(see milestone)

• CMake: set BUILD_TESTING to OFF by default
• CMake: install OGCAPI templates (#7101) ✔️
• centerline GEOS issues (#7058)
• homepage (#7350) ✔️
• Bootstrap 5 templates (#7338) ✔️
• OGCAPI: add vendorSpecificParameters (#7295) ✔️
• update embedded OL to version 10.4 (#7218) ✔️

• Feature freeze: Fri. Oct 10, 2025
• 8.6-beta1: Fri. Oct 17, 2025
• 8.6-rc1: Fri. Oct 24, 2025
• 8.6 (final): Fri. Oct 31, 2025

jmckenna