[ANNOUNCE] Apache Hadoop 3.4.2 release

[Ahmar Suhail <ah...@apache.org>]

On behalf of the Apache Hadoop Project Management Committee, I am
pleased to announce the release of Apache Hadoop 3.4.2.


This is a release of Apache Hadoop 3.4.2 line.

Users of Apache Hadoop 3.4.1 and earlier should upgrade to
this release.

All users are encouraged to read the [overview of major changes][1]
since release 3.4.1.

For details of bug fixes, improvements, and other enhancements since
the previous 3.4.1 release, please check [release notes][2]
and [changelog][3].


[1]: http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r3.4.2/index.html
[2]:
http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r3.4.2/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-common/release/3.4.2/RELEASENOTES.3.4.2.html
[3]:
http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r3.4.2/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-common/release/3.4.2/CHANGELOG.3.4.2.html


Many thanks to everyone who helped in this release by supplying patches,
reviewing them, helping get this release building and testing and
reviewing the final artifacts.