This new version adds new templates for 6.8 inches photo paper, improves usability of Image Properties sidebar tab, allows removing all tags from selected items except face tags, and much more.
Check out the complete announcement for all the details.
All I want from Digikam is support for Apple’s Live Photos. Not having a good way to incorporate those photos into Digikam, is a huge barrier to me moving fully away from Apple. It should be basic functionality at this point. Live Photos have been around for nearly a decade, and even rudimentary support for them would go a long way.