From ea31ac4dcdb442fb319cac78b4072e36c6fd3d5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John Paul E. Balandan, CPA" <paulbalandan@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 23:44:59 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Prep for 4.6.5 release

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                   | 14 ++++++++++++++
 phpdoc.dist.xml                                |  2 +-
 system/CodeIgniter.php                         |  2 +-
 user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.6.5.rst    | 18 +-----------------
 user_guide_src/source/conf.py                  |  2 +-
 .../source/installation/upgrade_465.rst        | 16 ++--------------
 6 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1e51255081e..2f55e4200788 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/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)
 
diff --git a/phpdoc.dist.xml b/phpdoc.dist.xml
index 2c811d13b74b..f894ef0e893a 100644
--- a/phpdoc.dist.xml
+++ b/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>
diff --git a/system/CodeIgniter.php b/system/CodeIgniter.php
index 4156c99453a5..c273f3b3cacc 100644
--- a/system/CodeIgniter.php
+++ b/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.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.6.5.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.6.5.rst
index 3b42a77d8d50..3f6b3d46115f 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.6.5.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.6.5.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Version 4.6.5
 #############
 
-Release Date: Unreleased
+Release Date: February 1, 2026
 
 **4.6.5 release of CodeIgniter4**
 
@@ -10,22 +10,6 @@ Release Date: Unreleased
     :local:
     :depth: 3
 
-********
-BREAKING
-********
-
-***************
-Message Changes
-***************
-
-*******
-Changes
-*******
-
-************
-Deprecations
-************
-
 **********
 Bugs Fixed
 **********
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/conf.py b/user_guide_src/source/conf.py
index a7df339b0799..20aae5de6e23 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/conf.py
+++ b/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 ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_465.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_465.rst
index abf6d7ca5b47..26605dad80d3 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_465.rst
+++ b/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
 *************
@@ -44,7 +32,7 @@ and it is recommended that you merge the updated versions with your application:
 Config
 ------
 
-- @TODO
+- No config files were changed in this release.
 
 All Changes
 ===========
@@ -52,4 +40,4 @@ 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
+- No project files were changed in this release.