🚀 Release 8.3.0

[ubmarco]

Prepares the 8.3.0 release.

Version bumps

• sphinx_needs/__init__.py → 8.3.0
• .github/workflows/docker.yaml (NEEDS_VERSION) → 8.3.0
• docs/_static/tutorial_needs.json → 8.3.0

Changelog

The only change since 8.2.0 is #1738 — needs_role_need_template (and the
inline :need:[[...]] `` text) is now rendered with Jinja instead of
Python's str.format. This is a backward-compatible improvement — the legacy
`str.format` syntax keeps working, rendered the old way with a one-time
`needs.deprecated` warning — plus a deprecation of that old syntax, hence a
minor bump.

Finalized the Unreleased section as 8.3.0 (08.07.2026) with the Full
Changelog link, and resolved the versionchanged / deprecated markers
(previously unreleased) to 8.3.0.

Notes

• Backward-compatibility analysis for the role-template change is in 👌 Render needs_role_need_template with Jinja #1738.
• Tag + PyPI publish follow after merge, as usual.

[codecov]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 89.43%. Comparing base (4e10030) to head (8dc1612).
⚠️ Report is 306 commits behind head on master.

Additional details and impacted files

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+ Coverage   86.87%   89.43%   +2.55%     
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  Files          56       73      +17     
  Lines        6532    10618    +4086     
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+ Hits         5675     9496    +3821     
- Misses        857     1122     +265     

Flag	Coverage Δ
pytests	89.43% <100.00%> (+2.55%)	⬆️

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