Sourced from Microsoft.ApplicationInsights's releases.

2.8.0 (2.8.0.20008)

• New API to store/retrieve any raw objects on TelemetryContext to enable AutoCollectors to pass additional information for use by TelemetryInitializers.
• Perf Improvements
  https://github-redirect.dependabot.com/Microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/927
  https://github-redirect.dependabot.com/Microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/930
  https://github-redirect.dependabot.com/Microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/934
• Fix: Response code shouldn't be overwritten to 200 if not set

2.8.0-beta2 (2.8.0.12856)

• TelemetryProcessors (sampling, autocollectedmetricaggregator), TelemetryChannel (ServerTelemetryChannel) added automatically to the default ApplicationInsights.config are moved under the default telemetry sink.
  If you are upgrading, and have added/modified TelemetryProcessors/TelemetryChannel, make sure to copy them to the default sink section.

2.8.0-beta1 (2.8.0.3901)

• Add a new distict properties collection, GlobalProperties, on TelemetryContext, and obsolete the Properties on TelemetryContext.
• Added support for strongly typed extensibility for Telemetry types using IExtension.
• [New method SerializeData(ISerializationWriter writer) defined in ITelemetry. All existing types implement this method to emit information about it's fields to channels who can serialize this data]
  (continuation of https://github-redirect.dependabot.com/Microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/871)
• Allow to track PageViewPerformance data type.
• Added method ExceptionDetailsInfoList on ExceptionTelemetry class that gives control to user to update exception
  message and exception type of underlying System.Exception object that user wants to send to telemetry. Related discussion is here.
• Added an option of creating ExceptionTelemetry object off of custom exception information rather than a System.Exception object.
• Add support for hex values in config

Sourced from Microsoft.ApplicationInsights's changelog.

Version 2.8.0

• New API to store/retrieve any raw objects on TelemetryContext to enable AutoCollectors to pass additional information for use by TelemetryInitializers.
• Perf Improvements
  https://github-redirect.dependabot.com/Microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/927
  https://github-redirect.dependabot.com/Microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/930
  https://github-redirect.dependabot.com/Microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/934
• Fix: Response code shouldn't be overwritten to 200 if not set

Version 2.8.0-beta2

• TelemetryProcessors (sampling, autocollectedmetricaggregator), TelemetryChannel (ServerTelemetryChannel) added automatically to the default ApplicationInsights.config are moved under the default telemetry sink.
  If you are upgrading, and have added/modified TelemetryProcessors/TelemetryChannel, make sure to copy them to the default sink section.

Version 2.8.0-beta1

• Add a new distict properties collection, GlobalProperties, on TelemetryContext, and obsolete the Properties on TelemetryContext.
• Added support for strongly typed extensibility for Telemetry types using IExtension.
• [New method SerializeData(ISerializationWriter writer) defined in ITelemetry. All existing types implement this method to emit information about it's fields to channels who can serialize this data]
  (continuation of https://github-redirect.dependabot.com/Microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/871)
• Allow to track PageViewPerformance data type.
• Added method ExceptionDetailsInfoList on ExceptionTelemetry class that gives control to user to update exception
  message and exception type of underlying System.Exception object that user wants to send to telemetry. Related discussion is here.
• Added an option of creating ExceptionTelemetry object off of custom exception information rather than a System.Exception object.
• Add support for hex values in config

• ca969ec Merge pull request #946 from Microsoft/merge_develop_to_master(prep_2.8)
• 9ccfcd0 Merge branch 'develop' into merge_develop_to_master(prep_2.8)
• 2b7e11c Bump version 2.8.0 (#943)
• 24cf0ba Merge pull request #942 from Microsoft/cithomas/lazydictcontinued
• 9f5d6e5 Avoid unnecessary dictionary instantiation. continuing from previous PR
• d320df8 add script to audit nupkg during build (#938)
• 2f390e0 Merge pull request #939 from Microsoft/cithomas/stateintelemetrycontext
• 0b380c5 Changelog updated
• 251e070 tc null checks tests
• ea9190c Tests for TC rawobject store modifiedto use AreSame instead of AreEqual
• Additional commits viewable in compare view

You can trigger Dependabot actions by commenting on this PR:

• @dependabot rebase will rebase this PR
• @dependabot recreate will recreate this PR, overwriting any edits that have been made to it
• @dependabot merge will merge this PR after your CI passes on it
• @dependabot cancel merge will cancel a previously requested merge
• @dependabot reopen will reopen this PR if it is closed
• @dependabot ignore this [patch|minor|major] version will close this PR and stop Dependabot creating any more for this minor/major version (unless you reopen the PR or upgrade to it yourself)
• @dependabot ignore this dependency will close this PR and stop Dependabot creating any more for this dependency (unless you reopen the PR or upgrade to it yourself)
• @dependabot use these labels will set the current labels as the default for future PRs for this repo and language
• @dependabot use these reviewers will set the current reviewers as the default for future PRs for this repo and language
• @dependabot use these assignees will set the current assignees as the default for future PRs for this repo and language
• @dependabot use this milestone will set the current milestone as the default for future PRs for this repo and language
• @dependabot badge me will comment on this PR with code to add a "Dependabot enabled" badge to your readme

Additionally, you can set the following in your Dependabot dashboard:

• Update frequency (including time of day and day of week)
• Automerge options (never/patch/minor, and dev/runtime dependencies)
• Pull request limits (per update run and/or open at any time)
• Out-of-range updates (receive only lockfile updates, if desired)
• Security updates (receive only security updates, if desired)

Finally, you can contact us by mentioning @dependabot.