Release v4.5.5 (#21672)

* Release v4.5.5

* Pin django-rq to <4.0

Author: jeremystretch

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01-feature_request.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: NetBox version
       description: What version of NetBox are you currently running?
-      placeholder: v4.5.4
+      placeholder: v4.5.5
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02-bug_report.yaml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: NetBox Version
       description: What version of NetBox are you currently running?
-      placeholder: v4.5.4
+      placeholder: v4.5.5
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03-performance.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: NetBox Version
       description: What version of NetBox are you currently running?
-      placeholder: v4.5.4
+      placeholder: v4.5.5
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown

base_requirements.txt

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ django-rich
 
 # Django integration for RQ (Reqis queuing)
 # https://github.com/rq/django-rq/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
-django-rq
+# See https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21696
+django-rq<4.0
 
 # Provides a variety of storage backends
 # https://github.com/jschneier/django-storages/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst

contrib/openapi.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "openapi": "3.0.3",
     "info": {
         "title": "NetBox REST API",
-        "version": "4.5.4",
+        "version": "4.5.5",
         "license": {
             "name": "Apache v2 License"
         }
@@ -233620,7 +233620,7 @@
                     },
                     "ignore_rules": {
                         "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Patterns (one per line) matching files to ignore when syncing"
+                        "description": "Patterns (one per line) matching files or paths to ignore when syncing"
                     },
                     "owner": {
                         "allOf": [
@@ -233730,7 +233730,7 @@
                     },
                     "ignore_rules": {
                         "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Patterns (one per line) matching files to ignore when syncing"
+                        "description": "Patterns (one per line) matching files or paths to ignore when syncing"
                     },
                     "owner": {
                         "oneOf": [
@@ -255935,7 +255935,7 @@
                     },
                     "ignore_rules": {
                         "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Patterns (one per line) matching files to ignore when syncing"
+                        "description": "Patterns (one per line) matching files or paths to ignore when syncing"
                     },
                     "owner": {
                         "oneOf": [
@@ -278410,7 +278410,7 @@
                     },
                     "ignore_rules": {
                         "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Patterns (one per line) matching files to ignore when syncing"
+                        "description": "Patterns (one per line) matching files or paths to ignore when syncing"
                     },
                     "owner": {
                         "oneOf": [

docs/release-notes/version-4.5.md

@@ -1,5 +1,45 @@
 # NetBox v4.5
 
+## v4.5.5 (2026-03-17)
+
+### Enhancements
+
+* [#21114](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21114) - Support path exclusions for data source synchronization
+* [#21578](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21578) - Support identifying scope object by name or slug when bulk importing scoped objects
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* [#21330](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21330) - Optimize the assignment of tags when saving objects
+* [#21402](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21402) - Avoid excessive database queries when rendering unnamed devices via the REST API
+* [#21611](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21611) - Replace inefficient calls to `.count()` with `.exists()`
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [#19867](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/19867) - Preserve the "per page" pagination setting when returning from object edit forms
+* [#20077](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/20077) - Fix form field focus bug in Microsoft Edge
+* [#20385](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/20385) - Enforce `MAX_PAGE_SIZE` limit for GraphQL API requests
+* [#20468](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/20468) - Fix range-based filter lookups for integer fields in GraphQL API
+* [#20915](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/20915) - Restore user language preference after login via social authentication
+* [#20934](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/20934) - Fix dark mode flicker on page load
+* [#21012](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21012) - Add pagination for VLAN table on interface view to prevent silent truncation at 100 entries
+* [#21380](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21380) - Fix display of the background tasks table on mobile
+* [#21440](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21440) - Avoid erroneously clearing primary/OOB IP assignments during bulk import/update
+* [#21468](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21468) - Preserve safe custom HTTP headers when copying requests for background job processing
+* [#21486](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21486) - Fix `AttributeError` exception caused by missing `COOKIES` attribute on `NetBoxFakeRequest`
+* [#21512](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21512) - Fix GraphQL filter field name mismatch for device component types (e.g. `console_ports`)
+* [#21531](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21531) - Fix search functionality for location when combined with other filters
+* [#21556](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21556) - Avoid clearing the platform field when changing device type in the device edit form
+* [#21579](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21579) - Hide the script "Add" button for users lacking the required permission
+* [#21580](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21580) - Hide the virtual machine "Add components" dropdown for users lacking change permission
+* [#21586](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21586) - Fix broken "Add child group" link in site group view (was pointing to the region endpoint)
+* [#21618](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21618) - Fix cable termination points being lost when bulk-editing the cable profile
+* [#21651](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21651) - Disable sorting by the `is_primary` column in the MAC address list view
+* [#21653](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21653) - Fix profile-based cable tracing when a single origin carries multiple positions
+* [#21673](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21673) - Fix display of primary IP address with associated NAT IP on virtual machine view
+* [#21686](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21686) - Clean up cached circuit attributes when reassigning a circuit termination
+
+---
+
 ## v4.5.4 (2026-03-03)
 
 ### Enhancements

netbox/project-static/package.json

@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@
     "gridstack": "12.4.2",
     "htmx.org": "2.0.8",
     "query-string": "9.3.1",
-    "sass": "1.97.3",
+    "sass": "1.98.0",
     "tom-select": "2.5.2",
     "typeface-inter": "3.18.1",
     "typeface-roboto-mono": "1.1.13"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@eslint/compat": "^2.0.2",
-    "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.3.4",
+    "@eslint/compat": "^2.0.3",
+    "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.3.5",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.2",
     "@types/bootstrap": "5.2.10",
     "@types/cookie": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^24.10.1",
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-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.56.1",
-    "esbuild": "^0.27.3",
-    "esbuild-sass-plugin": "^3.6.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.57.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.57.0",
+    "esbuild": "^0.27.4",
+    "esbuild-sass-plugin": "^3.7.0",
     "eslint": "^9.39.2",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
     "eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "^4.4.4",