What's Changed

• Bump Gradle 6.7 -> 6.8.1 by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/642
• fix doc for 'get-started' file by @ooooo-youwillsee in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/653
• Update to Gradle 7.0.2 by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/657
• Reduce memory consumption by the logging panel (disable undo events for it) by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/676
• Align ssl props / Enable setting cipher suite (WIP) by @pmouawad in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/677
• Open Model Thread Group by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/674
• Update log4j2 to 2.15.0 to fix CVE-2021-44228: Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/680
• Bump lets-plot to 2.2.1 and 3.1.1 by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/681
• Update changelog for JMeter 5.5 by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/684
• 65108: Support JMeter variables in GraphQL HTTP Request by @woonsan in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/660
• Setters in ConstantThroughputTimer need to set Properties to be picked up by test during runtime by @mspangdal in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/662
• Update log4j2 to 2.17.1 by @psmietanaa in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/685
• Deleted the redundant log variable in parse curl command action class by @SampathKumarAmex in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/687
• Remove unnecessary throws exception from distributed runner test by @SampathKumarAmex in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/688
• [Bug 63620] Fix GUI freeze when viewing response body with long lines by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/694
• update tika-parsers to 1.28.1 (from 1.28) and xstreams to 1.4.19 (from 1.4.18) by @sseide in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/698
• CSV文件中共享模式汉化翻译有误：所有现场-->所有线程 by @KING76169835 in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/702
• ci: use https://www.apache.org instead of http://www.eu.apache.org for downloading Maven by @Geno1024 in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/704
• (typo) in zh-CN translation. by @Geno1024 in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/703
• Revert Bugfix 65885 by @pmouawad in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/709
• Update Kotlin to 1.6.21 by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/713
• Use kotlinx-coroutines for UI launcher by @vlsi in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/712
• Fix to Bug 66061 - Refine the log message in DefaultSamplerCreator from the state of in progress to complete by @zisding in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/714

New Contributors

• @ooooo-youwillsee made their first contribution in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/653
• @mspangdal made their first contribution in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/662
• @psmietanaa made their first contribution in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/685
• @KING76169835 made their first contribution in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/702
• @Geno1024 made their first contribution in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/704
• @zisding made their first contribution in https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/714

Full Changelog: https://github.com/apache/jmeter/compare/rel/v5.4.1...rel/v5.5