Prepare for 8.6.0 release (#2496)

Signed-off-by: Ian Chen <[email protected]>

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10.2 FATAL_ERROR)
 #============================================================================
 # Initialize the project
 #============================================================================
-project(gz-sim8 VERSION 8.5.0)
+project(gz-sim8 VERSION 8.6.0)
 set (GZ_DISTRIBUTION "Harmonic")
 
 #============================================================================

Changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,61 @@
 ## Gazebo Sim 8.x
 
+### Gazebo Sim 8.6.0 (2024-07-25)
+
+1. Fix error resolving gazebo classic material when loading world
+    * [Pull request #2492](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2492)
+
+1. Remove systems if their parent entity is removed
+    * [Pull request #2232](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2232)
+
+1. Fix warnings generated by NetworkConfigTest
+    * [Pull request #2469](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2469)
+
+1. Fix lidar visualization when `gz_frame_id` is specified
+    * [Pull request #2481](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2481)
+
+1. Backport convex decomposition visualization
+    * [Pull request #2454](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2454)
+
+1. Add UserCommands plugin to GPU lidar sensor example
+    * [Pull request #2479](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2479)
+
+1. Check if any entity actually has a ContactSensorData component before calling GetContactsFromLastStep
+    * [Pull request #2474](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2474)
+
+1. Enable tests on macOS
+    * [Pull request #2468](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2468)
+
+1. Update description of reset_sensors test
+    * [Pull request #2467](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2467)
+
+1. Magnetometer: correct field calculation
+    * [Pull request #2460](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2460)
+
+1. Address a couple of todos in Conversion.cc
+    * [Pull request #2461](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2461)
+
+1. Correct name of sensor in warning message
+    * [Pull request #2457](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2457)
+
+1. Set max contacts for collision pairs
+    * [Pull request #2270](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2270)
+
+1. Add GravityEnabled boolean component
+    * [Pull request #2451](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2451)
+
+1. Add support for no gravity link
+    * [Pull request #2398](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2398)
+
+1. Handle sdf::Geometry::EMPTY in conversions
+    * [Pull request #2430](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2430)
+
+1. Use topicFromScopedName in a few systems
+    * [Pull request #2427](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2427)
+
+1. Fix typo in a comment
+    * [Pull request #2429](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2429)
+
 ### Gazebo Sim 8.5.0 (2024-06-26)
 
 1. Backport: Adding cone primitives

package.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>gz-sim8</name>
-  <version>8.5.0</version>
+  <version>8.6.0</version>
   <description>Gazebo Sim : A Robotic Simulator</description>
   <maintainer email="[email protected]">Michael Carroll</maintainer>
   <license>Apache License 2.0</license>