Update to latest Zeebe version + Camunda renamed their repository for the GO client

[akkie]

Background

Camunda yesterday renamed the https://camunda/zeebe repository to https://camunda/camunda. This repo contains also the GO client.

I already tried to update to the latest version which should reference the new repository. But it seems that there is an issue with the latest version which points to the old lib.

camunda/camunda#18795

Release Note

RELEASE NOTE: UPDATE Zeebe lib to 8.5.1.

[akkie]

@vimateck, @fabistb FYI

[berndverst]

Can you please provide some details as to the need to update the library? Every library update introduces risks for the project and components after all, so there needs to be a specific reason for modifying dependency versions.

The name change is not a problem.

Ideally you could make the PR and I can review it.

[akkie]

Camunda itself releases a new client version for each new version of the Camunda platform. The subset of functionality we use in the binding is usually backward compatible. But from time to time it makes sense to update the versions as well, because there might be bug fixes for features we use in the binding.

The current version of the Camunda platform is 8.5.1. In the binding we use 8.2.12, which is a bit old. Camunda releases a new minor version every 6 months.

As the Camunda developers mentioned in the linked issue, the next version should have the new naming. So I would wait for that release and then create a PR that bumps to the current version.

FYI: Camunda will release a new API with version 8.6.0 in October which is REST based and will deprecate the current GO client which is gRPC based. The gRPC API will be removed completely with version 8.8.0. They will also provide a GO client for the new API. The idea then was to create a new binding version once the new REST based client was available.