8.17: update docs, mergify, versions and changelogs (#14691)

* [Release] update version 8.18.0

* [Release] update changelogs for 8.17 release

* changelog: update changelog entry for 8.17

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Co-authored-by: obltmachine <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Kostiantyn Masliuk <[email protected]>

.mergify.yml

@@ -373,3 +373,17 @@ pull_request_rules:
         labels:
           - "backport"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}] {{ title }} (backport #{{ number }})"
+  - name: backport patches to 8.17 branch
+    conditions:
+      - merged
+      - base=8.x
+      - label=backport-8.17
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        assignees:
+          - "{{ author }}"
+        branches:
+          - "8.17"
+        labels:
+          - "backport"
+        title: "[{{ destination_branch }}] {{ title }} (backport #{{ number }})"

CHANGELOG.asciidoc

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // tag::list[]
+* <<apm-release-notes-8.17>>
 * <<apm-release-notes-8.16>>
 * <<apm-release-notes-8.15>>
 * <<apm-release-notes-8.14>>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 
 // tag::includes[]
 include::./changelogs/head.asciidoc[]
+include::./changelogs/8.17.asciidoc[]
 include::./changelogs/8.16.asciidoc[]
 include::./changelogs/8.15.asciidoc[]
 include::./changelogs/8.14.asciidoc[]

changelogs/8.17.asciidoc

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[[apm-release-notes-8.17]]
+== APM version 8.17
+* <<apm-release-notes-8.17.0>>
+
+[float]
+[[apm-release-notes-8.17.0]]
+=== APM version 8.17.0
+
+https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/compare/v8.16.0\...v8.17.0[View commits]
+
+[float]
+==== Bug fixes
+
+- Clear scroll after completing scroll requests {pull}14551[14551]
+
+[float]
+==== Breaking Changes
+
+[float]
+==== Deprecations
+
+[float]
+==== Intake API Changes
+
+[float]
+==== Added
+
+- The mappings are updated to disable date_detection for all APM data streams.
+  The change is applied through https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/116995[elasticsearch#116995].

changelogs/head.asciidoc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [[release-notes-head]]
 == APM version HEAD
 
-https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/compare/8.16\...8.x[View commits]
+https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/compare/8.17\...8.x[View commits]
 
 [float]
 ==== Breaking Changes

cmd/intake-receiver/version.go

@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 package main
 
 // version matches the APM Server's version
-const version = "8.17.0"
+const version = "8.18.0"

internal/version/version.go

@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 package version
 
 // Version holds the APM Server version.
-const Version = "8.17.0"
+const Version = "8.18.0"