> Release time: 2021-01-01 13:57:28
๐ We'd like to thank all contributors for this new release! In particular,
Han Xiao, Jina Dev Bot, Deepam Patel, Florian Hรถnicke, Yannic Kilcher, Joan Fontanals, Wang Bo, Tadej Svetina, Rutuja Surve, florian-hoenicke, ๐
๐ New Features
- [[4a2c7445](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/4a2c744515cff69fb9319e25531a5e068bb38f78)] __-__ add batching support for rankers (#1467) (*Deepam Patel*)
- [[3fe2145c](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/3fe2145c118040d031a6210605f791b0cf717dc2)] __-__ index drivers update and delete (#1460) (*Florian Hรถnicke*)
- [[8dff6735](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/8dff6735d35bbeb0c44dbfcd3f39edc5e007e64d)] __-__ revert pathlib changes (#1556) (*Wang Bo*)
- [[94ace99e](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/94ace99ee948dbb45113db08c3633f08c501bae0)] __-__ document set dundermethod add and iadd (#1555) (*florian-hoenicke*)
๐ Bug fixes
- [[ead64230](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/ead6423054bf7fb4a18f867f8c7ab612fff32064)] __-__ flaky test (#1564) (*Florian Hรถnicke*)
- [[5401088a](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/5401088a73296c747ae87372830ad696b99126c9)] __-__ fixes CORS behavior for REST API (#1568) (*Yannic Kilcher*)
- [[afbc44ee](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/afbc44ee378c395161216f08608e82086cba7946)] __-__ fix visualization in notebook (#1562) (*Joan Fontanals*)
- [[2ad570bc](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/2ad570bc49897c0bbbdfc05b08870c5e76367cac)] __-__ test hub usage github token (#1560) (*Rutuja Surve*)
- [[2425e4c4](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/2425e4c4f21cd4357905d870f276919d081b88a6)] __-__ crud alternative quick fix (#1557) (*Joan Fontanals*)
๐ง Code Refactoring
- [[fca8e16b](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/fca8e16bb9890f5ab983ecfc682a7ad69f3db321)] __-__ remove encoders helper module (#1563) (*Tadej Svetina*)
๐ Documentation
- [[ad0d8db5](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/ad0d8db56c2e02782411bf297f24053a6c592878)] __-__ versioning docs (*Han Xiao*)
- [[c3ca113f](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/c3ca113f062764b58298246f7a53ddba8010a526)] __-__ versioning docs another try (*Han Xiao*)
๐ Unit Test and CICD
- [[2fc26b74](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/2fc26b74e16e111d2d9b362f5c53861c7e813148)] __-__ clean up driver test (#1559) (*Wang Bo*)
๐น Other Improvements
- [[9f68277d](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/9f68277d6bfa6fe609281b40a4f481f421f5e83c)] __-__ hotfix release (*Han Xiao*)
- [[33dc2674](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/33dc2674e4e1d7c846f2d471aefb014b291247f0)] __-__ __contributor__: update contributors (*Jina Dev Bot*)
- [[db7a36a4](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/db7a36a4f04db2f9008b063b785a45b4b605469a)] __-__ mock wrapper does not call validation function #1535 (1536) (*florian-hoenicke*)
- [[0c1047e1](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/0c1047e1de09f8658d072bf67c616550f0f7e173)] __-__ __docs__: update TOC (*Jina Dev Bot*)
- [[7b54f311](https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/7b54f311950e58493e6a6a494d1b32804bdedcc1)] __-__ __version__: the next version will be 0.8.17 (*Jina Dev Bot*)
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