Merge branch '2.20' into 2.21

Author: cowtowncoder

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -30,23 +30,22 @@ NOTE: Jackson 3.x components rely on 2.x annotations; there are no separate
 
 2.20 (28-Aug-2025)
 
+#291: Add `optional` property for `@JacksonInject` to allow optionally injected values
+ (contributed by @giulong)
 #293: Improve duplicate Id with different associated object error message
  (requested by @moutyque)
 #294: Drop patch number from version for 2.20 and later (no more 2.20.0)
 #296: Drop Java 6 compatibility for 2.20 (Java 8 baseline)
 - Use `Objects.equals()` for comparison (with Java 8 baseline)
 - Dropped Gradle BOM alignment configuration (as 2.20+ will be used by Jackson 3.x)
+- Generate SBOMs [JSTEP-14]
 
 2.19.2 (18-Jul-2025)
 
 Minor forwards-compatibility changes.
 
 2.19.1 (13-Jun-2025)
 
-#291: Add `optional` property for `@JacksonInject` to allow optionally injected values
- (contributed by @giulong)
-- Generate SBOMs [JSTEP-14]
-
 2.19.0 (24-Apr-2025)
 
 #280: Minor change to `module-info.java`: use "open module"
@@ -55,6 +54,10 @@ Minor forwards-compatibility changes.
 #284: Add `OptBoolean` valued `@JsonProperty.isRequired` to
   (eventually) replace `@JsonProperty.required`
 
+2.18.5 (27-Oct-2025)
+
+- No functional changes, but released via Sonatype Central Portal
+
 2.18.0 (26-Sep-2024)
 
 No changes since 2.17