docs: add 8.14 release notes (#5973)

Signed-off-by: Callahan Kovacs <callahan.kovacs@canonical.com>

Author: mr-cal

docs/release-notes/index.rst

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Current releases
 Snapcraft 8
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+- :ref:`Snapcraft 8.14 <release-8.14>`
 - :ref:`Snapcraft 8.13 <release-8.13>`
 - :ref:`Snapcraft 8.12 <release-8.12>`
 - :ref:`Snapcraft 8.11 <release-8.11>`
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ development keeps pace with the OS's new releases and support lifecycle.
 .. toctree::
     :hidden:
 
+    Snapcraft 8.14 <snapcraft-8-14>
     Snapcraft 8.13 <snapcraft-8-13>
     Snapcraft 8.12 <snapcraft-8-12>
     Snapcraft 8.11 <snapcraft-8-11>

docs/release-notes/snapcraft-8-14.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+.. _release-8.14:
+
+Snapcraft 8.14 release notes
+============================
+
+03 Feburary 2026
+
+Learn about the new features, changes, and fixes introduced in Snapcraft 8.14.
+
+
+Requirements and compatibility
+------------------------------
+See :ref:`reference-system-requirements` for information on the minimum hardware and
+installed software.
+
+What's new
+----------
+
+Snapcraft 8.14 brings the following features, integrations, and improvements.
+
+Ruby plugin
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The new :ref:`craft_parts_ruby_plugin` is available for packaging Ruby apps with
+core22 and higher.
+
+Improved project file schema
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+IDEs read the Snapcraft schema to validate and auto-complete ``snapcraft.yaml`` files.
+
+The schema is reworked to improve validation and support base-specific keys. It's also
+automatically generated with each new release, so it will stay up-to-date as new keys
+are added in new Snapcraft versions.
+
+
+Minor features
+--------------
+
+Snapcraft 8.14 brings the following minor changes.
+
+Chisel support for core26
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Chisel slices can now be used for :ref:`stage-packages <PartSpec.stage_packages>` for
+core26 snaps.
+
+Collision detection for ``organize``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Snapcraft now checks for collisions when organizing with the :ref:`organize
+<PartSpec.organize_files>` key. Collisions will now raise an error.
+
+Destructive mode warning
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Running Snapcraft in destructive mode with a non-root user can cause unexpected
+behavior. Snapcraft now emits a warning if it's run this way.
+
+Git source improvements
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+A number of improvements have been made for parts using the ``git``
+:ref:`source-type <PartSpec.source_type>` for a part.
+
+- You can make a shallow clone of the Git source with the new :ref:`source-depth
+  <PartSpec.source_depth>` key.
+- When cloning a Git source, detached HEAD warnings are now suppressed.
+
+New JLink plugin keys
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The :ref:`craft_parts_jlink_plugin` has new options, ``jlink-multi-release`` and
+``jlink-modules``.
+
+- The ``jlink-multi-release`` key specifies the OpenJDK release version to use for
+  multi-release JARs.
+- The ``jlink-modules`` key specifies the modules to include in the
+  OpenJDK image.
+
+LXQt support for KDE neon 6
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The :ref:`KDE neon 6 <reference-kde-neon-extensions>` extension now supports LXQt and
+Kvantum theming via the ``lxqt-support-core24`` content snap. Now, snaps using this
+extension will render correctly in LXQt environments.
+
+``success-exit-status`` key
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Daemons can use the new :ref:`success-exit-status <App.success_exit_status>` key to
+control exit status handling.
+
+uv plugin bytecode
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The :ref:`craft_parts_uv_plugin` now compiles bytecode. Set ``UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=0``
+to disable this feature.
+
+Backwards-incompatible changes
+------------------------------
+
+The following changes are incompatible with previous versions of Snapcraft.
+
+Restrictions to platform names
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+:ref:`Platform <reference-snapcraft-yaml-platform-keys>` names can't contain the ``/``
+character. Additionally, platforms can't be named ``*`` or ``any``.
+
+
+Fixed bugs and issues
+---------------------
+
+The following issues have been resolved in Snapcraft 8.14.
+
+Snapcraft 8.14.0
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- `craft-parts#1346`_ The Meson plugin now calls ``meson setup`` during build.
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+We would like to express a big thank you to all the people who contributed to
+this release.
+
+:literalref:`@bepri<https://github.com/bepri>`,
+:literalref:`@EdmilsonRodrigues<https://github.com/EdmilsonRodrigues>`,
+:literalref:`@gabelluardo<https://github.com/gabelluardo>`,
+:literalref:`@jahn-junior<https://github.com/jahn-junior>`,
+:literalref:`@Kyuyrii<https://github.com/Kyuyrii>`,
+:literalref:`@lengau<https://github.com/lengau>`,
+:literalref:`@medubelko<https://github.com/medubelko>`,
+:literalref:`@MirkoFerrati<https://github.com/MirkoFerrati>`,
+:literalref:`@mr-cal<https://github.com/mr-cal>`,
+and :literalref:`@tigarmo<https://github.com/tigarmo>`.
+
+.. _craft-parts#1346: https://github.com/canonical/craft-parts/pull/1346