Merge remote-tracking branch 'FasterXML/3.0' into 3.x

Author: k163377

release-notes/CREDITS

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Contributors:
 WrongWrong (@k163377)
 * #1077: Increase deprecation level of NewStrictNullChecks due to version upgrade
 
-# 3.0.0-rc5 (not yet released)
+# 3.0.0-rc5 (22-May-2025)
 
 WrongWrong (@k163377)
 * #988: Optimize imports