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16 This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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18 This release improves the new WYSIWYG editor image dialog and adds support for refactoring links when deleting wiki pages. Moreover, the PDF export application (not bundled by default) adds support for Docker-based multi-page PDF export. Last but not least this release fixes many bugs, including a few security issues.
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21 The following regressions were introduced in this release (and found after it was released). Please check them out and if they impact you we recommend waiting to upgrade to a version where they are fixed.
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33 = New and Noteworthy (since {{velocity}}$product{{/velocity}} 14.4.1) =
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35 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 14.5>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=15093]].
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37 {{releasenotechanges/}}
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39 === Upgrades ===
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41 The following runtime dependencies have been upgraded (they have a different release cycle than [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]]):
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43 * [[node 16.15.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19740]]
44 * [[vue-i18n 8.27.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18987]]
45 * [[eventsource 1.1.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19787]]
46 * [[CKEditor Integration 1.64.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19768]]
47 * [[Netty 4.1.78.Final>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19839]]
48 * [[Checker Qual 3.22.2>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2449]]
49 * [[Plexus Archiver 4.3.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2452]]
50 * [[Closure Compiler v20220601>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2451]]
51 * [[Maven to 3.8.6>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19821]]
52 * [[MicroProfile Metrics 3.0.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2453]]
53 * [[PostgresSQL connector 42.4.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19773]]
54 * [[Goovy 3.0.11>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2447]]
55 * [[Error Prone annotations 2.14.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2441]]
56 * [[Liquibase 4.11.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19772]]
57 * [[MariaDB connector 3.0.5>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19778]]
58 * [[Protobuf Java 3.21.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2442]]
59 * [[Hibernate 5.6.9>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19733]]
60 * [[Jackson 2.13.3>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2437]]
61 * [[Javassist 3.29.0-GA>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2438]]
62 * [[Plexus Utils 3.4.2>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2439]]
63 * [[CKeditor Integration 1.64.2>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19861]]
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65 = Translations =
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67 The following translations have been updated:
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69 {{language codes="de, mr"/}}
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71 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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73 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportSummaryXWiki145.WebHome"/}}
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75 {{comment}}
76 TODO: uncomment and update with proper links when the report is ready.
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78 = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> =
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80 {{display reference="test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy" section="HSummary"/}}
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82 More details on [[performance comparison on single wiki between x.x and y.y>>test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy]].
83 {{/comment}}
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85 = Known issues =
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87 * [[Bugs we know about>>https://jira.xwiki.org/issues/?jql=category%20%3D%2010000%20AND%20issuetype%20%3D%20Bug%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20ORDER%20BY%20updated%20DESC]]
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89 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
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91 == General Notes ==
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93 * When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
94 ** ##xwiki.cfg##
95 ** ##xwiki.properties##
96 ** ##web.xml##
97 ** ##hibernate.cfg.xml##
98 * Add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## in ##xwiki.cfg## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to any new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
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100 == API Breakages ==
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102 The following APIs were modified since {{velocity}}$product{{/velocity}} 14.4.1:
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108 = Credits =
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110 The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):
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112 * Manuel Leduc
113 * Marius Dumitru Florea
114 * Michael Hamann
115 * Oana-Lavinia Florean
116 * Prachi Joshi
117 * Simon Urli
118 * Simpel
119 * Thomas Mortagne
120 * Vincent Massol

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