* Add support for Postgres 18 ([#9870](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9870)) ([d275c18](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/d275c1806e0a5a037cc06cde7eefff3e12c91d7d))
* Add regex option `u` for unicode support in `Parse.Query.matches` for MongoDB ([#9867](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9867)) ([7cb962a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7cb962a02845f3dded61baffd84515f94b66ee50))
* Add option `keepUnknownIndexes` to retain indexes which are not specified in schema ([#9857](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9857)) ([89fad46](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/89fad468c3a43772879c06c4d939a83b72517a8e))
* Security upgrade form-data from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 ([#9829](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9829)) ([c2c593f](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c2c593f437c33f37101b4f3bb1287eef31dbbc3b))
* MongoDB aggregation pipeline with `$dateSubtract` from `$$NOW` returns no results ([#9822](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9822)) ([847a274](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/847a274cdb8c22f8e0fc249162e5e2c9e29a594a))
* Data schema exposed via GraphQL API public introspection (GHSA-48q3-prgv-gm4w) ([#9819](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9819)) ([c58b2eb](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c58b2eb6eb48af9d3c2e69b4829810a021347b40))
*`Parse.Query.containedIn` and `matchesQuery` do not work with nested objects ([#9738](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9738)) ([0db3a6f](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0db3a6ff27a129427770e314a792cc586e4255b5))
* Add details to error message in `Parse.Query.aggregate` ([#9689](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9689)) ([9de6999](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9de6999e257d839b68bbca282447777edfdb1ddf))
* Security upgrade node from 20.18.2-alpine3.20 to 20.19.0-alpine3.20 ([#9652](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9652)) ([2be1a19](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2be1a19a13d6f0f8e3eb4e399a6279ff4d01db76))
* Using Parse Server option `extendSessionOnUse` does not correctly clear memory and functions as a debounce instead of a throttle ([#8683](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8683)) ([6258a6a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6258a6a11235dc642c71074d24e19c055294d26d))
* Upgrade to express 5.0.1 ([#9530](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9530)) ([e0480df](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e0480dfa8d97946e57eac6b74d937978f8454b3a))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* This upgrades the internally used Express framework from version 4 to 5, which may be a breaking change. If Parse Server is set up to be mounted on an Express application, we recommend to also use version 5 of the Express framework to avoid any compatibility issues. Note that even if there are no issues after upgrading, future releases of Parse Server may introduce issues if Parse Server internally relies on Express 5-specific features which are unsupported by the Express version on which it is mounted. See the Express [migration guide](https://expressjs.com/en/guide/migrating-5.html) and [release announcement](https://expressjs.com/2024/10/15/v5-release.html#breaking-changes) for more info. ([e0480df](e0480df))
* Upgrade to Parse JS SDK 6.0.0 ([#9624](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9624)) ([bf9db75](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/bf9db75e8685def1407034944725e758bc926c26))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* This upgrades to the Parse JS SDK 6.0.0. See the [change log](https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-JS/releases/tag/6.0.0) of the Parse JS SDK for breaking changes and more details. ([bf9db75](bf9db75))
* Remove username from email verification and password reset process ([#8488](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8488)) ([d21dd97](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/d21dd973363f9c5eca86a1007cb67e445b0d2e02))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* This removes the username from the email verification and password reset process to prevent storing personally identifiable information (PII) in server and infrastructure logs. Customized HTML pages or emails related to email verification and password reset may need to be adapted accordingly. See the new templates that come bundled with Parse Server and the [migration guide](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/blob/alpha/8.0.0.md) for more details. ([d21dd97](d21dd97))
* LiveQueryServer crashes using cacheAdapter on disconnect from Redis 4 server ([#9616](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9616)) ([bbc6bd4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/bbc6bd4b3f493170c13ad3314924cbf1f379eca4))
* Add dynamic master key by setting Parse Server option `masterKey` to a function ([#9582](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9582)) ([6f1d161](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6f1d161a2f263a166981f9544cf2aadce65afe23))
* Security upgrade node from 20.17.0-alpine3.20 to 20.18.2-alpine3.20 ([#9583](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9583)) ([8f85ae2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8f85ae205474f65414c0536754de12c87dbbf82a))
* This releases increases the required minimum versions to Postgres `15`, PostGIS `3.3` and removes support for Postgres `13`, `14`, PostGIS `3.1`, `3.2`. ([89c9b54](89c9b54))
* Change default value of Parse Server option `encodeParseObjectInCloudFunction` to `true` ([#9527](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9527)) ([5c5ad69](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5c5ad69b4a917b7ed7c328a8255144e105c40b08))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* The default value of Parse Server option `encodeParseObjectInCloudFunction` changes to `true`; the option has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version. ([5c5ad69](5c5ad69))
* Deprecate `PublicAPIRouter` in favor of `PagesRouter` ([#9526](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9526)) ([7f66629](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7f666292e8b9692966672486b7108edefc356309))
* This releases increases the required minimum MongoDB versions to `6.0.19`, `7.0.16`, `8.0.4` and removes support for MongoDB `4`, `5`. ([871e508](871e508))
* Push adapter not loading on some versions of Node 22 ([#9524](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9524)) ([ff7f671](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ff7f671c79f5dcdc44e4319a10f3654e12662c23))
* This releases increases the required minimum Node versions to 18.20.4, 20.18.0, 22.12.0 and removes unofficial support for Node 19. ([4e151cd](4e151cd))
* Upgrade @parse/push-adapter from 6.7.1 to 6.8.0 ([#9489](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9489)) ([286aa66](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/286aa664ac8830d36c3e70d2316917d15f0b6df5))
* Security upgrade cross-spawn from 7.0.3 to 7.0.6 ([#9444](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9444)) ([3d034e0](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3d034e0a993e3e5bd9bb96a7e382bb3464f1eb68))
* Security upgrade node from 20.14.0-alpine3.20 to 20.17.0-alpine3.20 ([#9300](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9300)) ([15bb17d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/15bb17d87153bf0d38f08fe4c720da29a204b36b))
*`Parse.Query.distinct` fails due to invalid aggregate stage 'hint' ([#9295](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9295)) ([5f66c6a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5f66c6a075cbe1cdaf9d1b108ee65af8ae596b89))
* Add support for PostGIS 3.5 ([#9354](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9354)) ([8ea3538](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8ea35382db3436d54ab59bd30706705564b0985c))
* Add support for Postgres 17 ([#9324](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9324)) ([fa2ee31](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/fa2ee3196e4319a142b3838bb947c98dcba5d5cb))
* Add support for MongoDB 8 ([#9269](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9269)) ([4756c66](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4756c66cd9f55afa1621d1a3f6fa850ed605cb53))
* Security upgrade fast-xml-parser from 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 ([#9262](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9262)) ([992d39d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/992d39d508f230c774dcb764d1d907ec8887e6c5))
* Custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges ([GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg)) ([#9317](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9317)) ([13ee52f](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/13ee52f0d19ef3a3524b3d79aea100e587eb3cfc))
* Security upgrade path-to-regexp from 6.2.1 to 6.3.0 ([#9314](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9314)) ([8b7fe69](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8b7fe699c1c376ecd8cc1c97cce8e704ee41f28a))
* Add support for asynchronous invocation of `FilesAdapter.getFileLocation` ([#9271](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9271)) ([1a2da40](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1a2da4055abe831b3017172fb75e16d7a8093873))
* Parse Server option `maxLogFiles` doesn't recognize day duration literals such as `1d` to mean 1 day ([#9215](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9215)) ([0319cee](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0319cee2dbf65e90bad377af1ed14ea25c595bf5))
* Parse Server installation fails due to post install script incorrectly parsing required min. Node version ([#9216](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9216)) ([0fa82a5](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0fa82a54fe38ec14e8054339285d3db71a8624c8))
* Add support for dot notation on array fields of Parse Object ([#9115](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9115)) ([cf4c880](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/cf4c8807b9da87a0a5f9c94e5bdfcf17cda80cf4))
* Invalid push notification tokens are not cleaned up from database for FCM API v2 ([#9173](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9173)) ([284da09](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/284da09f4546356b37511a589fb5f64a3efffe79))
* SQL injection when using Parse Server with PostgreSQL; fixes security vulnerability [GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r) ([#9167](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9167)) ([2edf1e4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2edf1e4c0363af01e97a7fbc97694f851b7d1ff3))
* Live query throws error when constraint `notEqualTo` is set to `null` ([#8835](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8835)) ([11d3e48](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/11d3e484df862224c15d20f6171514948981ea90))
* Parse Server option `extendSessionOnUse` not working for session lengths < 24 hours ([#9113](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9113)) ([0a054e6](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0a054e6b541fd5ab470bf025665f5f7d2acedaa0))
* Facebook Limited Login not working due to incorrect domain in JWT validation ([#9122](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9122)) ([9d0bd2b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9d0bd2badd6e5f7429d1af00b118225752e5d86a))
*`Parse.Cloud.startJob` and `Parse.Push.send` not returning status ID when setting Parse Server option `directAccess: true` ([#8766](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8766)) ([5b0efb2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5b0efb22efe94c47f243cf8b1e6407ed5c5a67d3))
* Prevent Parse Server start in case of unknown option in server configuration ([#8987](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8987)) ([8758e6a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8758e6abb9dbb68757bddcbd332ad25100c24a0e))
* Rate limiting can fail when using Parse Server option `rateLimit.redisUrl` with clusters ([#8632](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8632)) ([c277739](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c27773962399f8e27691e3b8087e7e1d59516efd))
* Add server security check status `security.enableCheck` to Features Router ([#8679](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8679)) ([b07ec15](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/b07ec153825882e97cc48dc84072c7f549f3238b))
*`Required` option not handled correctly for special fields (File, GeoPoint, Polygon) on GraphQL API mutations ([#8915](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8915)) ([907ad42](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/907ad4267c228d26cfcefe7848b30ce85ba7ff8f))
### Features
* Add `silent` log level for Cloud Code ([#8803](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8803)) ([5f81efb](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5f81efb42964c4c2fa8bcafee9446a0122e3ce21))
*`Required` option not handled correctly for special fields (File, GeoPoint, Polygon) on GraphQL API mutations ([#8915](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8915)) ([907ad42](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/907ad4267c228d26cfcefe7848b30ce85ba7ff8f))
* Server crashes on invalid Cloud Function or Cloud Job name; fixes security vulnerability [GHSA-6hh7-46r2-vf29](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6hh7-46r2-vf29) ([#9024](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9024)) ([9f6e342](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9f6e3429d3b326cf4e2994733c618d08032fac6e))
* CacheAdapter does not connect when using a CacheAdapter with a JSON config ([#8633](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8633)) ([720d24e](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/720d24e18540da35d50957f17be878316ec30318))
* Parse Server option `fileExtensions` default value rejects file extensions that are less than 3 or more than 4 characters long ([#8699](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8699)) ([2760381](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/276038118377c2b22381bcd8d30337203822121b))
* Docker version releases by removing arm/v6 and arm/v7 support ([#8976](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8976)) ([1f62dd0](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1f62dd0f4e107b22a387692558a042ee26ce8703))
* Add support for MongoDB query comment ([#8928](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8928)) ([2170962](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2170962a50fa353ed85eda3f11dce7ee3647b087))
* Switch GraphQL server from Yoga v2 to Apollo v4 ([#8959](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8959)) ([105ae7c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/105ae7c8a57d5a650b243174a80c26bf6db16e28))
* Deny request if master key is not set in Parse Server option `masterKeyIps` regardless of ACL and CLP ([#8957](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8957)) ([a7b5b38](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a7b5b38418cbed9be3f4a7665f25b97f592663e1))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* A request using the master key will now be rejected as unauthorized if the IP from which the request originates is not set in the Parse Server option `masterKeyIps`, even if the request does not require the master key permission, for example for a public object in a public class class. ([a7b5b38](a7b5b38))
* Improve PostgreSQL injection detection; fixes security vulnerability [GHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2) which affects Parse Server deployments using a Postgres database ([#8961](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8961)) ([cbefe77](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/cbefe770a7260b54748a058b8a7389937dc35833))
* Node process exits with error code 1 on uncaught exception to allow custom uncaught exception handling ([#8894](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8894)) ([70c280c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/70c280ca578ff28b5acf92f37fbe06d42a5b34ca))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Node process now exits with code 1 on uncaught exceptions, enabling custom handlers that were blocked by Parse Server's default behavior of re-throwing errors. This change may lead to automatic process restarts by the environment, unlike before. ([70c280c](70c280c))
* Deprecation DEPPS6: Authentication adapters disabled by default ([#8858](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8858)) ([0cf58eb](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0cf58eb8d60c8e5f485764e154f3214c49eee430))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Authentication adapters are disabled by default; to use an authentication adapter it needs to be explicitly enabled in the Parse Server authentication adapter option `auth.<provider>.enabled: true` ([0cf58eb](0cf58eb))
* Deprecation DEPPS8: Parse Server option `allowExpiredAuthDataToken` defaults to `false` ([#8860](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8860)) ([e29845f](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e29845f8dacac09ce3093d75c0d92330c24389e8))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Parse Server option `allowExpiredAuthDataToken` defaults to `false`; a 3rd party authentication token will be validated every time the user tries to log in and the login will fail if the token has expired; the effect of this change may differ for different authentication adapters, depending on the token lifetime and the token refresh logic of the adapter ([e29845f](e29845f))
* Cloud Code file trigger syntax has been aligned with object trigger syntax, for example `Parse.Cloud.beforeDeleteFile'` has been changed to `Parse.Cloud.beforeDelete(Parse.File, (request) => {})'` ([4e6a375](4e6a375))
* GraphQL file upload fails in case of use of pointer or relation ([#8721](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8721)) ([1aba638](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1aba6382c873fb489d4a898d301e6da9fb6aa61b))
* Docker image not published to Docker Hub on new release ([#8905](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8905)) ([a2ac8d1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a2ac8d133c71cd7b61e5ef59c4be915cfea85db6))
* Add support for Node 20, drop support for Node 14, 16 ([#8907](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8907)) ([ced4872](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ced487246ea0ef72a8aa014991f003209b34841e))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Removes support for Node 14 and 16 ([ced4872](ced4872))
* Add support for Postgres 16 ([#8898](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8898)) ([99489b2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/99489b22e4f0982e6cb39992974b51aa8d3a31e4))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Removes support for Postgres 11 and 12 ([99489b2](99489b2))
* Add password validation via POST request for user with unverified email using master key and option `ignoreEmailVerification` ([#8895](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8895)) ([633a9d2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/633a9d25e4253e2125bc93c02ee8a37e0f5f7b83))
* Server crashes when receiving an array of `Parse.Pointer` in the request body ([#8784](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8784)) ([66e3603](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/66e36039d8af654cfa0284666c0ddd94975dcb52))
* Incomplete user object in `verifyEmail` function if both username and email are changed ([#8889](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8889)) ([1eb95ae](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1eb95aeb41a96250e582d79a703f6adcb403c08b))
* Username is `undefined` in email verification link on email change ([#8887](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8887)) ([e315c13](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e315c137bf41bedfa8f0df537f2c3f6ab45b7e60))
* Parse Server option `emailVerifyTokenReuseIfValid: true` generates new token on every email verification request ([#8885](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8885)) ([0023ce4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0023ce448a5e9423337d0e1a25648bde1156bc95))
* Add `installationId`, `ip`, `resendRequest` to arguments passed to `verifyUserEmails` on verification email request ([#8873](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8873)) ([8adcbee](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8adcbee11283d3e95179ca2047e2615f52c18806))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* The `Parse.User` passed as argument if `verifyUserEmails` is set to a function is renamed from `user` to `object` for consistency with invocations of `verifyUserEmails` on signup or login; the user object is not a plain JavaScript object anymore but an instance of `Parse.User` ([8adcbee](8adcbee))
* Add `Parse.User` as function parameter to Parse Server options `verifyUserEmails`, `preventLoginWithUnverifiedEmail` on login ([#8850](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8850)) ([972f630](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/972f6300163b3cd7d95eeb95986e8322c95f821c))
* Conditional email verification not working in some cases if `verifyUserEmails`, `preventLoginWithUnverifiedEmail` set to functions ([#8838](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8838)) ([8e7a6b1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8e7a6b1480c0117e6c73e7adc5a6619115a04e85))
### Features
* Allow `Parse.Session.current` on expired session token instead of throwing error ([#8722](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8722)) ([f9dde4a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f9dde4a9f8a90c63f71172c9bc515b0f6c6d2e4a))
### BREAKING CHANGES
*`Parse.Session.current()` no longer throws an error if the session token is expired, but instead returns the session token with its expiration date to allow checking its validity ([f9dde4a](f9dde4a))
* Add `installationId` to arguments for `verifyUserEmails`, `preventLoginWithUnverifiedEmail` ([#8836](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8836)) ([a22dbe1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a22dbe16d5ac0090608f6caaf0ebd134925b7fd4))
* Add support for MongoDB 7 ([#8761](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8761)) ([3de8494](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3de8494a221991dfd10a74e0a2dc89576265c9b7))
### BREAKING CHANGES
*`Parse.Query` no longer supports the BSON type `code`; although this feature was never officially documented, its removal is announced as a breaking change to protect deployments where it might be in use. ([3de8494](3de8494))
* Improved IP validation performance for `masterKeyIPs`, `maintenanceKeyIPs` ([#8510](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8510)) ([b87daba](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/b87daba0671a1b0b7b8d63bc671d665c91a04522))
* Context not passed to Cloud Code Trigger `beforeFind` when using `Parse.Query.include` ([#8765](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8765)) ([7d32d89](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7d32d8934f3ae7af7a7d8b9cc6a829c7d73973d3))
* Parse Server option `fileUpload.fileExtensions` fails to determine file extension if filename contains multiple dots ([#8754](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8754)) ([3d6d50e](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3d6d50e0afff18b95fb906914e2cebd3839b517a))
* Security bump @babel/traverse from 7.20.5 to 7.23.2 ([#8777](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8777)) ([2d6b3d1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2d6b3d18499179e99be116f25c0850d3f449509c))
* Security upgrade graphql from 16.6.0 to 16.8.1 ([#8758](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8758)) ([71dfd8a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/71dfd8a7ece8c0dd1a66d03bb9420cfd39f4f9b1))
### Features
* Add `$setOnInsert` operator to `Parse.Server.database.update` ([#8791](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8791)) ([f630a45](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f630a45aa5e87bc73a81fded061400c199b71a29))
* Add compatibility for MongoDB Atlas Serverless and AWS Amazon DocumentDB with collation options `enableCollationCaseComparison`, `transformEmailToLowercase`, `transformUsernameToLowercase` ([#8805](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8805)) ([09fbeeb](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/09fbeebba8870e7cf371fb84371a254c7b368620))
* Add context to Cloud Code Triggers `beforeLogin` and `afterLogin` ([#8724](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8724)) ([a9c34ef](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a9c34ef1e2c78a42fb8b5fa8d569b7677c74919d))
* Allow setting `createdAt` and `updatedAt` during `Parse.Object` creation with maintenance key ([#8696](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8696)) ([77bbfb3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/77bbfb3f186f5651c33ba152f04cff95128eaf2d))
* Upgrade Parse Server Push Adapter to 5.0.2 ([#8813](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8813)) ([6ef1986](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6ef1986c03a1d84b7e11c05851e5bf9688d88740))
* Security bump @babel/traverse from 7.20.5 to 7.23.2 ([#8777](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8777)) ([2d6b3d1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2d6b3d18499179e99be116f25c0850d3f449509c))
* Context not passed to Cloud Code Trigger `beforeFind` when using `Parse.Query.include` ([#8765](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8765)) ([7d32d89](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7d32d8934f3ae7af7a7d8b9cc6a829c7d73973d3))
* Allow setting `createdAt` and `updatedAt` during `Parse.Object` creation with maintenance key ([#8696](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8696)) ([77bbfb3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/77bbfb3f186f5651c33ba152f04cff95128eaf2d))
* Security upgrade graphql from 16.6.0 to 16.8.1 ([#8758](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8758)) ([71dfd8a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/71dfd8a7ece8c0dd1a66d03bb9420cfd39f4f9b1))
* Redis 4 does not reconnect after unhandled error ([#8706](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8706)) ([2b3d4e5](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2b3d4e5d3c85cd142f85af68dec51a8523548d49))
* Remove config logging when launching Parse Server via CLI ([#8710](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8710)) ([ae68f0c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ae68f0c31b741eeb83379c905c7ddfaa124436ec))
* Parse Server option `fileUpload.fileExtensions` does not work with an array of extensions ([#8688](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8688)) ([6a4a00c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6a4a00ca7af1163ea74b047b85cd6817366b824b))
* Add property `Parse.Server.version` to determine current version of Parse Server in Cloud Code ([#8670](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8670)) ([a9d376b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a9d376b61f5b07806eafbda91c4e36c322f09298))
* Server does not start via CLI when `auth` option is set ([#8666](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8666)) ([4e2000b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4e2000bc563324389584ace3c090a5c1a7796a64))
* Add conditional email verification via dynamic Parse Server options `verifyUserEmails`, `sendUserEmailVerification` that now accept functions ([#8425](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8425)) ([44acd6d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/44acd6d9ed157ad4842200c9d01f9c77a05fec3a))
* Cloud Code Trigger `afterSave` executes even if not set ([#8520](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8520)) ([afd0515](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/afd0515e207bd947840579d3f245980dffa6f804))
* GridFS file storage doesn't work with certain `enableSchemaHooks` settings ([#8467](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8467)) ([d4cda4b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/d4cda4b26c9bde8c812549b8780bea1cfabdb394))
* Inaccurate table total row count for PostgreSQL ([#8511](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8511)) ([0823a02](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0823a02fbf80bc88dc403bc47e9f5c6597ea78b4))
* LiveQuery server is not shut down properly when `handleShutdown` is called ([#8491](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8491)) ([967700b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/967700bdbc94c74f75ba84d2b3f4b9f3fd2dca0b))
* Rate limit feature is incompatible with Node 14 ([#8578](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8578)) ([f911f2c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f911f2cd3a8c45cd326272dcd681532764a3761e))
* Unnecessary log entries by `extendSessionOnUse` ([#8562](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8562)) ([fd6a007](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/fd6a0077f2e5cf83d65e52172ae5a950ab0f1eae))
### Features
*`extendSessionOnUse` to automatically renew Parse Sessions ([#8505](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8505)) ([6f885d3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6f885d36b94902fdfea873fc554dee83589e6029))
* Add new Parse Server option `preventSignupWithUnverifiedEmail` to prevent returning a user without session token on sign-up with unverified email address ([#8451](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8451)) ([82da308](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/82da30842a55980aa90cb7680fbf6db37ee16dab))
* Add option to change the log level of logs emitted by Cloud Functions ([#8530](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8530)) ([2caea31](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2caea310be412d82b04a85716bc769ccc410316d))
* Add support for `$eq` query constraint in LiveQuery ([#8614](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8614)) ([656d673](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/656d673cf5dea354e4f2b3d4dc2b29a41d311b3e))
* Add zones for rate limiting by `ip`, `user`, `session`, `global` ([#8508](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8508)) ([03fba97](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/03fba97e0549bfcaeee9f2fa4c9905dbcc91840e))
* Allow `Parse.Object` pointers in Cloud Code arguments ([#8490](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8490)) ([28aeda3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/28aeda3f160efcbbcf85a85484a8d26567fa9761))
### Reverts
* fix: Inaccurate table total row count for PostgreSQL ([6722110](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6722110f203bc5fdcaa68cdf091cf9e7b48d1cff))
* Add zones for rate limiting by `ip`, `user`, `session`, `global` ([#8508](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8508)) ([03fba97](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/03fba97e0549bfcaeee9f2fa4c9905dbcc91840e))
* LiveQuery server is not shut down properly when `handleShutdown` is called ([#8491](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8491)) ([967700b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/967700bdbc94c74f75ba84d2b3f4b9f3fd2dca0b))
* Add support for `$eq` query constraint in LiveQuery ([#8614](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8614)) ([656d673](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/656d673cf5dea354e4f2b3d4dc2b29a41d311b3e))
* Add new Parse Server option `preventSignupWithUnverifiedEmail` to prevent returning a user without session token on sign-up with unverified email address ([#8451](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8451)) ([82da308](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/82da30842a55980aa90cb7680fbf6db37ee16dab))
* fix: Inaccurate table total row count for PostgreSQL ([6722110](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6722110f203bc5fdcaa68cdf091cf9e7b48d1cff))
* Inaccurate table total row count for PostgreSQL ([#8511](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8511)) ([0823a02](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0823a02fbf80bc88dc403bc47e9f5c6597ea78b4))
* GridFS file storage doesn't work with certain `enableSchemaHooks` settings ([#8467](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8467)) ([d4cda4b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/d4cda4b26c9bde8c812549b8780bea1cfabdb394))
* Cloud Code Trigger `afterSave` executes even if not set ([#8520](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8520)) ([afd0515](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/afd0515e207bd947840579d3f245980dffa6f804))
* Add option to change the log level of logs emitted by Cloud Functions ([#8530](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8530)) ([2caea31](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2caea310be412d82b04a85716bc769ccc410316d))
* Rate limiting across multiple servers via Redis not working ([#8469](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8469)) ([d9e347d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/d9e347d7413f30f58ffbb8397fc8b5ae23be6ff0))
* LiveQuery can return incorrectly formatted date ([#8456](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8456)) ([4ce135a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4ce135a4fe930776044bc8fd786a4e17a0144e03))
* Nested date is incorrectly decoded as empty object `{}` when fetching a Parse Object ([#8446](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8446)) ([22d2446](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/22d2446dfea2bc339affc20535d181097e152acf))
* Security upgrade jsonwebtoken to 9.0.0 ([#8420](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8420)) ([f5bfe45](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f5bfe4571e82b2b7440d41f3cff0d49937398164))
### Features
* Add option `schemaCacheTtl` for schema cache pulling as alternative to `enableSchemaHooks` ([#8436](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8436)) ([b3b76de](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/b3b76de71b1d4265689d052e7837c38ec1fa4323))
* Add Parse Server option `resetPasswordSuccessOnInvalidEmail` to choose success or error response on password reset with invalid email ([#7551](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7551)) ([e5d610e](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e5d610e5e487ddab86409409ac3d7362aba8f59b))
* Deprecate LiveQuery `fields` option in favor of `keys` for semantic consistency ([#8388](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8388)) ([a49e323](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a49e323d5ae640bff1c6603ec37fdaddb9328dd1))
* Export `AuthAdapter` to make it available for extension with custom authentication adapters ([#8443](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8443)) ([40c1961](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/40c196153b8efa12ae384c1c0092b2ed60a260d6))
* Add option `schemaCacheTtl` for schema cache pulling as alternative to `enableSchemaHooks` ([#8436](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8436)) ([b3b76de](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/b3b76de71b1d4265689d052e7837c38ec1fa4323))
* Add Parse Server option `resetPasswordSuccessOnInvalidEmail` to choose success or error response on password reset with invalid email ([#7551](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7551)) ([e5d610e](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e5d610e5e487ddab86409409ac3d7362aba8f59b))
* Deprecate LiveQuery `fields` option in favor of `keys` for semantic consistency ([#8388](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8388)) ([a49e323](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a49e323d5ae640bff1c6603ec37fdaddb9328dd1))
* Parse Server option `requestKeywordDenylist` can be bypassed via Cloud Code Webhooks or Triggers; fixes security vulnerability [GHSA-xprv-wvh7-qqqx](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xprv-wvh7-qqqx) ([#8302](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8302)) ([6728da1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6728da1e3591db1e27031d335d64d8f25546a06f))
* Schema without class level permissions may cause error ([#8409](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8409)) ([aa2cd51](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/aa2cd51b703388d925e4572e5c2b2d883c68e49c))
* Rate limiter may reject requests that contain a session token ([#8399](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8399)) ([c114dc8](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c114dc8831055d74187b9dfb4c9eeb558520237c))
*`ParseServer.verifyServerUrl` may fail if server response headers are missing; remove unnecessary logging ([#8391](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8391)) ([1c37a7c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1c37a7cd0715949a70b220a629071c7dab7d5e7b))
* ES6 modules do not await the import of Cloud Code files ([#8368](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8368)) ([a7bd180](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a7bd180cddd784c8735622f22e012c342ad535fb))
* Add `ParseQuery.watch` to trigger LiveQuery only on update of specific fields ([#8028](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8028)) ([fc92faa](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/fc92faac75107b3392eeddd916c4c5b45e3c5e0c))
* Reduce Docker image size by improving stages ([#8359](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8359)) ([40810b4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/40810b48ebde8b1f21d2448a3a4de0585b1b5e34))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* The Docker image does not contain the git dependency anymore; if you have been using git as a transitive dependency it now needs to be explicitly installed in your Docker file, for example with `RUN apk --no-cache add git` (#8359) ([40810b4](40810b4))
* Access the internal scope of Parse Server using the new `maintenanceKey`; the internal scope contains unofficial and undocumented fields (prefixed with underscore `_`) which are used internally by Parse Server; you may want to manipulate these fields for out-of-band changes such as data migration or correction tasks; changes within the internal scope of Parse Server may happen at any time without notice or changelog entry, it is therefore recommended to look at the source code of Parse Server to understand the effects of manipulating internal fields before using the key; it is discouraged to use the `maintenanceKey` for routine operations in a production environment; see [access scopes](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server#access-scopes) ([#8212](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8212)) ([f3bcc93](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f3bcc9365cd6f08b0a32c132e8e5ff6d1b650863))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Fields in the internal scope of Parse Server (prefixed with underscore `_`) are only returned using the new `maintenanceKey`; previously the `masterKey` allowed reading of internal fields; see [access scopes](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server#access-scopes) for a comparison of the keys' access permissions (#8212) ([f3bcc93](f3bcc93))
* Adapt `verifyServerUrl` for new asynchronous Parse Server start-up states ([#8366](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8366)) ([ffa4974](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ffa4974158615fbff4a2692b9db41dcb50d3f77b))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* The method `ParseServer.verifyServerUrl` now returns a promise instead of a callback. ([ffa4974](ffa4974))
* Add request rate limiter based on IP address ([#8174](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8174)) ([6c79f6a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6c79f6a69e25e47846e3b0685d6bdfd6b91086b1))
* The MongoDB aggregation pipeline requires native MongoDB syntax instead of the custom Parse Server syntax; for example pipeline stage names require a leading dollar sign like `$match` and the MongoDB document ID is referenced using `_id` instead of `objectId` (#8362) ([d0d30c4](d0d30c4))
* The client IP address may be determined incorrectly in some cases; this fixes a security vulnerability in which the Parse Server option `masterKeyIps` may be circumvented, see [GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x) ([#8372](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8372)) ([892040d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/892040dc2f82a3e2abe2824e4b553521b6f894de))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* The mechanism to determine the client IP address has been rewritten; to correctly determine the IP address it is now required to set the Parse Server option `trustProxy` accordingly if Parse Server runs behind a proxy server, see the express framework's [trust proxy](https://expressjs.com/en/guide/behind-proxies.html) setting (#8372) ([892040d](892040d))
* Upgrade Node Package Manager lock file `package-lock.json` to version 2 ([#8285](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8285)) ([ee72467](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ee7246733d63e4bda20401f7b00262ff03299f20))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* The Node Package Manager lock file `package-lock.json` is upgraded to version 2; while it is backwards with version 1 for the npm installer, consider this if you run any non-npm analysis tools that use the lock file (#8285) ([ee72467](ee72467))
* Asynchronous initialization of Parse Server ([#8232](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8232)) ([99fcf45](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/99fcf45e55c368de2345b0c4d780e70e0adf0e15))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* This release introduces the asynchronous initialization of Parse Server to prevent mounting Parse Server before being ready to receive request; it changes how Parse Server is imported, initialized and started; it also removes the callback `serverStartComplete`; see the [Parse Server 6 migration guide](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/blob/alpha/6.0.0.md) for more details (#8232) ([99fcf45](99fcf45))
* Nested objects are encoded incorrectly for MongoDB ([#8209](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8209)) ([1412666](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1412666f75829612de6fb9d7ccae35761c9b75cb))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Nested objects are now properly stored in the database using JSON serialization; previously, due to a bug only top-level objects were serialized, but nested objects were saved as raw JSON; for example, a nested `Date` object was saved as a JSON object like `{ "__type": "Date", "iso": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" }` instead of its serialized representation `2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z` (#8209) ([1412666](1412666))
* Write log entry when request with master key is rejected as outside of `masterKeyIps` ([#8350](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8350)) ([e22b73d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e22b73d4b700c8ff745aa81726c6680082294b45))
* Add option to change the log level of the logs emitted by triggers ([#8328](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8328)) ([8f3b694](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8f3b694e39d4a966567e50dbea4d62e954fa5c06))
* Upgrade Redis 3 to 4 for LiveQuery ([#8333](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8333)) ([b2761fb](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/b2761fb3786b519d9bbcf35be54309d2d35da1a9))
* Parse Server option `masterKeyIps` does not include localhost by default for IPv6 ([#8322](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8322)) ([ab82635](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ab82635b0d4cf323a07ddee51fee587b43dce95c))
* Cloud Code trigger `beforeSave` does not work with `Parse.Role` ([#8320](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8320)) ([f29d972](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f29d9720e9b37918fd885c97a31e34c42750e724))
* The Parse Server option `enforcePrivateUsers` is set to `true` by default; in previous releases this option defaults to `false`; this change improves the default security configuration of Parse Server (#8283) ([ed499e3](ed499e3))
* Restrict use of `masterKey` to localhost by default ([#8281](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8281)) ([6c16021](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6c16021a1f03a70a6d9e68cb64df362d07f3b693))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* This release restricts the use of `masterKey` to localhost by default; if you are using Parse Dashboard on a different server to connect to Parse Server you need to add the IP address of the server that hosts Parse Dashboard to this option (#8281) ([6c16021](6c16021))
* Upgrade Redis 3 to 4 ([#8293](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8293)) ([7d622f0](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7d622f06a4347e0ad2cba9a4ec07d8d4fb0f67bc))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* This release upgrades to Redis 4; if you are using the Redis cache adapter with Parse Server then this is a breaking change as the Redis client options have changed; see the [Redis migration guide](https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/redis%404.0.0/docs/v3-to-v4.md) for more details (#8293) ([7d622f0](7d622f0))
* Remove support for MongoDB 4.0 ([#8292](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8292)) ([37245f6](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/37245f62ce83516b6b95a54b850f0274ef680478))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* This release removes support for MongoDB 4.0; the new minimum supported MongoDB version is 4.2. which also removes support for the deprecated MongoDB MMAPv1 storage engine ([37245f6](37245f6))
* Throwing error in Cloud Code Triggers `afterLogin`, `afterLogout` crashes server ([#8280](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8280)) ([130d290](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/130d29074e3f763460e5685d0b9059e5a333caff))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Throwing an error in Cloud Code Triggers `afterLogin`, `afterLogout` returns a rejected promise; in previous releases it crashed the server if you did not handle the error on the Node.js process level; consider adapting your code if your app currently handles these errors on the Node.js process level with `process.on('unhandledRejection', ...)` ([130d290](130d290))
* Config option `directAccess` defaults to true; set this to `false` in environments where multiple Parse Server instances run behind a load balancer and Parse requests within the current Node.js environment should be routed via the load balancer and distributed as HTTP requests among all instances via the `serverURL`. ([f535ee6](f535ee6))
* The convenience method for HTTP requests `Parse.Cloud.httpRequest` is removed; use your preferred 3rd party library for making HTTP requests ([2d79c08](2d79c08))
* Improve authentication adapter interface to support multi-factor authentication (MFA), authentication challenges, and provide a more powerful interface for writing custom authentication adapters ([#8156](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8156)) ([5bbf9ca](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5bbf9cade9a527787fd1002072d4013ab5d8db2b))
* Remove Node 12 and Node 17 support ([#8279](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8279)) ([2546cc8](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2546cc8572bea6610cb9b3c7401d9afac0e3c1d6))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* This release removes Node 12 and Node 17 support ([2546cc8](2546cc8))
* authentication adapter app ID validation may be circumvented; this fixes a vulnerability that affects configurations which allow users to authenticate using the Parse Server authentication adapter for *Facebook* or *Spotify* and where the server-side authentication adapter configuration `appIds` is set as a string (e.g. `abc`) instead of an array of strings (e.g. `["abc"]`) ([GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22)) [skip release] ([#8187](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8187)) ([8c8ec71](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8c8ec715739e0f851338cfed794409ebac66c51b))
* brute force guessing of user sensitive data via search patterns (GHSA-2m6g-crv8-p3c6) ([#8146](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8146)) [skip release] ([4c0c7c7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4c0c7c77b76257878b9bcb05ff9de01c9d790262))
* certificate in Apple Game Center auth adapter not validated [skip release] ([#8058](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8058)) ([75af9a2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/75af9a26cc8e9e88a33d1e452c93a0ee6e509f17))
* graphQL query ignores condition `equalTo` with value `false` ([#8032](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8032)) ([7f5a15d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7f5a15d5df0dfa3515e9f73709d6a49663545f9b))
* internal indices for classes `_Idempotency` and `_Role` are not protected in defined schema ([#8121](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8121)) ([c16f529](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c16f529f74f92154401bf662f634b3c5fa45e18e))
* liveQuery with `containedIn` not working when object field is an array ([#8128](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8128)) ([1d9605b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1d9605bc93009263d3811df4d4249034ba6eb8c4))
* query aggregation pipeline cannot handle value of type `Date` when `directAccess: true` ([#8167](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8167)) ([e424137](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e4241374061caef66538de15112fb6bbafb1f5bb))
* relation constraints in compound queries `Parse.Query.or`, `Parse.Query.and` not working ([#8203](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8203)) ([28f0d26](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/28f0d2667787d2ac68726607b811d6f0ef62b9f1))
* security upgrade undici from 5.6.0 to 5.8.0 ([#8108](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8108)) ([4aa016b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4aa016b7322467422b9fdf05d8e29b9ecf910da7))
* server crashes when receiving file download request with invalid byte range; this fixes a security vulnerability that allows an attacker to impact the availability of the server instance; the fix improves parsing of the range parameter to properly handle invalid range requests ([GHSA-h423-w6qv-2wj3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-h423-w6qv-2wj3)) [skip release] ([#8238](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8238)) ([c03908f](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c03908f74e5c9eed834874a89df6c89c1a1e849f))
* session object properties can be updated by foreign user; this fixes a security vulnerability in which a foreign user can write to the session object of another user if the session object ID is known; the fix prevents writing to foreign session objects ([GHSA-6w4q-23cf-j9jp](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6w4q-23cf-j9jp)) [skip release] ([#8180](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8180)) ([37fed30](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/37fed3062ccc3ef1dfd49a9fc53318e72b3e4aff))
* sorting by non-existing value throws `INVALID_SERVER_ERROR` on Postgres ([#8157](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8157)) ([3b775a1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3b775a1fb8a1878714e3451191438963d688f1b0))
* updating object includes unchanged keys in client response for certain key types ([#8159](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8159)) ([37af1d7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/37af1d78fce5a15039ffe3af7b323c1f1e8582fc))
### Features
* add convenience access to Parse Server configuration in Cloud Code via `Parse.Server` ([#8244](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8244)) ([9f11115](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9f111158edf7fd57a65db0c4f9244b37e58cf293))
* add option to change the default value of the `Parse.Query.limit()` constraint ([#8152](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8152)) ([0388956](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/038895680894984e569dff54bf5c7b31094f3891))
* add support for MongoDB 6 ([#8242](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8242)) ([aba0081](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/aba0081ce1a166a93de57f3928c19a05562b5cc1))
* add support for Postgres 15 ([#8215](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8215)) ([2feb6c4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2feb6c46080946c984daa351187fa07cd582355d))
* liveQuery support for unsorted distance queries ([#8221](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8221)) ([0f763da](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0f763da17d646b2fec2cd980d3857e46072a8a07))
* add convenience access to Parse Server configuration in Cloud Code via `Parse.Server` ([#8244](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8244)) ([9f11115](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9f111158edf7fd57a65db0c4f9244b37e58cf293))
* relation constraints in compound queries `Parse.Query.or`, `Parse.Query.and` not working ([#8203](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8203)) ([28f0d26](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/28f0d2667787d2ac68726607b811d6f0ef62b9f1))
* add support for MongoDB 6 ([#8242](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8242)) ([aba0081](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/aba0081ce1a166a93de57f3928c19a05562b5cc1))
* server crashes when receiving file download request with invalid byte range; this fixes a security vulnerability that allows an attacker to impact the availability of the server instance; the fix improves parsing of the range parameter to properly handle invalid range requests ([GHSA-h423-w6qv-2wj3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-h423-w6qv-2wj3)) [skip release] ([#8238](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8238)) ([c03908f](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c03908f74e5c9eed834874a89df6c89c1a1e849f))
### Features
* add support for Postgres 15 ([#8215](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8215)) ([2feb6c4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2feb6c46080946c984daa351187fa07cd582355d))
* liveQuery support for unsorted distance queries ([#8221](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8221)) ([0f763da](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0f763da17d646b2fec2cd980d3857e46072a8a07))
* authentication adapter app ID validation may be circumvented; this fixes a vulnerability that affects configurations which allow users to authenticate using the Parse Server authentication adapter for *Facebook* or *Spotify* and where the server-side authentication adapter configuration `appIds` is set as a string (e.g. `abc`) instead of an array of strings (e.g. `["abc"]`) ([GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22)) [skip release] ([#8187](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8187)) ([8c8ec71](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8c8ec715739e0f851338cfed794409ebac66c51b))
* session object properties can be updated by foreign user; this fixes a security vulnerability in which a foreign user can write to the session object of another user if the session object ID is known; the fix prevents writing to foreign session objects ([GHSA-6w4q-23cf-j9jp](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6w4q-23cf-j9jp)) [skip release] ([#8180](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8180)) ([37fed30](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/37fed3062ccc3ef1dfd49a9fc53318e72b3e4aff))
### Features
* add option to change the default value of the `Parse.Query.limit()` constraint ([#8152](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8152)) ([0388956](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/038895680894984e569dff54bf5c7b31094f3891))
* sorting by non-existing value throws `INVALID_SERVER_ERROR` on Postgres ([#8157](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8157)) ([3b775a1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3b775a1fb8a1878714e3451191438963d688f1b0))
* updating object includes unchanged keys in client response for certain key types ([#8159](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8159)) ([37af1d7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/37af1d78fce5a15039ffe3af7b323c1f1e8582fc))
* query aggregation pipeline cannot handle value of type `Date` when `directAccess: true` ([#8167](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8167)) ([e424137](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e4241374061caef66538de15112fb6bbafb1f5bb))
* liveQuery with `containedIn` not working when object field is an array ([#8128](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8128)) ([1d9605b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1d9605bc93009263d3811df4d4249034ba6eb8c4))
* brute force guessing of user sensitive data via search patterns (GHSA-2m6g-crv8-p3c6) ([#8146](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8146)) [skip release] ([4c0c7c7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4c0c7c77b76257878b9bcb05ff9de01c9d790262))
* internal indices for classes `_Idempotency` and `_Role` are not protected in defined schema ([#8121](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8121)) ([c16f529](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c16f529f74f92154401bf662f634b3c5fa45e18e))
* security upgrade undici from 5.6.0 to 5.8.0 ([#8108](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8108)) ([4aa016b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4aa016b7322467422b9fdf05d8e29b9ecf910da7))
* certificate in Apple Game Center auth adapter not validated [skip release] ([#8058](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8058)) ([75af9a2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/75af9a26cc8e9e88a33d1e452c93a0ee6e509f17))
* graphQL query ignores condition `equalTo` with value `false` ([#8032](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8032)) ([7f5a15d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7f5a15d5df0dfa3515e9f73709d6a49663545f9b))
* auto-release process may fail if optional back-merging task fails ([#8051](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8051)) ([cf925e7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/cf925e75e87a6989f41e2e2abb2aba4332b1e79f))
* errors in GraphQL do not show the original error but a general `Unexpected Error` ([#8045](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8045)) ([0d81887](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0d818879c217f9c56100a5f59868fa37e6d24b71))
* websocket connection of LiveQuery interrupts frequently ([#8048](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8048)) ([03caae1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/03caae1e611f28079cdddbbe433daaf69e3f595c))
* live query role cache does not clear when a user is added to a role ([#8026](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8026)) ([199dfc1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/199dfc17226d85a78ab85f24362cce740f4ada39))
* interrupted WebSocket connection not closed by LiveQuery server ([#8012](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8012)) ([2d5221e](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2d5221e48012fb7781c0406d543a922d313075ea))
* align file trigger syntax with class trigger; use the new syntax `Parse.Cloud.beforeSave(Parse.File, (request) => {})`, the old syntax `Parse.Cloud.beforeSaveFile((request) => {})` has been deprecated ([#7966](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7966)) ([c6dcad8](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c6dcad8d167d44912dbd416d328519314c0809bd))
* replace GraphQL Apollo with GraphQL Yoga ([#7967](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7967)) ([1aa2204](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1aa2204aebfdbe273d54d6d56c6029f7c34aab14))
* upgrade mongodb from 4.4.1 to 4.5.0 ([#7991](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7991)) ([e692b5d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e692b5dd8214cdb0ce79bedd30d9aa3cf4de76a5))
* add support for Node 17 and 18 ([#7896](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7896)) ([3e9f292](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3e9f292d840334244934cee9a34545ac86313549))
* security upgrade @parse/fs-files-adapter from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2 ([#7948](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7948)) ([20fc4e2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/20fc4e23b53c91aac657f894bd70d049b7525c37))
* security upgrade moment from 2.29.1 to 2.29.2 ([#7931](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7931)) ([6b68593](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6b68593eaec17e8b183899d2b92699c9ede7625b))
* custom database options are not passed to MongoDB GridFS ([#7911](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7911)) ([a72b384](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a72b384f76137a3d83ffb69f65cb25aff1bbab4f))
* reduce database operations when using the constant parameter in Cloud Function validation ([#7892](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7892)) ([48bd512](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/48bd512eeb47666967dff8c5e723ddc5b7801daa))
* return correct response when revert is used in beforeSave ([#7839](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7839)) ([f63fb2b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f63fb2b338c908f0e7a648d338c26b9daa50c8f2))
* security bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 ([#7884](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7884)) ([c5cf282](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/c5cf282d11ffdc023764f8e7539a2bd6bc246fe1))
* sensitive keyword detection may produce false positives ([#7881](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7881)) ([0d6f9e9](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0d6f9e951d9e186e95e96d8869066ce7022bad02))
* improved LiveQuery error logging with additional information ([#7837](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7837)) ([443a509](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/443a5099059538d379fe491793a5871fcbb4f377))
* upgrade winston from 3.5.0 to 3.5.1 ([#7820](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7820)) ([4af253d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4af253d1f8654a6f57b5137ad310cdacadc922cc))
* security upgrade follow-redirects from 1.14.7 to 1.14.8 ([#7801](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7801)) ([70088a9](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/70088a95a78393da2a4ac68be81e63107747626a))
* server crash using GraphQL due to missing @apollo/client peer dependency ([#7787](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7787)) ([08089d6](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/08089d6fcbb215412448ce7d92b21b9fe6c929f2))
* upgrade to MongoDB Node.js driver 4.x for MongoDB 5.0 support ([#7794](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7794)) ([f88aa2a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f88aa2a62a533e5344d1c13dd38c5a0b283a480a))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* The MongoDB GridStore adapter has been removed. By default, Parse Server already uses GridFS, so if you do not manually use the GridStore adapter, you can ignore this change. ([f88aa2a](f88aa2a))
* bump node-fetch from 2.6.1 to 3.1.1 ([#7782](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7782)) ([9082351](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/90823514113a1a085ebc818f7109b3fd7591346f))
* bump nanoid from 3.1.25 to 3.2.0 ([#7781](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7781)) ([f5f63bf](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f5f63bfc64d3481ed944ceb5e9f50b33dccd1ce9))
* security upgrade follow-redirects from 1.14.6 to 1.14.7 ([#7769](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7769)) ([8f5a861](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8f5a8618cfa7ed9a2a239a095abffa8f3fd8d31a))
* schema cache not cleared in some cases ([#7678](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7678)) ([5af6e5d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5af6e5dfaa129b1a350afcba4fb381b21c4cc35d))
* support `postgresql` protocol in database URI ([#7757](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7757)) ([caf4a23](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/caf4a2341f554b28e3918c53e7e897a3ca47bf8b))
* support relativeTime query constraint on Postgres ([#7747](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7747)) ([16b1b2a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/16b1b2a19714535ca805f2dbb3b561d8f6a519a7))
* node engine compatibility did not include node 16 ([#7739](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7739)) ([ea7c014](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ea7c01400f992a1263543706fe49b6174758a2d6))
* upgrade mime from 2.5.2 to 3.0.0 ([#7725](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7725)) ([f5ef98b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f5ef98bde32083403c0e30a12162fcc1e52cac37))
* upgrade parse from 3.3.1 to 3.4.0 ([#7723](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7723)) ([d4c1f47](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/d4c1f473073764cb0570c633fc4a30669c2ce889))
* unable to use objectId size higher than 19 on GraphQL API ([#7627](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7627)) ([ed86c80](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ed86c807721cc52a1a5a9dea0b768717eec269ed))
* add support for Node 16 ([#7707](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7707)) ([45cc58c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/45cc58c7e5e640a46c5d508019a3aa81242964b1))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* Removes official Node 15 support which has reached it end-of-life date. ([45cc58c](45cc58c))
* node engine range has no upper limit to exclude incompatible node versions ([#7692](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7692)) ([573558d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/573558d3adcbcc6222c92003829867e1a73eef94))
* refactor: allow ES import for cloud string if package type is module ([b64640c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/b64640c5705f733798783e68d216e957044ef23c))
* add support for Postgres 14 ([#7644](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7644)) ([090350a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/090350a7a0fac945394ca1cb24b290316ef06aa7))
* setting a field to null does not delete it via GraphQL API ([#7649](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7649)) ([626fad2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/626fad2e71017dcc62196c487de5f908fa43000b))
### BREAKING CHANGES
* To delete a field via the GraphQL API, the field value has to be set to `null`. Previously, setting a field value to `null` would save a null value in the database, which was not according to the [GraphQL specs](https://spec.graphql.org/June2018/#sec-Null-Value). To delete a file field use `file: null`, the previous way of using `file: { file: null }` has become obsolete. ([626fad2](626fad2))
- Improved schema caching through database real-time hooks. Reduces DB queries, decreases Parse Query execution time and fixes a potential schema memory leak. If multiple Parse Server instances connect to the same DB (for example behind a load balancer), set the [Parse Server Option](https://parseplatform.org/parse-server/api/master/ParseServerOptions.html) `databaseOptions.enableSchemaHooks: true` to enable this feature and keep the schema in sync across all instances. Failing to do so will cause a schema change to not propagate to other instances and re-syncing will only happen when these instances restart. The options `enableSingleSchemaCache` and `schemaCacheTTL` have been removed. To use this feature with MongoDB, a replica set cluster with [change stream](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/changeStreams/#availability) support is required. (Diamond Lewis, SebC) [#7214](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7214)
- Added file upload restriction. File upload is now only allowed for authenticated users by default for improved security. To allow file upload also for Anonymous Users or Public, set the `fileUpload` parameter in the [Parse Server Options](https://parseplatform.org/parse-server/api/master/ParseServerOptions.html) (dblythy, Manuel Trezza) [#7071](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7071)
- Removed [parse-server-simple-mailgun-adapter](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server-simple-mailgun-adapter) dependency; to continue using the adapter it has to be explicitly installed (Manuel Trezza) [#7321](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7321)
- Remove support for MongoDB 3.6 which has reached its End-of-Life date and PostgreSQL 10 (Manuel Trezza) [#7315](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7315)
- Remove support for Node 10 which has reached its End-of-Life date (Manuel Trezza) [#7314](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7314)
- Remove S3 Files Adapter from Parse Server, instead install separately as `@parse/s3-files-adapter` (Manuel Trezza) [#7324](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7324)
- Remove Session field `restricted`; the field was a code artifact from a feature that never existed in Open Source Parse Server; if you have been using this field for custom purposes, consider that for new Parse Server installations the field does not exist anymore in the schema, and for existing installations the field default value `false` will not be set anymore when creating a new session (Manuel Trezza) [#7543](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7543)
- ci: add node engine version check (Manuel Trezza) [#7574](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7574)
## Notable Changes
- Alphabetical ordered GraphQL API, improved GraphQL Schema cache system and fix GraphQL input reassign issue (Moumouls) [#7344](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7344)
- Added Parse Server Security Check to report weak security settings (Manuel Trezza, dblythy) [#7247](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7247)
- EXPERIMENTAL: Added new page router with placeholder rendering and localization of custom and feature pages such as password reset and email verification (Manuel Trezza) [#7128](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7128)
- EXPERIMENTAL: Added custom routes to easily customize flows for password reset, email verification or build entirely new flows (Manuel Trezza) [#7231](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7231)
- Added Deprecation Policy to govern the introduction of breaking changes in a phased pattern that is more predictable for developers (Manuel Trezza) [#7199](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7199)
- Add REST API endpoint `/loginAs` to create session of any user with master key; allows to impersonate another user. (GormanFletcher) [#7406](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7406)
- Add official support for MongoDB 5.0 (Manuel Trezza) [#7469](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7469)
- Added Parse Server Configuration `enforcePrivateUsers`, which will remove public access by default on new Parse.Users (dblythy) [#7319](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7319)
## Other Changes
- Support native mongodb syntax in aggregation pipelines (Raschid JF Rafeally) [#7339](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7339)
- Fix error when a not yet inserted job is updated (Antonio Davi Macedo Coelho de Castro) [#7196](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7196)
- request.context for afterFind triggers (dblythy) [#7078](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7078)
- Winston Logger interpolating stdout to console (dplewis) [#7114](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7114)
- Added convenience method `Parse.Cloud.sendEmail(...)` to send email via email adapter in Cloud Code (dblythy) [#7089](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7089)
- LiveQuery support for $and, $nor, $containedBy, $geoWithin, $geoIntersects queries (dplewis) [#7113](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7113)
- Added `requireAnyUserRoles` and `requireAllUserRoles` for Parse Cloud validator (dblythy) [#7097](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7097)
- Support Facebook Limited Login (miguel-s) [#7219](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7219)
- Removed Stage name check on aggregate pipelines (BRETT71) [#7237](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7237)
- Retry transactions on MongoDB when it fails due to transient error (Antonio Davi Macedo Coelho de Castro) [#7187](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7187)
- Bump tests to use Mongo 4.4.4 (Antonio Davi Macedo Coelho de Castro) [#7184](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7184)
- Added new account lockout policy option `accountLockout.unlockOnPasswordReset` to automatically unlock account on password reset (Manuel Trezza) [#7146](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7146)
- Test Parse Server continuously against all recent MongoDB versions that have not reached their end-of-life support date, added MongoDB compatibility table to Parse Server docs (Manuel Trezza) [#7161](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7161)
- Test Parse Server continuously against all recent Node.js versions that have not reached their end-of-life support date, added Node.js compatibility table to Parse Server docs (Manuel Trezza) [7161](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7177)
- Throw error on invalid Cloud Function validation configuration (dblythy) [#7154](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7154)
- Allow Cloud Validator `options` to be async (dblythy) [#7155](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7155)
- Optimize queries on classes with pointer permissions (Pedro Diaz) [#7061](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7061)
- Test Parse Server continuously against all relevant Postgres versions (minor versions), added Postgres compatibility table to Parse Server docs (Corey Baker) [#7176](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7176)
- Randomize test suite (Diamond Lewis) [#7265](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7265)
- LDAP: Properly unbind client on group search error (Diamond Lewis) [#7265](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7265)
- Improve data consistency in Push and Job Status update (Diamond Lewis) [#7267](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7267)
- Excluding keys that have trailing edges.node when performing GraphQL resolver (Chris Bland) [#7273](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7273)
- Use Node.js 15.13.0 in CI (Olle Jonsson) [#7312](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7312)
- Fix file upload issue for S3 compatible storage (Linode, DigitalOcean) by avoiding empty tags property when creating a file (Ali Oguzhan Yildiz) [#7300](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7300)
- Add building Docker image as CI check (Manuel Trezza) [#7332](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7332)
- Add NPM package-lock version check to CI (Manuel Trezza) [#7333](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7333)
- Fix incorrect LiveQuery events triggered for multiple subscriptions on the same class with different events [#7341](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7341)
- Fix select and excludeKey queries to properly accept JSON string arrays. Also allow nested fields in exclude (Corey Baker) [#7242](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7242)
- Fix LiveQuery server crash when using $all query operator on a missing object key (Jason Posthuma) [#7421](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7421)
- Add ability to pass context of an object via a header, X-Parse-Cloud-Context, for Cloud Code triggers. The header addition allows client SDK's to add context without injecting _context in the body of JSON objects (Corey Baker) [#7437](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7437)
- Add CI check to add changelog entry (Manuel Trezza) [#7512](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7512)
- Refactor: uniform issue templates across repos (Manuel Trezza) [#7528](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7528)
- ci: bump ci environment (Manuel Trezza) [#7539](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7539)
- CI now pushes docker images to Docker Hub (Corey Baker) [#7548](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7548)
- Allow afterFind and afterLiveQueryEvent to set unsaved pointers and keys (dblythy) [#7310](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7310)
- Allow setting descending sort to full text queries (dblythy) [#7496](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7496)
- Allow cloud string for ES modules (Daniel Blyth) [#7560](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7560)
- docs: Introduce deprecation ID for reference in comments and online search (Manuel Trezza) [#7562](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7562)
- refactor: deprecate `Parse.Cloud.httpRequest`; it is recommended to use a HTTP library instead. (Daniel Blyth) [#7595](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/7595)
