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+<!--start release-notes-assistant-->
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+## Release notes
+<!--URL:https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo-->
+- Security bug fixes
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/12027): <!--number 12027 --><!--line 0 --><!--description VXBkYXRlIGRlcGVuZGVuY3kgZ28gdG8gdjEuMjUuOSAodjExLjAvZm9yZ2Vqbyk=-->Update dependency go to v1.25.9 (v11.0/forgejo)<!--description-->
+- Bug fixes
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11642) ([backported](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11679)): <!--number 11679 --><!--line 0 --><!--description Zml4OiBkb24ndCB0cmlwIGRlbGV0aW5nIGF0dGFjaG1lbnQgd2l0aCBtaXNzaW5nIHBlcm1pc3Npb24gZXJyb3I=-->fix: don't trip deleting attachment with missing permission error<!--description-->
+- Included for completeness but not user-facing (chores, etc.)
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11884): <!--number 11884 --><!--line 0 --><!--description VXBkYXRlIGRlcGVuZGVuY3kgaGFwcHktZG9tIHRvIHYyMC44LjkgW1NFQ1VSSVRZXSAodjExLjAvZm9yZ2Vqbyk=-->Update dependency happy-dom to v20.8.9 [SECURITY] (v11.0/forgejo)<!--description-->
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11898): <!--number 11898 --><!--line 0 --><!--description VXBkYXRlIG1vZHVsZSBnaXRodWIuY29tL2dvLWdpdC9nby1naXQvdjUgdG8gdjUuMTcuMSBbU0VDVVJJVFldICh2MTEuMC9mb3JnZWpvKQ==-->Update module github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 to v5.17.1 [SECURITY] (v11.0/forgejo)<!--description-->
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11837): <!--number 11837 --><!--line 0 --><!--description VXBkYXRlIGRlcGVuZGVuY3kgaGFwcHktZG9tIHRvIHYyMC44LjggW1NFQ1VSSVRZXSAodjExLjAvZm9yZ2Vqbyk=-->Update dependency happy-dom to v20.8.8 [SECURITY] (v11.0/forgejo)<!--description-->
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11831): <!--number 11831 --><!--line 0 --><!--description VXBkYXRlIG1vZHVsZSBnb2xhbmcub3JnL3gvbmV0IHRvIHYwLjUxLjAgW1NFQ1VSSVRZXSAodjExLjAvZm9yZ2Vqbyk=-->Update module golang.org/x/net to v0.51.0 [SECURITY] (v11.0/forgejo)<!--description-->
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11819): <!--number 11819 --><!--line 0 --><!--description VXBkYXRlIG1vZHVsZSBnb2xhbmcub3JnL3gvaW1hZ2UgdG8gdjAuMzguMCBbU0VDVVJJVFldICh2MTEuMC9mb3JnZWpvKQ==-->Update module golang.org/x/image to v0.38.0 [SECURITY] (v11.0/forgejo)<!--description-->
+  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11801) ([backported](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/11803)): <!--number 11803 --><!--line 0 --><!--description Y2k6IHVwZGF0ZSB0ZXN0cyB0byBydW4gZGViaWFuIHRyaXhpZSwgcmVtb3ZlIG1hbnVhbCBpbnN0YWxsYXRpb24gZnJvbSBgdGVzdGluZ2A=-->ci: update tests to run debian trixie, remove manual installation from `testing`<!--description-->
+<!--end release-notes-assistant-->