[[release-highlights]]
== What's new in {minor-version}

coming::[{minor-version}]

Here are the highlights of what's new and improved in {es} {minor-version}!
ifeval::[\\{release-state}\\"!=\\"unreleased\\"]
For detailed information about this release, see the <<es-release-notes>> and
<<breaking-changes>>.
endif::[]
<% if (priorVersions.size() > 0) { %>
// Add previous release to the list
Other versions:

<%

                );
            }
            return null;
        }));
    }

    /**
     * Will be removed once this is backported to all unreleased branches.
     */
    private static String getProjectConfig(ElasticsearchDistribution distribution, BwcVersions.UnreleasedVersionInfo info) {
        String distributionProjectName = distributionProjectName(distribution);

ext.bwcTaskName = { Version version ->
  return "v${version}#bwcTest"
}

def bwcTestSnapshots = tasks.register("bwcTestSnapshots") {
  if (project.bwc_tests_enabled) {
    dependsOn tasks.matching { task -> BuildParams.bwcVersions.unreleased.any { version -> bwcTaskName(version) == task.name } }
  }
}

tasks.register("bwcTest") {
  description = 'Runs backwards compatibility tests.'
  group = 'verification'

  if (project.bwc_tests_enabled) {

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  main ul li { margin: 0.5em 0; }
</style>

## DRAFT RELEASE NOTES — Introduction to Go 1.N {#introduction}

**Go 1.N is not yet released. These are work-in-progress release notes.

    @TempDir
    File tmpDir

    def "version file is bumped and previous version is added to released versions"() {
        given:
        def versionFile = new File(tmpDir, "version.txt")
        versionFile.text = "9.4.0"

        def releasedVersionsFile = new File(tmpDir, "released-versions.json")
        releasedVersionsFile << '''{
  "latestReleaseSnapshot": {
    "version": "9.4.1-20260317014409+0000",

  public void testNoNewApis() throws Exception {
    assertWithMessage(
            "Do not add new methods to ListenableFuture. Its API needs to continue to match the"
                + " version we released in a separate artifact com.google.guava:listenablefuture.")
        .that(ListenableFuture.class.getDeclaredMethods())
        .asList()
        .containsExactly(

        // Act: release should zero immediately to avoid leaks
        impl.releaseBuffer(b);

        // Assert: original array is zeroed in-place
        for (byte value : b) {
            assertEquals(0, value, "Released buffer must be zeroed");
        }

        // Next get should return the same instance from cache
        byte[] reused = impl.getBuffer();
        assertSame(b, reused, "Buffer should be reused from cache");

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  main ul li { margin: 0.5em 0; }
</style>

## DRAFT RELEASE NOTES — Introduction to Go 1.27 {#introduction}

**Go 1.27 is not yet released. These are work-in-progress release notes.

        // After cleanup, all regions should be released (but the count may not match exactly
        // if some regions were pooled rather than immediately released)
        assertTrue(bufferManager.getTotalReleased() > 0, "Some regions should be released during cleanup");
        assertEquals(allocatedBeforeCleanup, bufferManager.getTotalReleased(),
                "All allocated regions should eventually be released after cleanup");
    }

    @Test

abstract class AggregateFutureState<OutputT extends @Nullable Object>
    extends AbstractFuture.TrustedFuture<OutputT> {
  // Lazily initialized the first time we see an exception; not released until all the input futures
  // & this future completes. Released when the future releases the reference to the running state
  private @Nullable Set<Throwable> seenExceptions = null;
  private int remaining;

  AggregateFutureState(int remainingFutures) {