Merge pull request #494 from nautobot/u/smk4664-main-to-develop-post5.1.0

Main to Develop post 5.1.0 release

Author: smk4664

changes/+nautobot-app-v3.0.0.housekeeping

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ This major release marks the compatibility of the Device Onboarding App with Nau
 
 We will continue to support the previous major release for users of Nautobot LTM 2.4 only with critical bug and security fixes as per the [Software Lifecycle Policy](https://networktocode.com/company/legal/software-lifecycle-policy/).
 
+<!-- towncrier release notes start -->
+
 ## [v5.0.0 (2025-11-17)](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/releases/tag/v5.0.0)
 
 ### Added

changes/366.fixed

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+# v5.1 Release Notes
+
+This document describes all new features and changes in the release. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## Release Overview
+
+- Support for additional device platforms has been added, including Brocade/Ruckus FastIron, HP Procurve, ArubaCX, ArubaOS, and F5 TMSH.
+- Fixed several bugs related to database connections, device synchronization, and interface management.
+
+<!-- towncrier release notes start -->
+
+## [v5.1.0 (2026-01-21)](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/releases/tag/v5.1.0)
+
+### Added
+
+- [#424](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/424) - Adds support for Brocade/Ruckus fastiron.
+- [#424](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/424) - Adds support for HP Procurve.
+- [#424](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/424) - Adds network data sync support for ArubaCX.
+- [#424](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/424) - Adds support for ArubaOS.
+- [#424](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/424) - Adds network data sync for F5 tmsh.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- [#366](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/366) - Fixed Sync Devices and Sync Network Data jobs not releasing DB connections.
+- [#428](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/428) - In the sync network data job, added handling of Devices who's Primary IP is not set.
+- [#455](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/455) - Fixed migration bug where OnboardingTask was not filtered correctly.
+- [#476](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/476) - Fixed interfaces attached to modules being recreated when running the Sync Network Data job.
+
+### Documentation
+
+- [#437](https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-app-device-onboarding/issues/437) - Updated documentation on the readme for capitalization.
+
+### Housekeeping
+
+- Rebaked from the cookie `nautobot-app-v3.0.0`.

changes/424.added

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ nav:
       - Compatibility Matrix: "admin/compatibility_matrix.md"
       - Release Notes:
           - "admin/release_notes/index.md"
+          - v5.1: "admin/release_notes/version_5.1.md"
           - v5.0: "admin/release_notes/version_5.0.md"
           - v4.4: "admin/release_notes/version_4.4.md"
           - v4.3: "admin/release_notes/version_4.3.md"