Prep for 4.6.5 release

Author: paulbalandan

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v4.6.5](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/tree/v4.6.5) (2026-02-01)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/compare/v4.6.4...v4.6.5)
+
+### Fixed Bugs
+
+* fix: make seeder to respect database group by @michalsn in https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/pull/9886
+* fix: ensure CSP nonces are Base64 encoded by @paulbalandan in https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/pull/9907
+
+### Refactoring
+
+* refactor: debugbar time header not dependent on locale by @michalsn in https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/pull/9880
+* refactor: Remove dead code from MySQLi Connection related to PHP 5 by @kamil-tekiela in https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/pull/9887
+* refactor: Clean up mysqli transactions by @kamil-tekiela in https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/pull/9888
+
 ## [v4.6.4](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/tree/v4.6.4) (2025-12-12)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/compare/v4.6.3...v4.6.4)
 

phpdoc.dist.xml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <output>api/build/</output>
         <cache>api/cache/</cache>
     </paths>
-    <version number="4.6.4">
+    <version number="4.6.5">
         <api format="php">
             <source dsn=".">
                 <path>system</path>

system/CodeIgniter.php

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CodeIgniter
     /**
      * The current version of CodeIgniter Framework
      */
-    public const CI_VERSION = '4.6.4';
+    public const CI_VERSION = '4.6.5';
 
     /**
      * App startup time.

user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.6.5.rst

@@ -2,30 +2,14 @@
 Version 4.6.5
 #############
 
-Release Date: Unreleased
+Release Date: February 1, 2026
 
 **4.6.5 release of CodeIgniter4**
 
 .. contents::
     :local:
     :depth: 3
 
-********
-BREAKING
-********
-
-***************
-Message Changes
-***************
-
-*******
-Changes
-*******
-
-************
-Deprecations
-************
-
 **********
 Bugs Fixed
 **********

user_guide_src/source/conf.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 version = '4.6'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.6.4'
+release = '4.6.5'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 

user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_465.rst

@@ -12,18 +12,6 @@ Please refer to the upgrade instructions corresponding to your installation meth
     :local:
     :depth: 2
 
-**********************
-Mandatory File Changes
-**********************
-
-****************
-Breaking Changes
-****************
-
-*********************
-Breaking Enhancements
-*********************
-
 *************
 Project Files
 *************
@@ -44,12 +32,15 @@ and it is recommended that you merge the updated versions with your application:
 Config
 ------
 
-- @TODO
+- app/Config/Database.php
+- app/Controllers/BaseController.php
 
 All Changes
 ===========
 
 This is a list of all files in the **project space** that received changes;
 many will be simple comments or formatting that have no effect on the runtime:
 
-- @TODO
+- app/Config/Database.php
+- app/Controllers/BaseController.php
+- preload.php