Signed-off-by: Roman Bogorodskiy <bogorodskiy@gmail.com>
---
 NEWS.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index a05fd43120..5a50f15912 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -17,10 +17,37 @@ v12.5.0 (unreleased)
 
 * **New features**
 
+  * bhyve: Extend the guest agent support
+
+    The bhyve driver now supports several APIs on top of the guest agent:
+
+     * Getting and setting guest OS SSH keys
+     * Setting guest OS user's password
+     * Getting and setting guest OS time
+
+    Additionally, domain rebooting and shutting down using the agent
+    is now supported.
+
+  * bhyve: Support ``on_reboot`` and ``on_poweroff`` actions
+
+    The bhyve driver now respects the domain's
+    ``on_reboot`` and ``on_poweroff`` actions.
+
+  * bhyve: Support populating SMBIOS fields
+
+    Add support for populating the SMBIOS fields as defined
+    by the ``<sysinfo type='smbios'>`` section of the domain's XML.
+
 * **Improvements**
 
 * **Bug fixes**
 
+  * bhyve: Guest agent related fixes
+
+    A few bugs related to the guest agent communication are fixed, from
+    not properly initializing an agent to crashing when the agent
+    socket cannot be opened.
+
 
 v12.4.0 (2026-06-01)
 ====================
-- 
2.52.0

On Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 08:19:35 +0200, Roman Bogorodskiy wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Roman Bogorodskiy <bogorodskiy@gmail.com>
> ---
>  NEWS.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
> index a05fd43120..5a50f15912 100644
> --- a/NEWS.rst
> +++ b/NEWS.rst
> @@ -17,10 +17,37 @@ v12.5.0 (unreleased)
>  
>  * **New features**
>  
> +  * bhyve: Extend the guest agent support
> +
> +    The bhyve driver now supports several APIs on top of the guest agent:
> +
> +     * Getting and setting guest OS SSH keys
> +     * Setting guest OS user's password
> +     * Getting and setting guest OS time
> +
> +    Additionally, domain rebooting and shutting down using the agent
> +    is now supported.
> +
> +  * bhyve: Support ``on_reboot`` and ``on_poweroff`` actions
> +
> +    The bhyve driver now respects the domain's
> +    ``on_reboot`` and ``on_poweroff`` actions.
> +
> +  * bhyve: Support populating SMBIOS fields
> +
> +    Add support for populating the SMBIOS fields as defined
> +    by the ``<sysinfo type='smbios'>`` section of the domain's XML.
> +
>  * **Improvements**
>  
>  * **Bug fixes**
>  
> +  * bhyve: Guest agent related fixes
> +
> +    A few bugs related to the guest agent communication are fixed, from
> +    not properly initializing an agent to crashing when the agent
> +    socket cannot be opened.
> +
>  
>  v12.4.0 (2026-06-01)
>  ====================

Reviewed-by: Jiri Denemark <jdenemar@redhat.com>