Features & Improvements
- Add option to exclude group(s) when running pdm sync/install -G:all by adding flag --without group1,group2,... [2258](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2258)
- Default to log to user home and make logs directory configurable. [2398](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2398)
- Add an option `keep_going` to continue on errors for composite scripts and return the last failing exit code. [2582](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2582)
- Add an option `working_dir` for PDM's scripts to set the current working directory. [2620](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2620)
- Allow updating specific sub-dependencies (i.e., transitive dependencies) in the lock file. [2628](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2628)
- Add `--config-setting` option to `add/install/sync/update/remove/export` commands, the config settings dictionary will be shared by all packages. [2636](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2636)
- Cache the decompressed contents of wheels for faster access. [2660](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2660)
- Add configuration for timeout for network requests. [2680](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2680)
- Reuse the request sesison within the environment. [2697](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2697)
- Caches can be disabled by using the `--no-cache` option or setting the `PDM_NO_CACHE` environment variable. [2702](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2702)
- Switch to `httpx.Client` for HTTP requests, drop `requests` dependency. [2709](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2709)
- We have timemachine now! You can exclude packages published newer than a certain date via `pdm lock --exclude-newer=<date>`, allowing reproduction of resolutions regardless of new package releases. [2712](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2712)
- Add command `pdm outdated` to check the outdated packages and list the latest versions. [2718](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2718)
- When `python.use_venv` is on, always try to create a virtualenv when using `pdm use` to switch the Python interpreter. [2720](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2720)
- Support installing Pythons from [python-build-standalone](https://github.com/indygreg/python-build-standalone). Add command group `pdm python` to manage Python installations. And `pdm use` can automatically install the Python interpreter if it's not found. [#2721](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2721)
- Supports custom distribution files path via `-d/--dest` option for `pdm publish`. [2723](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2723)
Bug Fixes
- Don't modify TOML tables that are not related to PDM. [2666](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2666)
- Made `--without` imply `--with :all`. [2670](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2670)
- Expand user path for `venv.location` and other path-like config values. [2672](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2672)
- Give a default version when it's missing in `pyproject.toml` when parsing candidate's metadata. [2677](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2677)
- Fix the issue that ANSI codes are shown in the output of `pdm --help` on Windows. [2678](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2678)
- Don't show empty configuration sections in `pdm config`. [2683](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2683)
Documentation
- Document the difference between `[tool.pdm.scripts]` and `[project.scripts]` [2121](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2121)
Removals and Deprecations
- Remove the support of `pth` cache method. And `symlink` cache method now behaves the same as `symlink_individual` cache method. [2660](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2660)
- Remove `pdm.models.environment` module deprecated before. Also remove the renamed members from `pdm.environments`. [2710](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2710)
Miscellany
- Delete `setup.cfg`, move tool configurations under it to `pyproject.toml` [2703](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/issues/2703)