WordPress/gutenberg v8.1.0-rc.1 on GitHub

Pattern search (21944)
Testimonials block pattern. (20894)
New Transforms:
- Embed blocks into Paragraph blocks. (17413)
- Code to HTML block and the opposite. (21779)
Add copy action to the blocks. (22214)

Implement Block Navigator selection on Nav Menus page. (22017)
Write block patterns in PHP to allow i18n. (21946)
Post title: handle paste as blocks. (21758)
Clear Publish Date Button. (20914)
Add gap between nested submenus. (22227)
Block Library: enhance the author's block. (19894)
Add "black" and "white" color options to default color palette. (22082)
Light blocks: social links. (22078)
CustomSelectControl: set aria-hidden to empty option list. (21298)
Add some more g2 icons. (21825)
Allow the column block in the inserter. (20502)
Delete menus in nav menus experimental screen. (21486)
Visual and experience improvements to existing sub-navigation flow. (22107)
Reduce font-size and line-height of "it's time". (21627)
Template Loader: Introduce get_template_hierarchy(), drop gutenberg_template_include_filter(). (21980)
Make parts of the BlockNavigationList overridable using slots. (21948)
Change the color alpha input step to match the slider step. (21953)
Navigation: fallback for undefined orientation. (22057)
Remove subscription button from blog template. (22129)
Move the Entities Saved States from Modal to Sidebar. (21522)

Update the Patterns API to avoid ambiguity. (21970)
Expose the registered pattern slugs in get_all_registered. (21619)
Fix doc-building pre-commit API hook issue. (22116)
REST API: Block directory - Typecast author_block_count as integer. (17594)
Block API: Block Context: Filter content, prepare attributes at render, pass a block to render. (21925)

Reduce re-renders from block nodes context. (22134)
Move memo() from BlockStyles to BlockPreview. (21993)
Avoid rerenders of the entire BlockInspector when block attributes change. (21990)
Optimize BlockStyles by using hooks and React.memo (instead of HOCs). (21973)

Popover: Fix closest().parentNode null error. (22264)
Correct color palette in color settings. (22138)
Remove import of inexistant component. (22130)
Build Tooling: Run packages build before lint. (22088)
RangeControl: Fix number input change interaction. (22084)
Fix entity selection through save panel. (22011)
ESLint Plugin: Relax check for i18n-text-domain rule. (21928)
Block Library: Fix React does not recognize isSelected prop in Spacer block. (21924)
Reinitialize the iframe after the parent block is moved around. (21916)
Configure the navigation editor with correct __experimentalFetchLinkSuggestions. (21873)
Create the proper shortcode on paste. (21864)
Refactor FontSizePicker component. Fix bug on undo. (21757)
Move caret to the end of pasted content. (21755)
Embed: use the same SmugMug URL regex as the core. (21744)
Navigation block: use new icon in placeholder. (21713)
Fix Template Part placeholder preview. (21623)
Restore the missing background color on the nested submenus. (22228)
fix: [#21777] Prevent focusing of FireFox address bar. (22215)
Fix flaky test in rich text. (22202)
Fix flaky test: tag "target" attribute. (22200)
Fix extra tab stop on Modal component. (22063)
Writing flow: fix vertical arrow nav in table (and generally grid). (22105)
Gallery block / media-placeholder - Preserve changes made while upload in progress. (19134)
Add missing dependency. (22086)

Block: move new props to hook. (22212)
Block: avoid useLayoutEffect. (22108)
Try: Reduced specificity base block margins. (22051)
Update the audio and video blocks to use a light wrapper in the editor. (22028)
Remove unused animation lingering in paragraph file. (22020)
Columns. Remove top and bottom margin from individual column blocks. (22018)
Try better inserter toggle styling. (22016)
Block Editor: Rename block context in BlockListBlock. (21922)
Remove duplicate CopyHanddler. (21817)
Types: Restore element, icons, primitives types. (21781)
Convert core toolbar buttons into ToolbarButton. (20008)
Block Directory: Add end 2 end tests. (20023)
ClipboardButton: use hooks. (22220)
ClipboardButton: remove wrapper span. (22218)
Block Library: Update FSE blocks to use block context. (21696)
Group: Zero out the intrinsic margin set to every block in the editor. (22209)
Unset the inherit for links. (22160)
Template Loader: Get rid of _wp_current_template_part_ids globals. (22143)
Block Library: Post Author: Reference attributes by argument. (22114)
Remove pass by reference of the $scripts and $styles attributes in client-assets.php. (21987)
Use optional chaining, optional catch binding. (21967)
Extract block mover buttons so that they can be individually imported. (22122)sss

Scripts: Mark env script as deprecated. (22158)
Docs: Use InspectorControls from @wordpress/block-editor. (22153)
Fix bundle analysis change location in changelog. (22136)
Documentation: Improve the way CHANGELOG files are maintained. (22126)
ESLint Plugin: Add missing rules to root README. (22042)
Fix props, in example code for Edit Post module. (21976)
Document e2e test command options. (21962)
Add an example for how to choose a style variation for a block variation. (21927)
Add documentation for onSelectURL property. (20799)
Document the old patterns API deprecation. (22177)
Coding Guidelines:
- Document JavaScript language support commitment. (22030)
- Add "gotchas" section about ES2020 optional chaining. (22029)
- Recommend function components. (22090)

WordPress/gutenberg v8.1.0-rc.1 8.1.0 RC1 on GitHub