Release v4.6.0-beta2

contrib/openapi.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "openapi": "3.0.3",
     "info": {
         "title": "NetBox REST API",
-        "version": "4.6.0-beta1",
+        "version": "4.6.0-beta2",
         "license": {
             "name": "Apache v2 License"
         }

docs/release-notes/version-4.6.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NetBox v4.6
 
-## v4.6.0-beta1 (2026-04-14)
+## v4.6.0-beta2 (2026-04-28)
 
 ### New Features
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ A new `start` query parameter has been introduced as an efficient alternative to
 * [#19025](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/19025) - Support optional schema validation for JSON custom fields
 * [#19034](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/19034) - Annotate total reserved unit count on rack reservations
 * [#19138](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/19138) - Include NAT addresses for primary & out-of-band IP addresses in REST API
+* [#19648](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/19648) - Add a color custom field type
 * [#19796](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/19796) - Support `{module}` position inheritance for nested module bays
 * [#19953](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/19953) - Enable debugging support for ConfigTemplate rendering
 * [#20123](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/20123) - Introduce options to control adoption/replication of device components via REST API (replicates UI behavior)
@@ -47,14 +48,18 @@ A new `start` query parameter has been introduced as an efficient alternative to
 * [#21662](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21662) - Increase `rf_channel_frequency` precision to 3 decimal places
 * [#21702](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21702) - Include a serialized representation of the HTTP request in each webhook
 * [#21720](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21720) - Align HTTP basic auth regex of `EnhancedURLValidator` with Django's `URLValidator`
+* [#21751](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21751) - Disable notifications for scripts running in the background
 * [#21770](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21770) - Enable specifying columns to include/exclude on embedded tables
 * [#21771](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21771) - Add support for partial tag assignment (`add_tags`) and removal (`remove_tags`) via REST API
 * [#21780](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21780) - Add changelog message support to bulk creation of IP addresses
 * [#21865](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21865) - Allow setting empty `INTERNAL_IPS` to enable debug toolbar for all clients
+* [#21924](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21924) - Improve styling and consistency of floating bulk action controls
 
-### Performance
+### Performance Improvements
 
 * [#21455](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21455) - Ensure PostgreSQL indexes exist to support the default ordering of each model
+* [#21688](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21688) - Reduce per-position ORM lookups when tracing cable paths
+* [#21788](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/21788) - Optimize bulk object export to avoid timeout errors on large querysets
 
 ### Plugins
 

netbox/release.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 version: "4.6.0"
 edition: "Community"
-published: "2026-04-14"
-designation: "beta1"
+published: "2026-04-28"
+designation: "beta2"

pyproject.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [project]
 name = "netbox"
-version = "4.6.0-beta1"
+version = "4.6.0-beta2"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 description = "The premier source of truth powering network automation."
 readme = "README.md"

requirements.txt

@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ strawberry-graphql-django==0.82.1
 svgwrite==1.4.3
 tablib==3.9.0
 tzdata==2026.2
-zensical==0.0.33
+zensical==0.0.37