Release Notes for 2.9.6

2.9.x bugfix release (patch)

2.9.6

• Total issues resolved: 0
• Total pull requests resolved: 22
• Total contributors: 12

CI

• 9058: Run PHP 8.1 CI with stable dependencies thanks to @derrabus
• 9006: Add PHP 8.1 to CI thanks to @derrabus
• 8979: Bump PHPStan and Psalm thanks to @derrabus

Bug

• 9053: Fix locking non-existing entity thanks to @sztyup
• 9028: Don't presume one-to-one lookup returned an entity thanks to @gregtyler
• 9024: Fix docblock types for some nullable properties thanks to @phansys
• 9010: Fix ignoring custom types for PersistentCollection matching() thanks to @sztyup
• 9001: Remove Proxy from EntityManagerInterface contract thanks to @derrabus
• 9000: Fix class casing and avoid name collisions thanks to @derrabus
• 8959: Fix getEntityChangeSet return typehint thanks to @norkunas
• 8903: SchemaValidator: Fix mapped superclass missing in discriminator map thanks to @olsavmic

Improvement

• 9048: Duplicate testTwoIterateHydrations thanks to @derrabus
• 9017: Fix some typehints in QueryBuilder thanks to @norkunas
• 9007: Add tests for Query::getQueryCacheDriver() thanks to @derrabus
• 8997: Drop unused classes thanks to @greg0ire
• 8992: Add extension point for the "embedded" XML node thanks to @phansys
• 8981: Restore functional cache tests thanks to @derrabus

Documentation

• 9038: Minor change about double The thanks to @Cartman34
• 8987: Fix English in note. thanks to @ash-m
• 8978: Remove detach deprecation entry in UPGRADE.md thanks to @simonberger
• 8960: Fix typo thanks to @inarli
• 8435: Minor rewording thanks to @ThomasLandauer