Release Notes for XWiki 13.4.6

Last modified by Ilie Andriuta on 2022/01/17

This is the release notes for XWiki Commons, XWiki Rendering and XWiki Platform. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.

This is a bugfix release that covers important issues, including 5 blockers, that we have discovered since XWiki 13.4.5 has been released.

New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 13.4.5)

Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 13.4.6.

Upgrades

The following runtime dependencies have been upgraded (they have a different release cycle than XWiki Commons, XWiki Rendering and XWiki Platform):

Translations

The following translations have been updated:

Tested Browsers & Databases

Here is the list of browsers we support and how they have been tested for this release:

 BrowserTested on:
Firefox30.pngMozilla Firefox 95Not Tested
Chrome30.pngGoogle Chrome 96Not Tested
IE30.pngInternet Explorer 11Not Tested
Edge30.pngMicrosoft Edge 96Jira Tickets Marked as Fixed in the Release Notes
Safari30.pngSafari 15Not Tested

Here is the list of databases we support and how they have been tested for this release:

 DatabaseTested on:
oracle.pngOracle 19cNot Tested
mysql.pngMySQL 8Jira Tickets Marked as Fixed in the Release Notes
postgresql.pngPostgreSQL 14Not Tested
mariadb.pngMariaDB 10.6Not Tested
hypersql.pngHyperSQL 2.5.2Not Tested

Here is the list of Servlet Containers we support and how they have been tested for this release:

 Servlet ContainerTested on:
tomcat-icon.pngTomcat 9.0.56Jira Tickets Marked as Fixed in the Release Notes
jetty-icon.pngJetty 9.4.29 (XWiki Standalone packaging)Not Tested
jetty-icon.pngJetty 9.4.29Not Tested

Known issues

Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes

General Notes

  • When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
    • xwiki.cfg
    • xwiki.properties
    • web.xml
    • hibernate.cfg.xml
  • 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.

API Breakages

The following APIs were modified since XWiki 13.4.5:

No breakage!

Credits

The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):

  • Alex Cotiugă
  • Manuel Leduc
  • Marius Dumitru Florea
  • Simon Urli
  • Thomas Mortagne
  • Vincent Massol

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