Jackson 2.13.0-rc2 released; more time for testing the Release Candidate, fix bugs

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Tatu Saloranta

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Aug 27, 2021, 1:22:33 PM8/27/21

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As per title, I decided that instead of trying to release the official 2.13.0, it makes sense to instead push another release candidate.

Decision is due to:

1. Multiple fixes since rc1, including important ones (see https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.13 -- alas, fixes for rc1 not separated)

2. A few bugs remain on the list of "really want to fix for 2.13.0 final" (see https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-future-ideas/wiki/Jackson-Work-in-Progress)

I have also had much less time to work on Jackson itself lately (first due to vacation, but also due to starting a new job which requires a lot of active learning at this point) so things are a bit slow on getting PRs integrated, verified and so on.

I feel that avoiding the rush to "just get it done" makes sense here, to minimize the possibility of regressions.

Having said that, I do hope that the final 2.13.0 will get out by mid-September 2021.

At this point I would REALLY welcome help in regression/compatibility testing Jackson 2.13.0-rc2. Thank you everyone who tested, reported issues with 2.13.0-rc1!