Release 1.9-RC2

New and note-worthy

• Upgrade to GeoServer 2.26.0
• Multiplatform Docker images for linux/amd64,linux/arm64
• Acceptance tests added by @vuilleumierc and @danduk82
• Welcoming new contributors @buehner, @dnlkoch, and @pmauduit
• DXF output format integration by @woutergd

What's Changed

• Update dependencies in anticipation for GeoServer 2.26.0 release by @groldan in #517
• chore: update maven wrapper to latest versions by @buehner in #525
• fix: typo in Makefile by @buehner in #524
• refactor: fix a minor typo by @buehner in #527
• chore: more updates of mvnw by @buehner in #526
• Upgrade to GeoServer 2.26.0 by @groldan in #532
• Upgrade GeoServer ACL to 2.3.1 for its multiplatform docker image by @groldan in #534
• Add acceptance tests by @danduk82 in #536
• refactor: fix various minors (typos etc) by @buehner in #541
• Delete resources after tests by @vuilleumierc in #545
• Add DXF extension by @woutergd in #543
• Build multi-platform Docker images (arm64/amd64) by @groldan in #544
• Reduce datadir backend's eventual consistency overhead on non REST API requests by @groldan in #546
• Distributed event notification of GWC config changes by @groldan in #549
• Add acceptance tests for the jdbcconfig catalog backend by @groldan in #548
• Docker build improvements by @groldan in #547

New Contributors

• @buehner made their first contribution in #525
• @pmauduit made their first contribution in #529

Full Changelog: v1.9-RC...v1.9-RC2