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 # NLopt Release Notes
 
+## NLopt 2.5 (upcoming)
+
+* New AGS global solver ([#194]), thanks to Vladislav Sovrasov.
+
+* New `nlopt_get_numevals` function providing a built-in evaluation counter ([#160]).
+
+* New `nlopt_get_errmsg` function for more descriptive error messages.
+
+* Build system is converted to `cmake` ([#49]), thanks to Julien Schueller
+
+* Plugins updated for recent Octave and Guile versions.
+
+* Various other build fixes and minor bug fixes.
+
 ## NLopt 2.4.2
 
 20 May 2014
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 11 Nov. 2008
 
 * Initial public release.
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+<!--- issue/PR links -->
+[#12]: https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/issues/12
+[#13]: https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/issues/13
+[#21]: https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/issues/21
+[#49]: https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/issues/49
+[#160]: https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/issues/160
+[#194]: https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/issues/194