This release includes 140 bug fixes and stability improvements and introduces several new features including Python support.

This is primarily a bug fix release and includes the following key changes:

* 70 Bugs closed
* Added locale tab to options dialog so that locale can be overridden
* Cleanups and additions to GRASS tools
* Python Plugin Installer for installing plugins from the PyQGIS repository
* Documentation updates
* Improvements for building under MSVC

New features are:
- WMS support
- Improved vector and attribute editing
- Improved measure tools with area measuring
- Attribute searching
- New legend structure
- Refactoring of API to allow the use of QGIS libraries in mapping applications
- Improved MapServer export tool
- Vector layer transparency and antialiasing
- GRASS support in all platforms
- Enhanced GRASS support and toolbox commands
- Enhanced vector editing, including copy, cut, paste, snapping and vertex editing
- Shapefile/OGR layer editing