diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
+- fix sanitization issues [\#18687](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18687) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
+- Regenerate integrations.js [\#18686](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18686) ([netdatabot](https://github.com/netdatabot))
+- go.d/chrony: collect serverstats using chronyc [\#18685](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18685) ([ilyam8](https://github.com/ilyam8))
+- UTF8 support for chart ids, names and other metadata [\#18684](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18684) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
+- Regenerate integrations.js [\#18682](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18682) ([netdatabot](https://github.com/netdatabot))
+- Bump github.com/tidwall/gjson from 1.17.3 to 1.18.0 in /src/go [\#18681](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18681) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.59.1 to 0.60.0 in /src/go [\#18680](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18680) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver from 1.17.0 to 1.17.1 in /src/go [\#18679](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18679) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- go.d downgrade go-ora to v2.8.20 [\#18677](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18677) ([ilyam8](https://github.com/ilyam8))
+- Docs fixes [\#18676](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18676) ([Ancairon](https://github.com/Ancairon))
 - Apps plugin improvements2 [\#18673](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18673) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
 - Regenerate integrations.js [\#18672](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18672) ([netdatabot](https://github.com/netdatabot))
 - Regenerate integrations.js [\#18671](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18671) ([netdatabot](https://github.com/netdatabot))
@@ -17,6 +27,7 @@
 - Docs lint on `packaging/` dir [\#18665](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18665) ([Ancairon](https://github.com/Ancairon))
 - Add FAQ to SCIM integration doc [\#18664](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18664) ([juacker](https://github.com/juacker))
 - Fix win apps uptime [\#18662](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18662) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
+- Embed CPU architecture info in Windows installer filename. [\#18661](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18661) ([Ferroin](https://github.com/Ferroin))
 - Docs directory lint documentation and fix issues [\#18660](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18660) ([Ancairon](https://github.com/Ancairon))
 - bump go toolchain v1.22.8 [\#18659](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18659) ([ilyam8](https://github.com/ilyam8))
 - go.d sd fix sprig funcmap [\#18658](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18658) ([ilyam8](https://github.com/ilyam8))
@@ -58,6 +69,7 @@
 - go.d/sensors update meta [\#18595](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18595) ([ilyam8](https://github.com/ilyam8))
 - apps.plugin for windows [\#18594](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18594) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
 - Regenerate integrations.js [\#18592](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18592) ([netdatabot](https://github.com/netdatabot))
+- Add MSSQL metrics \(Part I\). [\#18591](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18591) ([thiagoftsm](https://github.com/thiagoftsm))
 - Add DLLs to CmakeLists.txt [\#18590](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18590) ([thiagoftsm](https://github.com/thiagoftsm))
 - Bump go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver from 1.16.1 to 1.17.0 in /src/go [\#18589](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18589) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
 - Bump github.com/docker/docker from 27.2.1+incompatible to 27.3.0+incompatible in /src/go [\#18588](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18588) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
@@ -414,18 +426,6 @@
 - log in the same line [\#18118](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18118) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
 - spawn server fixes 3 [\#18117](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18117) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
 - make claiming work again [\#18116](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18116) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
-- spawn server improvements [\#18115](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18115) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
-- Regenerate integrations.js [\#18114](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18114) ([netdatabot](https://github.com/netdatabot))
-- Fix detection of Coverity archive path in scan script. [\#18112](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18112) ([Ferroin](https://github.com/Ferroin))
-- Regenerate integrations.js [\#18110](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18110) ([netdatabot](https://github.com/netdatabot))
-- move "api key" option in stream.conf [\#18108](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18108) ([ilyam8](https://github.com/ilyam8))
-- add port service names to network viewer [\#18107](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18107) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
-- Regenerate integrations.js [\#18106](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18106) ([netdatabot](https://github.com/netdatabot))
-- docs: deploy docker add host root mount \(stable\) [\#18105](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18105) ([ilyam8](https://github.com/ilyam8))
-- Fix detection of Coverity archive in scan script. [\#18104](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18104) ([Ferroin](https://github.com/Ferroin))
-- add authorization to spawn requests [\#18103](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18103) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
-- Bump CMake supported versions. [\#18102](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18102) ([Ferroin](https://github.com/Ferroin))
-- Stop a bit more quickly on a failure when using Ninja. [\#18101](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/18101) ([Ferroin](https://github.com/Ferroin))
 
 ## [v1.46.3](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/tree/v1.46.3) (2024-07-23)
 
diff --git a/packaging/version b/packaging/version
index 3ff981f674..c5a76493b9 100644
--- a/packaging/version
+++ b/packaging/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.99.0-246-nightly
+v1.99.0-259-nightly