version 2.5.4

* NEWS: Record release date.

NEWS

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 NEWS - list of user-visible changes between releases of GNU Libtool
 
-* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+* Noteworthy changes in release 2.5.4 (2024-11-20) [stable]
 
 ** New features: