diff --git a/configure b/configure
index adcaed100..0a322410e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8938,7 +8938,7 @@ fi
 if test "$has_system_cares" = "no"
 then :
 
-cares_version="1.34.5"
+cares_version="1.34.6"
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: extracting c-ares resolver library" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "extracting c-ares resolver library" >&6; }
 cur_dir=`pwd`
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 16da0a585..c485703c3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$PRIVATELIBDIR" != "x"], [rm -f "$PRIVATELIBDIR/"libcares*])],[has
 
 AS_IF([test "$has_system_cares" = "no"], [
 dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW C-ARES RELEASE!
-cares_version="1.34.5"
+cares_version="1.34.6"
 AC_MSG_RESULT(extracting c-ares resolver library)
 cur_dir=`pwd`
 cd extras
diff --git a/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 4ec382c7f..29adf3008 100644
--- a/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -8,10 +8,19 @@ This is work in progress and may not always be a stable version.
 * Support for IRCv3 [network icon](https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/network-icon).
   At the moment IRCCloud and ObsidianIRC display this.  
   Simply provide an image URL (be sure to use single quotes): `set { network-icon 'https://.....'; }`
+* New [JSON-RPC](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/JSON-RPC) functions:
+  * [`message`](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/JSON-RPC:Message):
+    send messages/notices/numerics/standard-replies to users.
+  * [`security_group`](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/JSON-RPC:Security_group):
+    List and get details of [security groups](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Security-group_block).
+  * [`connthrottle`](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/JSON-RPC:Connthrottle):
+    Get status of [Connthrottle](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Connthrottle),
+    enable/disable and reset counters.
 
 ### Changes:
 * When we run configure for PCRE2 we now pass the original `CFLAGS` instead
   of the ones we add for ourselves (`-Wall -Wextra etc..`).
+* Update shipped libs: c-ares (1.34.6)
 
 ### Fixes:
 * Crash if the module `usermodes/bot` or `usermodes/noctcp` is not loaded.
@@ -28,6 +37,8 @@ This is work in progress and may not always be a stable version.
 
 ### Developers and protocol:
 * We now allow `/` in ISUPPORT tokens.
+* When using [labeled-response](https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/labeled-response),
+  some line endings were `\r\r\n` instead or `\r\n`.
 * JSON-RPC `channel.kick` now checks if the victim is actually in the channel
   and if not, responds with `JSON_RPC_ERROR_USERNOTINCHANNEL`.
 * Add new hook `HOOKTYPE_MOTD` so modules can add text at the end of the MOTD.
diff --git a/extras/c-ares.tar.gz b/extras/c-ares.tar.gz
index f45bd613d..c61ca4be3 100644
Binary files a/extras/c-ares.tar.gz and b/extras/c-ares.tar.gz differ