diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 97783fb35e0a37c6ba5bb702c867952cb6cf592a..f7f23613a81dfbd1bd73ef9f259877886638e19d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,15 +1,46 @@
 Overview of Changes in 4.15.0, xx-xx-xxxx
 =========================================
 
+This release changes the default GSK renderer to be vulkan.
+
+The intent of this change is to get wider testing and verify that
+Vulkan drivers are good enough for this. If significant problems
+show up, we will revert this change for 4.16.
+
+You can still override the renderer choice using the GSK_RENDERER
+environment variable.
+
+---
+
+This release also changes font rendering settings by introducing
+a new high-level gtk-font-rendering settings which gives GTK more
+freedom to decide on font rendering.
+
+You can still use the low-level font-related settings by changing
+the new property to 'manual'.
+
+---
+
+* GtkColumnView:
+ - Fix infinite loops in dispose
+ - Fix problems with weak ref cycles in GtkExpression
+
+* GtkListView:
 * GtkShortcutManager:
  - Track the propagation phase of added controllers
 
 * GtkGLArea:
  - Produce dmabuf textures, so graphics offload is possible
 
+* GtkTextView:
+ - Support text shadows
+
 * GtkGraphicsOffload:
  - Add a black-background property
 
+* Settings:
+ - Add a new gtk-font-rendering setting
+
 * Accessibility:
  - Add support for GetRangeExtents to GtkAccessibleText
  - Add support for GetOffsetAtPoint to GtkAccessibleText
@@ -19,6 +50,7 @@ Overview of Changes in 4.15.0, xx-xx-xxxx
  - Add a callback-based cursor API
 
 * GSK:
+-  Use the Vulkan renderer by default
  - Avoid an infinite recursion with offscreens in some cases
  - Optimize graphics offload to make it more likely that compositors
    can use direct scanout
@@ -52,6 +84,7 @@ Overview of Changes in 4.15.0, xx-xx-xxxx
 * Translation updates:
  Basque
  Brazilian Portuguese
+ British English
  Chinese (China)
  Hebrew
  Kabyle
diff --git a/gtk/gtkenums.h b/gtk/gtkenums.h
index 584c296f157d492aadd522dec05b83f29faed0ff..01a9aaec9a84064c155e100cb52039ea7adc8584 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkenums.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkenums.h
@@ -1862,14 +1862,6 @@ typedef enum { /*< prefix=GTK_POPOVER_MENU >*/
  * Values for the [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-font-rendering] setting
  * that influence how GTK renders fonts.
  *
- * The @GTK_FONT_RENDERING_AUTOMATIC value allows GTK to disregard the
- * low-level font-related settings:
- * [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-hint-font-metrics],
- * [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-xft-antialias],
- * [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-xft-hinting],
- * [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-xft-hintstyle] and
- * [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-xft-rgba].
- *
  * Since: 4.16
  */
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/gtk/gtksettings.c b/gtk/gtksettings.c
index 742ba182f8a904a5058d65bb115ca1e4f0cfbcaf..752e22c7ba1b271ae40f42c6fe09414350072b5b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtksettings.c
+++ b/gtk/gtksettings.c
@@ -961,6 +961,15 @@ gtk_settings_class_init (GtkSettingsClass *class)
    *
    * How GTK font rendering is set up.
    *
+   * When set to [enum@Gtk.FontRendering.MANUAL], GTK respects the low-level
+   * font-related settings ([property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-hint-font-metrics],
+   * [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-xft-antialias], [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-xft-hinting],
+   * [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-xft-hintstyle] and [property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-xft-rgba])
+   * as much as practical.
+   *
+   * When set to [enum@Gtk.FontRendering.AUTOMATIC], GTK will consider factors such
+   * as screen resolution and scale in deciding how to render fonts.
+   *
    * Since: 4.16
    */
   pspecs[PROP_FONT_RENDERING] = g_param_spec_enum ("gtk-font-rendering", NULL, NULL,