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## What's Changed * Warn against premature release publish by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2094 * Remove unused "install dependencies" step from Evergreen config by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2095 * PHPC-2770: Upgrade libmongoc to 1.30.11 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2102 * PHPC-2772: Upgrade libmongoc to 1.30.12 by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2108 * PHPC-2743 Fix `__pclass` inference in events by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2114 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/compare/1.21.9...1.21.10

## What's Changed * Warn against premature release publish by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2094 * Remove unused "install dependencies" step from Evergreen config by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2095 * PHPC-2770: Upgrade libmongoc to 1.30.11 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2102 * PHPC-2772: Upgrade libmongoc to 1.30.12 by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2108 * PHPC-2743 Fix `__pclass` inference in events by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2114 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/compare/2.1.9...2.1.10

<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at 2.5.3 --> ## What's Changed * PHPC-2435: Support libmongoc 2.0 by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1829 * PHPC-2591, PHPC-2594: Upgrade bundled libmongoc and libmongocrypt dependencies by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1842 * DRIVERS-3105 Add mention of semver in readme by @rishitb-mongodb in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1830 * Update installation instruction to use `pie` by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1846 * PHPC-2601: Add crypt_shared version to a manager's debug output by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1847 * Minor follow-up work for libmongoc 2 support by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1848 * use ZSTR_IS_INTERNED() by @remicollet in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1849 * Bump alcaeus/automatic-merge-up-action from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1851 * Fix dependabot configuration to only update single submodule by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1852 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `f53da28` to `36c35d0` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1856 * Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1860 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `36c35d0` to `61eacf1` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1861 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `61eacf1` to `931726b` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1867 * Bump actions/setup-python from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1866 * Fix links to spec documents, migrated from rst to md by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1865 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `931726b` to `d7a7337` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1870 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `d7a7337` to `3b3f081` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1873 * Bump mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools from 2 to 3 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1872 * Upload test results to codecov.io by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1857 * PHPC-2474: Support Binary vector subtype by @jmikola in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1853 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `3b3f081` to `1dcbfe4` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1878 * Bump github/codeql-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1889 * PHPC-2627: Use appropriate return type for zend_object_iterator_funcs.valid by @jmikola in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1890 * PHPC-2638 and PHPC-2630: Bump to libmongoc 2.1.2 and libmongocrypt 1.16.0 by @jmikola in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1868 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `1dcbfe4` to `f8ab2a5` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1891 * PHPC-2634: Binary vector corpus tests by @jmikola in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1892 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `f8ab2a5` to `cb019f7` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1896 * Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1895 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `cb019f7` to `c83e428` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1898 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `c83e428` to `c92d062` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1899 * Bump actions/cache from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1902 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `c92d062` to `ebe98d0` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1903 * PHPC-2654: Update to libmongoc 2.2.1 by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1900 * PHPC-2649: Update to libmongocrypt 1.17.0 by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1904 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `ebe98d0` to `514927f` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1905 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `514927f` to `61cb4e9` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1906 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `61cb4e9` to `5514d6a` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1908 * PHPC-2664: Drop Windows x86 builds by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1911 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `5514d6a` to `c7ec372` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1914 * Bump actions/download-artifact from 5 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1913 * PHPC-2669: Compatibility for PHP 8.6-dev by @jmikola in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1929 * Bump mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools from 2 to 3 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1928 * Upgrade bundled dependencies by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1933 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `c7ec372` to `6005cf7` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1939 * PHPC-2689: Throw LogicException in Binary::getVectorType() and toArray() by @jmikola in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1941 * Mark Jeremy Mikola as inactive by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1943 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `6005cf7` to `f3720c0` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1945 * PHPC-2679: Test PHP 8.5 on Evergreen by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1938 * [PHPC-2647] Out-of-source build: Don't necessarily generate flies in the source tree by @vector-of-bool in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1893 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `f3720c0` to `b26580a` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1947 * Add Jérôme and Pauline as maintainers by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1949 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `b26580a` to `2fd7b46` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1950 * PHPC-1971: Use debug builds of PHP for testing by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1952 * Make bson-enum_error resilient to PHP 8.6 interface handler order by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1953 * Stabilize enum interface error handling and tests by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1954 * PHPC-2215: Replace php_phongo prefix by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1955 * Add configuration for Claude Code by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1956 * Harden code after AI-assisted review by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1957 * PHPC-1988: base64 encode binary data when debugging by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1960 * PHPC-2160: Extract calls to bsonSerialize and remove unnecessary check function by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1958 * Use `zend_array_is_list` in `phongo_is_array_or_document` by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1961 * PHPC-2024: Introduce macros for simpler class declarations by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1959 * PHPC-2530: Deprecate hedged reads by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1962 * PHPC-2486: Require non-null namespace and database arguments in Manager by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1963 * Avoid string length calculations for bson_append calls by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1964 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `2fd7b46` to `6b45ce1` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1967 * Bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1948 * Improve testing notes in CLAUDE.md by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1970 * Add tests to improve coverage of untested or under-tested APIs by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1975 * PHPC-2500: Skip errorLabels assignment for non-RuntimeException exceptions by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1974 * Make bson-enum_error resilient to PHP 8.6 interface handler order by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1977 * Add macros to simplify handling of internal structs by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1965 * Use DBX PR app to create merge-up pull requests by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1972 * Merge v2.2 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1980 * PHPC-2699: Add typed, read-only properties for value objects and events by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1979 * PHPC-2700: Fix cloning Javascript objects without a scope by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1987 * Use `json_decode` to produce a non-interned string in typeMap test by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1985 * Generate legacy arginfo for older PHP versions by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1981 * Remove `phongo_write_concern_to_zval` by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1983 * PHPC-2699: Rename durationMicros properties by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1991 * PHPC-1519: Remove phongo_server_to_zval and include Server objects in Manager debug output by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1988 * Remove tests that only ran on PHP 7 and clean up version-specific SKIPIFs by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1986 * PHPC-2699: Add readonly properties to WriteConcernError class by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1990 * Remove extra structs for objects with properties by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1992 * PHPC-1514 Remove `php_phongo_read_concern_to_zval` by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1989 * PHPC-2702 PHPC-2698 Upgrade libmongoc to 2.3.0 and libmongocrypt to 1.17.3 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1994 * PHPC-2695 Replace deprecated bson_append_array_begin with bson_append_array_unsafe_begin by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1996 * Relax check on internal object id, not relevant for the test by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1998 * Remove unnecessary structs for BSON MinKey and MaxKey classes by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1999 * PHPC-2660 Test that killCursors is sent after a connection error during getMore by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1997 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `6b45ce1` to `4b02eb0` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2000 * PHPC-1627 Support object cloning for ReadConcern, ReadPreference, and WriteConcern by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2002 * Update release instructions by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2001 * PHPC-2714: Fix in-tree PHP builds by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2005 * Merge v2.3 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2006 * Fix ZVAL_STATIC_INIT macro formatting for clang-format compatibility by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2009 * Replace XtOffsetOf() with offsetof() for PHP 8.6 by @andypost in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2008 * Backport: Replace XtOffsetOf with offsetof for PHP 8.6 compatibility by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2011 * PHPC-2715: Fix out-of-source-tree builds by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2010 * Merge v2.3 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2013 * PHPC-2647, PHPC-2715: Fix all possible build configurations (standalone vs. in-tree, in-source vs. out-of-source) by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2014 * Merge v2.3 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2015 * Use debug env var for debug builds by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2017 * Merge v2.3 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2018 * Implement memory handling correctness fixes by @alcaeus in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2016 * Merge v2.3 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2019 * PHPC-2721: Exclude generated config headers from PECL package by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2022 * Merge v2.3 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2023 * PHPC-2721: Test PECL package installation on Alpine Linux by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2024 * Merge v2.3 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2026 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `4b02eb0` to `30b3f00` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2028 * PHPC-2708: Automatically create new minor version branch on release by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2027 * PHPC-2724: Bump libmongocrypt to 1.19.0 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2029 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `30b3f00` to `9c21ebe` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2031 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `9c21ebe` to `da0f173` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2032 * Bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2030 * PHPC-2729: Bump libmongocrypt to 1.20.0 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2035 * PHPC-2731: Pin libmongocrypt runtime and dev packages in lockstep by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2038 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `b0aded0` to `18aed4f` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2036 * Bump actions/setup-python from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2037 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `18aed4f` to `3741fa9` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2040 * DEVPROD-34208: use Silkbomb image from ECR instead of Artifactory by @fetsko in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2039 * PHPC-2738: Escape release notes when generating package.xml by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2041 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `3741fa9` to `e86753e` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2043 * PHPC-2728: Add `stringOpts` support and bump libmongoc 2.4.0 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2033 * PHPC-2708: Update release docs and add version-transition reminders by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2045 * Bump github/codeql-action from 4 to 4.37.4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2044 * Update maintainers: add Kevin Albertson, mark Andreas Braun inactive by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2042 * PHPC-2753 Add link to ECR log-in by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2055 * PHPC-2742: Bump libmongocrypt to 1.20.2 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2051 * PHPC-2755: Fix test suite failures with PHP 8.6 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2056 * Merge v2.4 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2058 * PHPC-2751: Upgrade libmongoc to 2.5.0 by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2054 * Bump tests/drivers-evergreen-tools from `e86753e` to `c70d29e` by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2053 * PHPC-2745: Reject null bytes in namespaces and periods in database names [v2.4] by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2060 * Merge v2.4 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2061 * Merge v2.4 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2065 * Merge v2.4 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2071 * PHPC-2754: Update libmongocrypt to 1.20.3 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2072 * Merge v2.4 into v2.x by @mongodb-drivers-pr-bot[bot] in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2073 * PHPC-2756: Upgrade libmongoc to 2.5.1 by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2075 * PHPC-2763 PHPC-2757 Upgrade libmongoc to 2.5.2 and libmongocrypt to 1.20.4 by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2078 * PHPC-2744 Fix dependency issue by @paulinevos in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2082 * PHPC-2771: Upgrade libmongoc to 2.5.4 by @GromNaN in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2103 * PHPC-2773: Upgrade libmongoc to 2.5.5 by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2109 * PHPC-2743: Fix `__pclass` inference in events by @kevinAlbs in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2115 ## New Contributors * @rishitb-mongodb made their first contribution in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1830 * @vector-of-bool made their first contribution in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/1893 * @andypost made their first contribution in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2008 * @fetsko made their first contribution in https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/pull/2039 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/compare/2.1.10...2.5.3