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+RabbitMQ `3.9.7` is a maintenance release in the `3.9.x` release series.
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+Please refer to the **Upgrading to 3.9** section from [v3.9.0 release notes](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v3.9.0) if upgrading from a version prior to 3.9.0.
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+This release requires at least Erlang 23.2, and supports the latest Erlang 24 version, 24.0.5 at the time of release. [RabbitMQ and Erlang/OTP Compatibility Matrix](https://www.rabbitmq.com/which-erlang.html) has more details on Erlang version requirements for RabbitMQ.
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+## Changes Worth Mentioning
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+Release notes are kept under [rabbitmq-server/release-notes](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/tree/v3.9.x/release-notes).
+Contributors are encouraged to update them together with their changes. This helps with release automation and a more consistent release schedule.
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+### All Components
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+  * All bytecode is now compiled using the `+deterministic` compiler flag. This should eliminate the capture of some irrelevant build environment attributes in produced artifacts, improve consistency between builds, and reduce the file level diff between release artifacts.
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+    GitHub issue: [#3442](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/pull/3442)
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+### Core Server
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+#### Bug Fixes
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+* ...
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+### Stream Plugin
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+#### Bug Fixes
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+ * ...
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+### Management Plugin
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+#### Enhancements
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+  * ...
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+## Dependency Upgrades
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+ * ...
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+## Source Code Archives
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+To obtain source code of the entire distribution, please download the archive named `rabbitmq-server-3.9.7.tar.xz` instead of the source tarball produced by GitHub.