diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 87da9dabf10c9..17053a3091ad7 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,179 @@
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 7.2.0-rc.1 =
+
+### New Features
+
+- Add a new Buttons block. [#17352](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17352)
+- Support adding links to Media & Text block image. [#18139](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18139)
+- Navigation block: Support changing the font size. [#19127](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19127)
+- Gallery block: Add images size selector. [#18581](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18581)
+
+### Enhancements
+
+- Improve the block inserter search algorithm. [#19122](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19122)
+- Improve the block placeholders design and responsiveness. [#18745](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18745)
+- Navigation mode: Auto-enable when tabbing to the block list with an existing block selection. [#19238](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19238) [#19298](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19298)
+- Use tabs for gradient and color. [#19133](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19133)
+- Add "download" keyword to the File block. [#18995](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18995)
+- Add "poem" keyword to the Verse block. [#19355](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19355)
+- Convert to blocks: 
+    - preserve text alignment. [#19097](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19097)
+    - Skip shortcode if not on its own line. [#19059](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19059)
+- Writing flow: Improve tabbing for Edit mode. [#19235](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19235)
+- Use Popover for the block toolbar. [#18779](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18779)
+- Improve the block multi-selection styles. [#19094](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19094) [#19121](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19121)
+- Support reduced-motion for Social Links transitions. [#18750](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18750)
+- Use the default cursor for Select Tool [#19157](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19157)
+- Round position attributes on cover focal point save. [#19183](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19183)
+- Remove block inserter shortcuts. [#19045](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19045)
+- Navigation block: 
+    - Clarify the placeholder label. [#19105](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19105)
+    - Removes the reusable block option from the items. [#19250](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19250)
+    - Sub-items white background adjustment. [#18976](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18976)
+- Adjustments to the welcome guide. [#19195](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19195)
+- Audio block: Don't render an empty audio tag. [#18850](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18850)
+- Make validation of block html tags and attributes case insensitive [#19207](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19207)
+- Block examples: concatenate strings and add translators notes. [#19048](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19048)
+- Show the trash button as a link. [#19131](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19131)
+- Removed the bottom-margin for the RadioControl component. [#19340](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19340)
+- Copy: 
+    - Capitalize "Manager" in Block Manager. [#19375](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19375)
+    - Expand on sentence case usage. [#18758](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18758) [#19377](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19377)
+    - Update the copy of the Experiments page [#18233](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18233)
+    - Removes title case from alignments for text and image. [#18757](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18757)
+    - Unify not capitalizing the heading for each of the attributes. [#19374](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19374)
+    - Updates description of the navigation block. [#19098](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19098)
+
+### Performance:
+
+- Remove the BlockAsyncRenderProvider and render parents asynchronously [#19343](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19343)
+
+###  Bugs:
+
+- A11y: 
+    - Make text alignment items radio menu items. [#19233](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19233)
+    - Add group role to the  block wrapper element. [#19213](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19213)
+    - Prevent tabbing to the block drag handle. [#19211](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19211)
+    - Add a label attribute to the Social Icons block. [#18651](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18651)
+    - Improve Welcome guide and modal component. [#19261](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19261) [#19290](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19290)
+- Pasting:
+    - Content that results in a new block shouldn't be treated as inline content. [#19084](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19084)
+    - Preserve inline images. [#19064](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19064)
+    - Remove trailing br elements. [#19035](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19035)
+    - Remove windows paste markers. [#19040](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19040)
+    - Strip HTML formatting space for inline text. [#19043](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19043)
+    - Apply active formats when pasting inline. [#14815](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/14815)
+- Rich Text: 
+    - Fix applying a format across 2 other formats. [#19053](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19053)
+    - Fix using composed characters on Safari. [#19171](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19171)
+- Fix block navigation using the up arrow key. [#19135](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19135)
+- Fix Welcome Guide modal display for Internet Explorer. [#19201](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19201)
+- Fix Gallery block crashing on the contributor role. [#19060](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19060)
+- Only show available image sizes for Image and Gallery blocks. [#19301](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19301)
+- Remove the circle mask style from the Image block, and add a "rounded" style instead. [#19028](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19028)
+- Fix the Jest Preset Default package: Update preset file extension for inclusion in NPM deployments. [#19306](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19306)
+- Fix the Base Styles package: Import colors into variables. [#19159](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19159)
+- Limit the Next Page (Page Break) block to root level only. [#18260](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18260)
+- Navigation mode: fix reverse tabbing to the post title. [#19305](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19305)
+- Reposition Popovers on click. [#19268](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19268)
+- Fix RangeControl initialPosition prop to accept 0 as a value. [#18611](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18611) [#19202](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19202)
+- CustomSelectControl: Use items width instead of 100%. [#19150](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19150)
+- Verse block: fix white space. [#19173](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19173)
+- Add missing i18n to the Latest Posts block settings strings [#19032](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19032)
+- Fix ColorPicker alpha value normalization. [#18991](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18991)
+- Fix Post title encoding. [#19187](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19187)
+- Fix dates alignments in the picker. [#19294](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19294)
+- Media Replace Flow: Don't show the URL option unless there is a handler. [#19063](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19063)
+- Popover: don't render fallback anchor if anchorRef is defined. [#19308](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19308)
+- Fix cursor position when splitting blocks with IME keyboard. [#19055](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19055)
+- URLInput: Avoid showing the suggestions loader when disabled. [#18979](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18979)
+- Translate block example strings. [#18162](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18162)
+- Writing flow: simplify & fix tabbing out of block. [#19312](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19312)
+
+### New APIs: 
+
+- Button component:
+    - Support the icon prop and use a consistent button height. [#19193](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19193) [#19366](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19366) [#19123](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19123) [#19058](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19058)
+    - Deprecate IconButton and replace its usage with Button. [#19299](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19299) [#19241](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19241)
+    - Support isPressed prop in Button and SVG components. [#17748](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17748)
+- New the @wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts package:
+    - Add the package. [#19100](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19100)
+    - Optimize useShortcut performance. [#19341](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19341)
+    - Refactor KeyboardShortcuts component to rely on useKeyboardShortcut hook. [#19325](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19325)
+    - Refactor existing editor shortcuts to rely on the package. [#19320](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19320) [#19327](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19327) [#19332](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19332) [#19318](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19318) [#19334](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19334) [#19385](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19385) [#19395](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19395)
+- New React hook: useInstanceId. [#19091](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19091)
+- Support running arbitrary commands on the @wordpress/env containers and use it for linting and server registered fixtures. [#18986](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18986)
+- Font Size Picker: Add default size [#18273](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18273)
+
+
+### Experiments
+
+- Full Site Editing:
+    - Add package with barebones site editor screen. [#19054](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19054)
+    - Add Multi-Entity Saving flow. [#18029](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18029) [#19155](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19155)
+- Widgets screen & customizer:
+    - Fix Customiser block editor crash. [#19023](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19023)
+    - Fix Drag & Drop not working on the widgets screen. [#19029](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19029)
+- Allow parent Block to consume child Block's toolbar. [#18440](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18440)
+- Allow disabling the Block UI. [#18173](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18173)
+- Block Directory: 
+    - Update the regular expression that determines whether the plugin is using an img URL or an icon slug. [#19316](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19316)
+    - Use the block's title for alt text on block directory plugin items. [#19263](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19263)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Add types documention:
+    - @wordpress/a11y [#19096](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19096)
+    - @wordpress/blob [#19092](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19092)
+    - @wordpress/dom-ready [#19089](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19089)
+    - @wordpress/is-shallow-equal [#19090](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19090)
+    - @wordpress/priority-queue [#18997](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18997)
+    - @wordpress/i18n [#19099](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19099)
+- Document the CustomSelectControl component. [#19026](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19026)
+- Document the WritingFlow component. [#19314](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19314)
+- Link to the User Support Documentation. [#19361](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19361)
+- Add more documentation for @wordpress/env. [#19194](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19194)
+- Add nested block / InnerBlocks tutorial. [#17559](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17559)
+- Add Developer Tools setup in Getting Started. [#19074](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19074)
+- Use ESNext as default code example format. [#17873](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17873)
+- Add standalone npm package release docs [#19381](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19381)
+- Typos and tweaks: [#19280](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19280) [#19236](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19236) [#19376](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19376) [#19146](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19146) [#19022](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19022) [#19005](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19005) [#18423](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18423) [#19347](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19347)
+
+
+### Various
+
+- Block Editor: Remove legacy "editor-" class name compatibility. [#19050](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19050)(https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19046)
+- Block Editor: Test ContrastChecker notices by string comparison. [#19169](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19169)
+- Fix useColors crashes on storybook. [#19046]
+- Data: Remove unused forceRender argument [#19206](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19206)
+- Define useSelect dependencies properly. [#19044](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19044)
+- Deprecate @wordpress/nux package. [#18981](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18981)
+- E2E Test Utils: Remove empty, unused KeyboardMode file. [#19166](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19166)
+- Popover: remove buffer options [#19283](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19283)
+- Refactor the MediaReplaceFlow component to use Dropdown. [#19126](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19126)
+- Remove unused is-hovered class from the block wrapper. [#19390](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19390)
+- RichText: 
+    - Rewrite withFilters with hooks. [#19117](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19117)
+    - split out boundary style calculation. [#19319](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19319)
+- WritingFlow: rewrite with hooks. [#19393](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19393)
+- Project management: Add prepublish packages command for npm releases. [#19214](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19214)
+- Remove unused blocks-font-size classname. [#19208](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19208)
+- Add a pre-commit hook to check whether API docs are updated. [#18820](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18820)
+- Add mechanism to set a width on withViewportMatch. [#17085](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17085)
+- Add minimum and maximum values to the Gallery columns attribute. [#16314](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/16314)
+- Include demo block templates in build ZIP. [#19072](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19072)
+- Fix CSS Coding Standards issue. [#19272](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19272)
+- Resolve WordPress package type imports. [#18927](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18927)
+- Add e2e tests:
+    - Splitting and merging text. [#19049](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19049)
+    - InnerBlocks renderAppender. [#14996](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/14996)
+    - Navigation block. [#19189](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19189)
+    - Validate embed rendering before proceeding to next [#19042](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19042)
+- Add unit tests to the useViewportMatch and useMediaQuery React hooks. [#19019](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19019)
+
+
+
 = 7.1.0 =
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/gutenberg.php b/gutenberg.php
index c60878369bb7f..e9068e55e4058 100644
--- a/gutenberg.php
+++ b/gutenberg.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Gutenberg
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg
  * Description: Printing since 1440. This is the development plugin for the new block editor in core.
- * Version: 7.1.0
+ * Version: 7.2.0-rc.1
  * Author: Gutenberg Team
  * Text Domain: gutenberg
  *
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7c22548a1bfa1..196ceaeebf6aa 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "gutenberg",
-	"version": "7.1.0",
+	"version": "7.2.0-rc.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b5fce99c856b..50dbbd03709d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "gutenberg",
-	"version": "7.1.0",
+	"version": "7.2.0-rc.1",
 	"private": true,
 	"description": "A new WordPress editor experience.",
 	"author": "The WordPress Contributors",
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 64e42984cc271..47e95d3c11b15 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -79,132 +79,174 @@ See also <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/master/CONTRIBUTIN
 
 == Changelog ==
 
-### Features
+### New Features
 
-* Adding a menu to visually [switch between edit and](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18624) [navigation](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18829) [modes](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18805) and announce the mode changes to screen reader users.
-* Support adding [a caption to the Table block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/15554).
-* Implement a [Welcome Guide](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18041) modal.
+- Add a new Buttons block. [#17352](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17352)
+- Support adding links to Media & Text block image. [#18139](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18139)
+- Navigation block: Support changing the font size. [#19127](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19127)
+- Gallery block: Add images size selector. [#18581](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18581)
 
 ### Enhancements
 
-* Use a [Fixed Block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18686) [Toolbar](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18945https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18945) [on](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/19014) Mobile Web.
-* Block UI:
-    * [Remove the parent block from the block title](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18795) component.
-    * [Remove dashed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18105) [outlines](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18865) for child and parent blocks.
-    * Remove [hover](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18862) [styles](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18904).
-* Navigation block:
-    * Keep a single place to trigger the “[Open in a new tab](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18532)” option.
-    * Fix overflow by allowing [wrapping of menu items](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18431).
-    * Fix [double click to open the appender](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18379).
-    * Add a **type=submit** to the [search suggestion buttons](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18933).
-    * Support [justifying the menu items](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18909).
-    * Use [correct classnames](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18926) for navigation link block save output.
-    * Remove the [inspector controls](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18948).
-* Improve the block multi-selection:
-    * A11y: [Use the browser’s selection](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/16835) default color. 
-    * Polish the [styles](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18867).
-    * [Responsive](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18915) multi-selection.
-    * [Allow pasting](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18746) on multi-selection.
-* Improve the [Image blocks replacement flow/UI](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/16200).
-* Disable the [HTML mode in the Cover block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18730).
-* Add [friendly offline error messages](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17961) on Rest API request failures.
-* [Round the focal point](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18765) coordinates.
-* Popover & Dropdowns: Consistently and [smoothly](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18813) [adjust](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18936) the [position on scroll](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17867).
-* Remove [clearing the block selection](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18621) on sidebar tab switch.
-* [Separate editor notices](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18871) by border instead of margin.
-* Allow [drag and dropping images into the featured image](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17486https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17486) box.
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* Prevent [resized Image blocks](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18728) from overlapping the boundaries of the block.
-* Fix [wrong link to attachment page](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18731) after replacing images.
-* Fix Media & Text block: "[Crop image to fill entire column](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18729)" reset on image change.
-* Fix the [Snackbar notices position](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18801).
-* Save the [Verse block line breaks](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18372) as single characters.
-* [Remove has-background-dim-NaN classname](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18011) from the Cover block.
-* Normalize the keys of the [apiFetch preloaded data](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18724) to avoid unnecessary Rest API calls.
-* Fix [CSS styles of the ColorPicker](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18448) component.
-* Update the Inspector slots to use the bubblesVirtually slots Fixing [RichText usage in Inspector controls](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/16807).
-* Move the [Modals and Popovers](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18775) to the right position in the DOM.
-* Fix [alignment of date picker days](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18856) when used in block.
-* Fix alignment of [ToggleControl label](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18815).
-* Fix [the toggled state](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18868) in the block toolbar buttons.
-* Fix the [multi-select inspector padding](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18847).
-* Fix the behavior that allows writing by [clicking anywhere in the canvas](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18732).
-* Prevent [private posts with a future date](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18834) from becoming public on update.
-* Fix [useColors crashes if contrast checkers](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18884) are not specified.
-* Render [metaboxes as a single seemless unit](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18873) to fix styling issues for themes with colored backgrounds.
-* Fix the [FontSizePicker custom option](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18842).
-* Fix [reusable blocks](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18902) showing up as too tall.
-* Fix [Drop Cap + alignment](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18831) producing a gap between paragraphs.
-* Fix [Cover to Image block transform](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18023) when no image is used in the Cover block.
-* Ensure [empty classname is not output](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18861) onto table element.
-* Fix [scrolling the sidebar on mobile](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18937).
-* I18: Fix the [Code block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18964) [example](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18993) [string](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18973).
-
-### APIs
-
-* Support a [**disabled** prop in the RichText](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18792) component.
-* Add a [new](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18827) [CustomSelectControl](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17926) [component](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18944).
-* Add a new [TextHighlight](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18609) component.
-* Add a new [CustomGradientPicker](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17603) component.
-* Add [useViewportMatch](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18816) [React hook](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18950) to the @wordpress/compose package.
-* Allowing [changing the aXe config](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18712) in the @wordpress/just-puppeteer-axe package.
+- Improve the block inserter search algorithm. [#19122](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19122)
+- Improve the block placeholders design and responsiveness. [#18745](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18745)
+- Navigation mode: Auto-enable when tabbing to the block list with an existing block selection. [#19238](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19238) [#19298](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19298)
+- Use tabs for gradient and color. [#19133](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19133)
+- Add "download" keyword to the File block. [#18995](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18995)
+- Add "poem" keyword to the Verse block. [#19355](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19355)
+- Convert to blocks: 
+    - preserve text alignment. [#19097](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19097)
+    - Skip shortcode if not on its own line. [#19059](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19059)
+- Writing flow: Improve tabbing for Edit mode. [#19235](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19235)
+- Use Popover for the block toolbar. [#18779](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18779)
+- Improve the block multi-selection styles. [#19094](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19094) [#19121](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19121)
+- Support reduced-motion for Social Links transitions. [#18750](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18750)
+- Use the default cursor for Select Tool [#19157](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19157)
+- Round position attributes on cover focal point save. [#19183](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19183)
+- Remove block inserter shortcuts. [#19045](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19045)
+- Navigation block: 
+    - Clarify the placeholder label. [#19105](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19105)
+    - Removes the reusable block option from the items. [#19250](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19250)
+    - Sub-items white background adjustment. [#18976](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18976)
+- Adjustments to the welcome guide. [#19195](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19195)
+- Audio block: Don't render an empty audio tag. [#18850](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18850)
+- Make validation of block html tags and attributes case insensitive [#19207](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19207)
+- Block examples: concatenate strings and add translators notes. [#19048](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19048)
+- Show the trash button as a link. [#19131](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19131)
+- Removed the bottom-margin for the RadioControl component. [#19340](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19340)
+- Copy: 
+    - Capitalize "Manager" in Block Manager. [#19375](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19375)
+    - Expand on sentence case usage. [#18758](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18758) [#19377](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19377)
+    - Update the copy of the Experiments page [#18233](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18233)
+    - Removes title case from alignments for text and image. [#18757](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18757)
+    - Unify not capitalizing the heading for each of the attributes. [#19374](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19374)
+    - Updates description of the navigation block. [#19098](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19098)
+
+### Performance:
+
+- Remove the BlockAsyncRenderProvider and render parents asynchronously [#19343](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19343)
+
+###  Bugs:
+
+- A11y: 
+    - Make text alignment items radio menu items. [#19233](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19233)
+    - Add group role to the  block wrapper element. [#19213](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19213)
+    - Prevent tabbing to the block drag handle. [#19211](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19211)
+    - Add a label attribute to the Social Icons block. [#18651](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18651)
+    - Improve Welcome guide and modal component. [#19261](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19261) [#19290](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19290)
+- Pasting:
+    - Content that results in a new block shouldn't be treated as inline content. [#19084](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19084)
+    - Preserve inline images. [#19064](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19064)
+    - Remove trailing br elements. [#19035](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19035)
+    - Remove windows paste markers. [#19040](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19040)
+    - Strip HTML formatting space for inline text. [#19043](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19043)
+    - Apply active formats when pasting inline. [#14815](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/14815)
+- Rich Text: 
+    - Fix applying a format across 2 other formats. [#19053](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19053)
+    - Fix using composed characters on Safari. [#19171](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19171)
+- Fix block navigation using the up arrow key. [#19135](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19135)
+- Fix Welcome Guide modal display for Internet Explorer. [#19201](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19201)
+- Fix Gallery block crashing on the contributor role. [#19060](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19060)
+- Only show available image sizes for Image and Gallery blocks. [#19301](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19301)
+- Remove the circle mask style from the Image block, and add a "rounded" style instead. [#19028](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19028)
+- Fix the Jest Preset Default package: Update preset file extension for inclusion in NPM deployments. [#19306](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19306)
+- Fix the Base Styles package: Import colors into variables. [#19159](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19159)
+- Limit the Next Page (Page Break) block to root level only. [#18260](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18260)
+- Navigation mode: fix reverse tabbing to the post title. [#19305](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19305)
+- Reposition Popovers on click. [#19268](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19268)
+- Fix RangeControl initialPosition prop to accept 0 as a value. [#18611](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18611) [#19202](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19202)
+- CustomSelectControl: Use items width instead of 100%. [#19150](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19150)
+- Verse block: fix white space. [#19173](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19173)
+- Add missing i18n to the Latest Posts block settings strings [#19032](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19032)
+- Fix ColorPicker alpha value normalization. [#18991](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18991)
+- Fix Post title encoding. [#19187](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19187)
+- Fix dates alignments in the picker. [#19294](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19294)
+- Media Replace Flow: Don't show the URL option unless there is a handler. [#19063](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19063)
+- Popover: don't render fallback anchor if anchorRef is defined. [#19308](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19308)
+- Fix cursor position when splitting blocks with IME keyboard. [#19055](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19055)
+- URLInput: Avoid showing the suggestions loader when disabled. [#18979](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18979)
+- Translate block example strings. [#18162](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18162)
+- Writing flow: simplify & fix tabbing out of block. [#19312](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19312)
+
+### New APIs: 
+
+- Button component:
+    - Support the icon prop and use a consistent button height. [#19193](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19193) [#19366](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19366) [#19123](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19123) [#19058](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19058)
+    - Deprecate IconButton and replace its usage with Button. [#19299](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19299) [#19241](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19241)
+    - Support isPressed prop in Button and SVG components. [#17748](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17748)
+- New the @wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts package:
+    - Add the package. [#19100](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19100)
+    - Optimize useShortcut performance. [#19341](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19341)
+    - Refactor KeyboardShortcuts component to rely on useKeyboardShortcut hook. [#19325](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19325)
+    - Refactor existing editor shortcuts to rely on the package. [#19320](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19320) [#19327](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19327) [#19332](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19332) [#19318](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19318) [#19334](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19334) [#19385](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19385) [#19395](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19395)
+- New React hook: useInstanceId. [#19091](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19091)
+- Support running arbitrary commands on the @wordpress/env containers and use it for linting and server registered fixtures. [#18986](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18986)
+- Font Size Picker: Add default size [#18273](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18273)
+
 
 ### Experiments
 
-* Block Content Areas:
-    * Add a [demo templates](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18554) directory. 
-    * Add the [Template Part](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18736) block.
-    * Add [documentation](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18890) for the current state of the experiment.
-* Widgets screen:
-    * Clear the block selection when [clicking outside the widget areas](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17851).
-* APIs:
-    * Add a new [\_\_experimentalResolveSelect](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17558https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17558) API to the data package.
-    * Add [color detection and contrast checks support](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18547) to the useColors hook.
+- Full Site Editing:
+    - Add package with barebones site editor screen. [#19054](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19054)
+    - Add Multi-Entity Saving flow. [#18029](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18029) [#19155](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19155)
+- Widgets screen & customizer:
+    - Fix Customiser block editor crash. [#19023](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19023)
+    - Fix Drag & Drop not working on the widgets screen. [#19029](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19029)
+- Allow parent Block to consume child Block's toolbar. [#18440](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18440)
+- Allow disabling the Block UI. [#18173](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18173)
+- Block Directory: 
+    - Update the regular expression that determines whether the plugin is using an img URL or an icon slug. [#19316](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19316)
+    - Use the block's title for alt text on block directory plugin items. [#19263](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19263)
 
 ### Documentation
 
-* Improvements to the [Getting Started](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18769) documentation.
-* Include [TypeScript type checking](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18879) in Testing Overview.
-* Add [JSDoc recommendations](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18920).
-* Reintroduce [NodeJS LTS](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18923) support commitment.
-* Typos and tweaks: [1](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18752), [2](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18882), [3](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18882), [4](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18916), [5](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18961), [6](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/19012).
-
-### Performance
+- Add types documention:
+    - @wordpress/a11y [#19096](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19096)
+    - @wordpress/blob [#19092](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19092)
+    - @wordpress/dom-ready [#19089](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19089)
+    - @wordpress/is-shallow-equal [#19090](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19090)
+    - @wordpress/priority-queue [#18997](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18997)
+    - @wordpress/i18n [#19099](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19099)
+- Document the CustomSelectControl component. [#19026](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19026)
+- Document the WritingFlow component. [#19314](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19314)
+- Link to the User Support Documentation. [#19361](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19361)
+- Add more documentation for @wordpress/env. [#19194](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19194)
+- Add nested block / InnerBlocks tutorial. [#17559](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17559)
+- Add Developer Tools setup in Getting Started. [#19074](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19074)
+- Use ESNext as default code example format. [#17873](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17873)
+- Add standalone npm package release docs [#19381](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19381)
+- Typos and tweaks: [#19280](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19280) [#19236](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19236) [#19376](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19376) [#19146](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19146) [#19022](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19022) [#19005](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19005) [#18423](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18423) [#19347](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19347)
 
-* Avoid [rerendering the EditorRegions component](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18776) on each click.
-* Flatten and simplify the [align hook](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18963) [rendering](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/19008).
-* Shim the [meta attribute source](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18960) on block registration.
 
 ### Various
 
-* Storybook: Add [StoryShots integration](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18031) to generate unit tests.
-* Work on the stability of e2e tests: [1](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18662), [2](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18754), [3](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18753), [4](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18773), [5](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18771).
-* Use [consistent theme colors and font sizes](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18761) in e2e tests.
-* Travis: [Skip the deploy stage](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18788) on PRs.
-* And a Travis job to check the [IE11 compatibility of the produced JavaScript builds](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18774).
-* Avoid usage of [editor store on block editor](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18784) reusable blocks inserter.
-* Replace the [fs-extra dependency with rimraf](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18790).
-* RSS block: Remove [PHP 5.2 compatibility code](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/15806).
-* Update the [Columns block to use the Patterns API](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18283).
-* Refactor the [BlockToolbar component](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18843) to use React hooks.
-* Refactor the [BlockDraggable](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18756) component for a simpler React tree.
-* Refactor the [BlockHTML](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18968) component to use React hooks.
-* Refactor the [BlockList](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18821) component to use React hooks.
-* Refactor the [BlockInsertionPoint](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18821) component to use React hooks.
-* [Split @wordpress/urls into multiple modules](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18689https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18689)/files to allow better tree-shaking.
-* Improve the Storybook setup to allow [updates on style changes](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18676).
-* Enforce consistent usage of [Button and ToolbarGroup](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18817) components.
-* Use the [colors hook in the Paragraph block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18148).
-* Add missing actions and tests for [lockPostAutosaving, unlockPostAutosaving](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18854).
-* [Collapse passed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/16755) [tests](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18896) in Travis jobs.
-* Add [side effects property to the @wordpress/components package](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18911) to allow tree-shaking.
-* Add a [script to perform patch releases](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18938) for old npm package versions.
-* Reuse the [URLInput component in the Social Links](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18905) block and [disable suggestions](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18946).
-* Improve and simplify [reusable block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18903) [styles](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18958).
-* Refactor the [Gallery edit component](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18265) to be semi-cross-platform.
-* Run tests using the same [environment](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18703) version used for development.
-* Add [CPU/Network slowdown configuration](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18770) options to the e2e tests setup.
-* Enable [Type checking for the @wordpress/token-list](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18839) package.
-* Move the [changelog.txt and readme.txt files](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18828) to the Github repository.
+- Block Editor: Remove legacy "editor-" class name compatibility. [#19050](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19050)(https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19046)
+- Block Editor: Test ContrastChecker notices by string comparison. [#19169](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19169)
+- Fix useColors crashes on storybook. [#19046]
+- Data: Remove unused forceRender argument [#19206](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19206)
+- Define useSelect dependencies properly. [#19044](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19044)
+- Deprecate @wordpress/nux package. [#18981](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18981)
+- E2E Test Utils: Remove empty, unused KeyboardMode file. [#19166](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19166)
+- Popover: remove buffer options [#19283](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19283)
+- Refactor the MediaReplaceFlow component to use Dropdown. [#19126](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19126)
+- Remove unused is-hovered class from the block wrapper. [#19390](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19390)
+- RichText: 
+    - Rewrite withFilters with hooks. [#19117](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19117)
+    - split out boundary style calculation. [#19319](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19319)
+- WritingFlow: rewrite with hooks. [#19393](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19393)
+- Project management: Add prepublish packages command for npm releases. [#19214](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19214)
+- Remove unused blocks-font-size classname. [#19208](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19208)
+- Add a pre-commit hook to check whether API docs are updated. [#18820](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18820)
+- Add mechanism to set a width on withViewportMatch. [#17085](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/17085)
+- Add minimum and maximum values to the Gallery columns attribute. [#16314](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/16314)
+- Include demo block templates in build ZIP. [#19072](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19072)
+- Fix CSS Coding Standards issue. [#19272](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19272)
+- Resolve WordPress package type imports. [#18927](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/18927)
+- Add e2e tests:
+    - Splitting and merging text. [#19049](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19049)
+    - InnerBlocks renderAppender. [#14996](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/14996)
+    - Navigation block. [#19189](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19189)
+    - Validate embed rendering before proceeding to next [#19042](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19042)
+- Add unit tests to the useViewportMatch and useMediaQuery React hooks. [#19019](https://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg/pull/19019)
+
+