Meltano

<!channel> :loudspeaker: Hello, *Meltano community*! Happy New Year :fireworks: Hot off the press, we have our first new releases of 2023 for you! :ship:

:meltano-dragon: *Meltano v2.13.0*

&gt; :sparkles: *New*
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7105|#7105> Support `meltano init` in a non-empty dir
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7115|#7115> Allow top-level annotations in `meltano.yml`
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7123|#7123> Optionally ignore missing env vars during expansion
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&gt; :bug: *Fixes*
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7145|#7145> Setting nested setting key no longer clears sibling keys
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7144|#7144> Check database version compatibility before migrations
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7120|#7120> Support str values when deep-merging config
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&gt; :gear: *Under the Hood*
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7069|#7069> Use a custom build backend
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&gt; :books: *Documentation Improvements*
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7139|#7139> Add <https://docs.meltano.com/guide/advanced-topics#airbyte-connector-integration-faq|Airbyte Source Connector FAQ>
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7140|#7140> Remove references to deprecated `MELTANO_CLI_*` aliases
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/meltano/issues/7117|#7117> Change plugin variants to `meltanolabs` in <https://docs.meltano.com/getting-started/part1|Getting Started> guide
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 :singer-logo: *Meltano Singer SDK v0.17.0*

&gt; :bug: *Fixes*
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/1308|#1308> Replace hyphens with underscores when generating expected env var name `&lt;PLUGIN_NAME&gt;_LOGLEVEL` -- _**Thanks <@U06C514DCFQ>!**_
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/887|#887> Make `conform_record_data_types` work on nested objects and arrays -- _**Thanks <@U06C59GQ962>!**_
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/1287|#1287> Targets to fail gracefully when schema message is missing the `properties` key -- _**Thanks <@U06CCB0EUBC>!**_
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&gt; :books: *Documentation Improvements*
&gt; • <https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/1293|#1293> Add link to <https://edk.meltano.com|EDK> 
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Finally, in case you missed <https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Li390615|Office Hours> this week, check out the new <https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-airbyte-wrapper|tap-airbyte-wrapper> &amp; corresponding <https://docs.meltano.com/guide/advanced-topics#airbyte-connector-integration-faq|FAQ>, created and contributed by <@U06CBLX2X26> :test_tube: The added connectors bumps the <https://hub.meltano.com|Hub> to *550+* :exploding_head: What a way to start 2023 :rocket: