chore(master): release 2.5.0

[Alpaq92]

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2.5.0 (2026-07-17)

Features

• xml: TopSecret.ProtectedString.Xml — read an XML element into a ProtectedString (ea773e5)

Documentation

• XML binding section and seven-package references (600aaeb)

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added XML support for reading an XML element into a protected string value.

• Documentation

  • Updated XML binding guidance with additional package references.

• Chores

  • Updated the package version to 2.5.0.

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• .release-please-manifest.json
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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The release manifest version is updated from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0, and a new changelog entry documents XML-to-ProtectedString binding and XML documentation updates.

Changes

Release metadata

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Version and changelog update .release-please-manifest.json, CHANGELOG.md	The root package version is set to 2.5.0, with a new changelog entry describing XML binding and documentation updates.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• Alpaq92/TopSecret.ProtectedString#8: Updates the release manifest and adds a corresponding changelog entry.
• Alpaq92/TopSecret.ProtectedString#22: Applies the same release and changelog workflow for version 2.4.0.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly matches the release-focused changes and version bump to 2.5.0.
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[Alpaq92]

🤖 Created releases:

• v2.5.0

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