Release 8.5.0 (#2837)

Author: danirabbit

data/gala.metainfo.xml.in

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <update_contact>contact_at_elementary.io</update_contact>
 
   <releases>
-    <release version="8.5.0" date="2026-05-01" urgency="medium">
+    <release version="8.5.0" date="2026-05-04" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>Improvements:</p>
           <ul>

meson.build

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gala',
     'vala',
-    version: '8.4.2',
+    version: '8.5.0',
     meson_version: '>= 0.59.0',
     license: 'GPL3',
     default_options: [