Release Notes for Redot 4.4 rc 1

We're excited to announce the release of our latest version, this brings us to the last step before stable. Here's what's new:

Enhancements & Features

• Add release changelog builder by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1059
• Add user reference to PR template in changelog builder by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1070
• Add Godot drop-in replacement for GDExtension version checks by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1073

Bug Fixes

• Fix changelog builder tag resolver and title transformers by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1067
• Fix erroneous macOS build bundle generation by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1078
• Cherry Pick: Fix animation track inserted path and key type by @Arctis-Fireblight in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1079
• Fix Quaternion arc constructor tolerance by @Logan-ReXDev in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1083
• Fix: Add Missing NodePath.Slice() method to the C# API by @speratus in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1099

Cherry-picks

• Cherry-picks for the 4.4 branch - 1st animation bugs batch by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1081

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/compare/redot-4.4-alpha.3...redot-4.4-rc.1

Edit 11/19/25: Reuploaded release templates with corrected file names and folder structure. Edit 11/29/25: Reuploaded release templates with additional corrections to file names and folder structure and corrected IOS packaging.