[ANNOUNCE] Apache Jackrabbit 2.17.4 released

[Julian Reschke <re...@apache.org>]

The Apache Jackrabbit community is pleased to announce the release of
Apache Jackrabbit 2.17.4. The release is available for download at:

      http://jackrabbit.apache.org/downloads.html

See the full release notes below for details about this release:



Release Notes -- Apache Jackrabbit -- Version 2.17.4

Introduction
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This is Apache Jackrabbit(TM) 2.17.4, 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 2.17.4 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 2.16.x
release.

Changes in Jackrabbit 2.17.4
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Bug

     [JCR-4317] - davex remoting fails for non-ASCII characters in node 
names
     [JCR-4324] - NPE on Version.getLinearPredecessor() implementation

Improvement

     [JCR-3211] - Support HTTP proxy in SPI2DAV

Task

     [JCR-4301] - get rid of JSR 305 dependency
     [JCR-4302] - BTreeManager: fix Eclipse compiler error
     [JCR-4304] - update Jetty to supported version 9.2.*
     [JCR-4307] - Update animal-sniffer-maven-plugin to 1.16
     [JCR-4312] - set baseline comparisonVersion to latest stable (2.16.1)
     [JCR-4316] - set baseline comparisonVersion to latest stable (2.16.2)
     [JCR-4318] - Update failsafe and surefire plugin versions to 2.22.0
     [JCR-4320] - Update spotbugs plugin to 3.1.5
     [JCR-4321] - Update maven plugins from org.apache.maven.plugins
     [JCR-4322] - Consistent use of log4j versions
     [JCR-4323] - webapp: update Tomcat dependency to 8.5.32
     [JCR-4326] - Update aws java sdk version to 1.11.330 (consistent 
with Oak)
     [JCR-4327] - Update httpcore dependency to 4.4.10
     [JCR-4331] - Update httpclient dependency to 4.5.6
     [JCR-4332] - Update httpmime dependency to 4.5.6
     [JCR-4333] - Update javax.transaction dependency to 1.3

Sub-task

     [JCR-4306] - switch to findbugs replacement that is still 
maintained (spotbugs)


In addition to the above-mentioned changes, this release contains
all the changes included up to the Apache Jackrabbit 2.16.x release.

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 SHA1 and SHA512 checksums 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
-----------------------

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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of its 3,800+ contributors.

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

Trademarks
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Apache Jackrabbit, Jackrabbit, Apache, the Apache feather logo, and the 
Apache
Jackrabbit project logo are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation.