Release Notes -- Apache Jackrabbit -- Version 2.21.18

Introduction
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This is Apache Jackrabbit(TM) 2.21.18, a fully compliant implementation of the
Content Repository for Java(TM) Technology API, version 2.0 (JCR 2.0) as
specified in the Java Specification Request 283 (JSR 283).

Apache Jackrabbit 2.21.18 is an unstable release cut directly from
Jackrabbit trunk, with a focus on new features and other
improvements. For production use we recommend the latest stable 2.20.x
release.

NOTE: 2.21.17 was released from an incorrect SVN tag and actually contains version
2.21.16. This release contains what was supposed to go into 2.21.17.

Changes in Jackrabbit 2.21.18
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Sub-task

    [JCR-4948] - core: beanutils leaks dependency to commons-collections in oak-core tests

Bug

    [JCR-4606] - standalone: logback log files created in wrong place
    [JCR-4949] - get rid of beanutils dependency

Task

    [JCR-4308] - update Jetty to 9.4.*
    [JCR-4352] - Update lucene-core dependency to 3.6.2
    [JCR-4925] - Update oak-jackrabbit-api.version.used in trunk and 2.20 to Oak 1.22.15
    [JCR-4932] - Update commons-io dependency to 2.12.0
    [JCR-4933] - Update tomcat dependency to 8.5.88
    [JCR-4936] - Update tomcat dependency to 8.5.89
    [JCR-4937] - jcr-tests: get rid of duplicate XMLChar class
    [JCR-4938] - update remaining copies of XMLChar.java with latest version from Xerces
    [JCR-4939] - Update commons-io dependency to 2.13.0
    [JCR-4941] - Update tomcat dependency to 8.5.90
    [JCR-4942] - spi-commons: bump minor version number of o.a.j.spi.commons.conversion
    [JCR-4944] - upgrade to Tomcat 9.x


For more detailed information about all the changes in this and other
Jackrabbit releases, please see the Jackrabbit issue tracker at

    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR

Release Contents
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This release consists of a single source archive packaged as a zip file.
The archive can be unpacked with the jar tool from your JDK installation.
See the README.txt file for instructions on how to build this release.

The source archive is accompanied by an SHA512 checksum and a
PGP signature that you can use to verify the authenticity of your
download. The public key used for the PGP signature can be found at
https://www.apache.org/dist/jackrabbit/KEYS.

About Apache Jackrabbit
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Apache Jackrabbit is a fully conforming implementation of the Content
Repository for Java Technology API (JCR). A content repository is a
hierarchical content store with support for structured and unstructured
content, full text search, versioning, transactions, observation, and
more.

For more information, visit http://jackrabbit.apache.org/

About The Apache Software Foundation
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Trademarks
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