WindowBuilder 1.25.0

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A document to catch releng issues for 1.25.0

• Update version number and target platforms:
  • Update the version number of all features to 1.25.0
  • Update the development target platform to Eclipse 2026-09
  • Update milestone to 1.25.0 (issues, pull-requests, etc.)
• Due: 06.07.2026: Release 1.25.0 M1
  • Create release record
• Due: 28.07.2026: Release 1.25.0 M2
• Due: 18.08.2026: Release 1.25.0 M3
• Due: 25.08.2026: Release 1.25.0 RC1
  • Code Freeze
• Due: 01.09.2026: Release 1.25.0 RC2
  • Quiet period
• Due: 09.09.2026: 2026-09 Release
  • Tag release commit and mark it as release in Github, create release notes
  • Add new release to the project website

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The M2 has been contributed:

eclipse-simrel/simrel.build@ceaf726
https://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/updates/milestone/S202607281915

Together with the release record:
https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/tools.windowbuilder/releases/1.25.0

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The M3 has been contributed:

eclipse-simrel/simrel.build@b8795e5
https://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/updates/milestone/S202608191658

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No meaningful changes since the M3, so there is no new build to contribute.

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The final release repository has been created:

eclipse-simrel/simrel.build@544862d
https://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/updates/release/1.25.0