- [10621](https://github.com/rasahq/rasa/issues/10621): Make `rasa data validate` check for duplicated intents, forms, responses and slots when using domains split between multiple files.
Bugfixes - [10623](https://github.com/rasahq/rasa/issues/10623): Add an option to specify `--domain` for `rasa test nlu` CLI command.
Previously not all configures attributes were necessarily known when merging Domains, and in the case of ``entities` were not being properly assigned to ``intents``.
2.8.17
Not secure
- [10471](https://github.com/rasahq/rasa/issues/10471): Fix load method of LexicalSyntacticFeaturizer to make the class inheritable. - [7645](https://github.com/rasahq/rasa/issues/7645): Do not print warning when subintent actions have response.
2.8.16
Not secure
- [10413](https://github.com/rasahq/rasa/issues/10413): The value of the `RASA_ENVIRONMENT` environmental variable is sent as a header in messages logged by `KafkaEventBroker`. This value was previously only made available by `PikaEventConsumer`.
Bugfixes - [10458](https://github.com/rasahq/rasa/issues/10458): Make `action_metadata` json serializable and make it available on the tracker. This is a backport of a fix in 3.0.0.