Dapr v1.17.9

This release focuses on a critical stability fix for Dapr Workflows using Azure Cosmos DB. It resolves a race condition where workflows without a custom status would cause the retention mechanism to fail and retry indefinitely, potentially leading to increased database operations and log noise.

Fix for stuck Workflow retention purges on Azure Cosmos DB — If you use Azure Cosmos DB for workflow storage, your completed workflows could become 'undeletable,' causing infinite retries and bloating your database. Updating to this version prevents these stuck purge cycles and automatically cleans up workflows that were previously trapped in the system.