Backport jetpack 16.2-a.1 changes (#51438)

* Changelog and readme.txt edits.

* Sort changelog entries.

* Update stable tag in readme.txt

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Co-authored-by: Chris Jean <chris.jean@automattic.com>

Committed via a GitHub action: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/actions/runs/32416491751

Upstream-Ref: Automattic/jetpack@3f6d67c

Author: chrisbliss18

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,12 +5,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [0.8.30-alpha] - unreleased
-
-This is an alpha version! The changes listed here are not final.
-
+## [0.8.30] - 2026-08-20
 ### Changed
-- Update package dependencies.
+- Update package dependencies. [#50509]
 
 ## [0.8.29] - 2026-08-03
 ### Changed
@@ -407,7 +404,7 @@ This is an alpha version! The changes listed here are not final.
 - Fix the button size in the editor for Gutenberg 18 or below. [#41619]
 - Media Library: Fix the Import Media button color in some color schemes. [#41664]
 
-[0.8.30-alpha]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-external-media/compare/v0.8.29...v0.8.30-alpha
+[0.8.30]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-external-media/compare/v0.8.29...v0.8.30
 [0.8.29]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-external-media/compare/v0.8.28...v0.8.29
 [0.8.28]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-external-media/compare/v0.8.27...v0.8.28
 [0.8.27]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-external-media/compare/v0.8.26...v0.8.27

composer.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	"require": {
 		"php": ">=7.2",
 		"automattic/jetpack-assets": "^4.4.11",
-		"automattic/jetpack-connection": "^8.11.0-alpha",
+		"automattic/jetpack-connection": "^8.11.0",
 		"automattic/jetpack-constants": "^3.0.12",
 		"automattic/jetpack-external-connections": "^0.1.39",
 		"automattic/jetpack-status": "^6.4.0"

src/class-external-media.php

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * Class External_Media
  */
 class External_Media {
-	const PACKAGE_VERSION = '0.8.30-alpha';
+	const PACKAGE_VERSION = '0.8.30';
 	const BASE_DIR        = __DIR__ . '/';
 	const BASE_FILE       = __FILE__;