Changes between 5.13.1 and 5.14.0.RC1

This is a pre-release for 5.14.0, a maintenance release with bug fixes, usability improvements, and dependency upgrades. It is compatible with 5.13.x. All users of the 5.x.x series are encouraged to test this version.

Thanks to @wangqiandeniangniang, @ByteAlex, and @Yaytay for their contribution.

TLS handshake hangs with NIO and TLS 1.3

GitHub issue: #715

Unsigned 8 bit number field type seems not to be supported

GitHub issue: #714

Change/remove usage of some deprecated JDK API

GitHub issue: #709

Be more defensive about provided channelMax values

GitHub PR: #695

Bump dependencies

GitHub issue: #699