Release camunda-modeler v5.16.0

[github-actions[bot]]

What's inside?

• Released issues
• v5.15.1...develop

Noteworthy items:

• Various improvements in the Camunda 8 Deploy dialog (https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/issues/3864, https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/pull/3868, https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/issues/3808#issuecomment-1731481300)
• History-Time-To-Live wrongly validated (https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/issues/3853)
• Form groups, nested component keys, and friends - https://github.com/bpmn-io/form-js/blob/develop/packages/form-js/CHANGELOG.md#130.
• FEEL editor embedded in DMN tables (cells, input expression editor) - https://github.com/bpmn-io/dmn-js/issues/774, https://github.com/bpmn-io/dmn-js/issues/768
• Mark 8.3 as stable - https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/issues/3882
• Support for signal events (#3819)
• Helpful hint to migrate to new connector secrets format (https://docs.camunda.io/docs/components/connectors/use-connectors/#using-secrets)

Release Checklist

To be done immediately after creating this issue.

• [x] add Slack role to release manager (@desktop-modeler-release-manager)
• [x] (optional) update release presentation page

To be done before the code freeze.

• [x] inform QA about the release and its details so they can prepare for testing
• [x] get in touch with the team (PM, UX and Engineering side), to clarify what topics will be included in the Release and their priority. Use this information to start preparing a concept for the blog post (see below) and release info (see below)
  • [x] (optional) if possible, already create feature branch to update Release Info following our guidelines

To be done after code freeze to prepare and test the release.

• [x] make sure changes in upstream libraries are merged and released
  • bpmn-js, dmn-js, *-properties-panel, *-moddle, camunda-bpmn-js, form-js, ...
• [x] make sure dependencies to upstream libraries are updated and can be installed (rm -rf node_modules && npm i && npm run all works)
• [x] verify develop is up to date with master: git checkout master && git pull && git checkout develop && git merge master
• [x] close all issues which are solved by dependency updates
• [x] smoke test to verify all diagrams can be created
• [x] update Release Info
  • [x] create a draft following our guidelines and based on priorities which were aligned with the team (PM, UX, and Engineering side)
  • [x] create PR to merge the draft into develop. Assign to PM, UX and Engineering for review
• [x] update CHANGELOG
• [x] compile a list of blog worthy changes as input to release blog
• [x] merge to master: git checkout master && git merge develop
• [x] create release candidate (npm run release:rc -- [preminor|premajor|prerelease]), cf. release schema
  • [x] wait for release build to create the artifacts
• [x] execute integration test on released artifacts
  • [x] Works on Linux @nikku
  • [x] Works on Mac @barmac
  • [x] Works on Windows @philippfromme
• [x] notify QA about the release so they can test it

To be done to build the release after release testing completed.

• [x] create release (npm run release), cf. release schema
  • [x] wait for release build to create the artifacts

To be done once the release is built.

• [x] publish release on Github Releases
• [x] update Camunda Modeler screenshots (and potentially text content) in the docs by running screenshots workflow. Download artifacts and create PRs for:
  • [x] camunda-docs-static :arrow_right: https://github.com/camunda/camunda-docs-static/pull/405
  • [x] camunda-docs-manual :arrow_right: https://github.com/camunda/camunda-docs-manual/pull/1544
  • [x] camunda-docs :arrow_right: https://github.com/camunda/camunda-docs/pull/2685
• [x] provide content to the release presentation and notice
• [x] trigger downloads page update via marketing request form
• [x] add new version to update server releases :arrow_right: https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler-update-server/pull/133

To be done once release is publicly announced on release day.

• [x] publish release via update server (push to live)
• [x] announce the release via the Camunda internal #c8-release-announcements channel
• [x] close current milestone

[barmac]

v5.16.0 was released yesterday 🎉

[github-actions[bot]]

Created follow up release issue.

Assigned @marstamm as the next release commander.

[nikku]

All release activities concluded.