esyscmd(./version.sh 1.29.0-beta)])
+AC_INIT([meep],[m4_esyscmd(./version.sh 1.29.0)])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/step.cpp)
 
 # Shared-library version number; indicates api compatibility, and is
 # not the same as the "public" version number.  (Don't worry about this
 # except for public releases.) Note that any change to a C++ class
 # definition (in the .hpp file) generally breaks binary compatibility.
-SHARED_VERSION_INFO="32:1:0" # CURRENT:REVISION:AGE
+SHARED_VERSION_INFO="33:0:0" # CURRENT:REVISION:AGE
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign color-tests parallel-tests silent-rules 1.11])
 AM_SILENT_RULES(yes)

From 0c672f108fb88ee4bd15bc403fdc8db4856341c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ardavan Oskooi <ardavan.oskooi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 21:45:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] experimental support for BFAST

---
 NEWS.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 0ca91e134..a3321bd82 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 5/30/2024
 
-* Support for broadband planewave sources at fixed angle ([#2609]).
+* Experimental support for broadband planewave sources at fixed angle ([#2609]).
 
 * Support for subpixel smoothing for topology optimization ([#2741]).