askbot/doc/source/changelog.rst: added a note that EMAIL_VALIDATION_REQUIRED livesetting default is changed from False to True

Author: evgenyfadeev

askbot/doc/source/changelog.rst

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Development (not yet released)
   changed the default session serializer from Pickle to JSON
 * Added the option to require validation of email address when users change it.
   Controlled by the ``EMAIL_VALIDATION_REQUIRED`` livesetting.
+* Changed the default of the ``EMAIL_VALIDATION_REQUIRED`` livesetting from ``False`` to ``True``.
 
 0.12.8 (Mar 15, 2026)
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askbot/tests/test_page_load.py

@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ def test_user_cannot_change_email(self):
         self.assertEqual(user.username, 'edited')
         self.assertEqual(user.email, email_before)
 
-    @with_settings(EDITABLE_EMAIL=True, EDITABLE_SCREEN_NAME=True)
+    @with_settings(EDITABLE_EMAIL=True, EDITABLE_SCREEN_NAME=True, EMAIL_VALIDATION_REQUIRED=False)
     def test_user_can_change_email(self):
         self.client.login(user_id=self.user.id, method='force')
         email_before = self.user.email