Prepare for 1.32 release (#3150)

* prepare for 1.32 release

* update release date

* Apply suggestion from @stevengj

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Co-authored-by: Steven G. Johnson <stevenj@mit.edu>

Author: oskooi

NEWS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Meep Release Notes
 
+## Meep 1.32.0
+
+2/20/2026
+
+* Bug fix in `plot3D` involving orientation of sources and monitors ([#3088]).
+
+* Bug fix in `save_farfields` of C++ class `dft_near2far` for cylindrical coordinates ([#3081]).
+
+* Bug fix in `visualization.py` involving compatibility with Python 3.12 ([#3093]).
+
+* Bug fix in `set_boundary` of `fields` class ([#3110]).
+
+* Bug fix in Python API for MPB involving permeability ([#3144]).
+
+* Bug fix in SWIG interface ([#3145]).
+
+* Various improvements and additional documentation ([#3084], [#3085], [#3094], [#3108], [#3123]).
+
 ## Meep 1.31.0
 
 8/15/2025

configure.ac

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([meep],[m4_esyscmd(./version.sh 1.32.0-beta)])
+AC_INIT([meep],[m4_esyscmd(./version.sh 1.32.0)])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/step.cpp)
 
 # Shared-library version number; indicates api compatibility, and is
 # not the same as the "public" version number.  (Don't worry about this
 # except for public releases.) Note that any change to a C++ class
 # definition (in the .hpp file) generally breaks binary compatibility.
-SHARED_VERSION_INFO="35:0:0" # CURRENT:REVISION:AGE
+SHARED_VERSION_INFO="36:0:1" # CURRENT:REVISION:AGE
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign color-tests parallel-tests silent-rules 1.11])
 AM_SILENT_RULES(yes)