Prepare v1.4.0

Signed-off-by: Simon McVittie <smcv@collabora.com>

NEWS

-dbus Python Bindings 1.4.0 (UNRELEASED)
+dbus Python Bindings 1.4.0 (2025-03-13)
 =======================================
 
 Build-time configuration changes:
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ Build-time configuration changes:
   Use -Dtests=enabled to check for all prerequisites for full test
   coverage, or -Dtests=disabled to avoid building any tests.
 
+* Autotools-generated files are no longer included in the tarball release.
+  The Autotools build system is likely to be removed in a future dbus-python
+  release, so Autotools users should migrate to Meson as soon as possible.
+  It is still possible to build using Autotools, by following the same
+  procedure as for a git clone (starting with the `./autogen.sh` script).
+  This requires autoconf, automake, libtool and autoconf-archive.
+
 Dependencies:
 
 * Installing from source code using Meson requires Meson 0.60 or later.
@@ -29,6 +36,8 @@ Enhancements:
 
 * Add argNpath match rules support (dbus-python!24, Jeroen Hofstee)
 
+* Generate a valid sdist from `meson dist` (Simon McVittie)
+
 * Mention more alternatives to this package in the README (Simon McVittie)
 
 Fixes:

configure.ac

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59c)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 dnl Micro version is odd for non-releases
-AC_INIT([dbus-python], [1.3.3],
+AC_INIT([dbus-python], [1.4.0],
   [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus-python/-/issues/new])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES])