[gnome-software] Release version 40.rc

[Milan Crha <mcrha src gnome org>]

commit 09cef1f791d7fda44656ffcdd7fb325a8b4f1012
Author: Milan Crha <mcrha redhat com>
Date:   Fri Mar 12 08:01:25 2021 +0100

    Release version 40.rc

 NEWS                                           | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 86 insertions(+)
---
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index aac969c91..35ef1e59e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
+Version 40.rc
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2021-03-12
+
+This is an unstable release with the following changes:
+ * Implement new featured apps carousel.
+ * List of Flatpak repositories is updated when changed using the Flatpak command line tool.
+ * The loading page now shows the full color icon instead of the symbolic one.
+ * Show release date in version history for releases that use the 'date' attribute.
+ * Improved icon handling, including with hiDPI screens.
+ * Fixed a bug in remembering when update notifications were shown.
+ * Build as a dynamic rather than a static library, and rearrange installation paths.
+
+Translation updates:
+ * Basque
+ * Catalan
+ * Croatian
+ * Czech
+ * Dutch
+ * English (United Kingdom)
+ * Finnish
+ * French
+ * Friulian
+ * Galician
+ * German
+ * Hungarian
+ * Indonesian
+ * Kazakh
+ * Korean
+ * Lithuanian
+ * Persian
+ * Portuguese
+ * Portuguese (Brazil)
+ * Romanian
+ * Serbian
+ * Slovenian
+ * Spanish
+ * Swedish
+ * Turkish
+ * Ukrainian
+
 Version 40.beta
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2021-02-16
diff --git a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
index bd569cc4b..c925fb2ad 100644
--- a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml.in
@@ -46,6 +46,51 @@
    Validate with `appstreamcli validate *.appdata.xml`
   -->
   <releases>
+    <release date="2021-03-12" version="40.rc">
+      <description>
+        <p>
+          This is an unstable release with the following changes:
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Implement new featured apps carousel.</li>
+          <li>List of Flatpak repositories is updated when changed using the Flatpak command line tool.</li>
+          <li>The loading page now shows the full color icon instead of the symbolic one.</li>
+          <li>Show release date in version history for releases that use the 'date' attribute.</li>
+          <li>Improved icon handling, including with hiDPI screens.</li>
+          <li>Fixed a bug in remembering when update notifications were shown.</li>
+          <li>Build as a dynamic rather than a static library, and rearrange installation paths.</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>Translation updates:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Basque</li>
+          <li>Catalan</li>
+          <li>Croatian</li>
+          <li>Czech</li>
+          <li>Dutch</li>
+          <li>English (United Kingdom)</li>
+          <li>Finnish</li>
+          <li>French</li>
+          <li>Friulian</li>
+          <li>Galician</li>
+          <li>German</li>
+          <li>Hungarian</li>
+          <li>Indonesian</li>
+          <li>Kazakh</li>
+          <li>Korean</li>
+          <li>Lithuanian</li>
+          <li>Persian</li>
+          <li>Portuguese</li>
+          <li>Portuguese (Brazil)</li>
+          <li>Romanian</li>
+          <li>Serbian</li>
+          <li>Slovenian</li>
+          <li>Spanish</li>
+          <li>Swedish</li>
+          <li>Turkish</li>
+          <li>Ukrainian</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2021-02-16" version="40.beta">
       <description>
         <p>