Merge pull request PowerDNS#16775 from omoerbeek/rec-prep-5.4.0-beta1

rec: prep for rec-5.4.0-beta1

Author: omoerbeek

.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt

@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ remoteip
 removedomainkey
 replacerrset
 requery
+RESINFO
 resolv
 respawned
 respawning

docs/secpoll.zone

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@       86400   IN  SOA pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. peter\.van\.dijk.powerdns.com. 2026011401 10800 3600 604800 10800
+@       86400   IN  SOA pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. peter\.van\.dijk.powerdns.com. 2026012701 10800 3600 604800 10800
 @       3600    IN  NS  pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com.
 @       3600    IN  NS  pdns-public-ns2.powerdns.com.
 
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ recursor-5.3.1.security-status                          60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now
 recursor-5.3.2.security-status                          60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-08.html"
 recursor-5.3.3.security-status                          60 IN TXT "1 OK"
 recursor-5.3.4.security-status                          60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-recursor-5.4.0-alpha1.security-status                   60 IN TXT "1 Unsupported pre-release"
+recursor-5.4.0-alpha1.security-status                   60 IN TXT "2 Superseded pre-release"
+recursor-5.4.0-beta1.security-status                    60 IN TXT "1 Unsupported pre-release"
 
 ; Recursor Debian
 recursor-3.6.2-2.debian.security-status                 60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/appendices/EOL.html"

pdns/recursordist/docs/changelog/5.4.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,60 @@ Changelogs for 5.4.X
 
 Before upgrading, it is advised to read the :doc:`../upgrade`.
 
+.. changelog::
+  :version: 5.4.0-beta1
+  :released: 27th of January 2026
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16651
+
+    Print irrelevant entries in cookie dump more nicely.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16655
+
+    Make code boost 1.66 compatible again.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Bug Fixes
+    :pullreq: 16662,16736
+
+    Add acquire/release in broadcast pipes to fix TSAN issues seen on trixie.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Bug Fixes
+    :pullreq: 16709
+    :tickets: 16673
+
+    Handle applicable dynamic parts of YAML-only config when reloading Lua config.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16710
+
+    Harden SVCB record parsing.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16711
+    :tickets: 14983
+
+    dnsrecords: Add RESINFO DNS Record (RFC 9606).
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Improvements
+    :pullreq: 16727
+
+    Add REST interface for manipulating Open Telemetry Trace Conditions.
+
+  .. change::
+    :tags: Bug Fixes
+    :pullreq: 16730
+
+    EDNS cookies: fix timestamp handling.
+
 .. changelog::
   :version: 5.4.0-alpha1
   :released: 16th of December 2025