HBASE-26795 [hbase-thirdparty] Generate CHANGES.md and RELEASENOTES.md for 4.1.0 (#81)

Signed-off-by: Nick Dimiduk <ndimiduk@apache.org>
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 # HBASE Changelog
 
+## Release thirdparty-4.1.0 - Unreleased (as of 2022-03-04)
+
+
+
+### IMPROVEMENTS:
+
+| JIRA | Summary | Priority | Component |
+|:---- |:---- | :--- |:---- |
+| [HBASE-26773](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26773) | [hbase-thirdparty] Introduce a hbase-unsafe module in hbase-thirdparty to remove the direct references of Unsafe in our main code base |  Major | compatibility, thirdparty |
+
+
+### BUG FIXES:
+
+| JIRA | Summary | Priority | Component |
+|:---- |:---- | :--- |:---- |
+| [HBASE-26746](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26746) | Update protobuf-java to 3.19.4 |  Minor | Protobufs, thirdparty |
+| [HBASE-26733](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26733) | [hbase-thirdparty] Upgrade Netty to 4.1.73.Final |  Major | security, thirdparty |
+| [HBASE-26732](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26732) | [hbase-thirdparty] Update jackson (databind) to 2.13.1 |  Major | security, thirdparty |
+
+
+### SUB-TASKS:
+
+| JIRA | Summary | Priority | Component |
+|:---- |:---- | :--- |:---- |
+| [HBASE-26795](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26795) | [hbase-thirdparty] Generate CHANGES.md and RELEASENOTES.md for 4.1.0 |  Major | thirdparty |
+| [HBASE-26794](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26794) | [hbase-thirdparty] Set version as 4.1.0 in master in prep for first RC of 4.1.0 |  Major | build, pom, thirdparty |
+
+
+### OTHER:
+
+| JIRA | Summary | Priority | Component |
+|:---- |:---- | :--- |:---- |
+| [HBASE-26781](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26781) | [hbase-thirdparty] Introduce the sun.misc.Signal delegation in hbase-unsafe |  Major | thirdparty |
+
+
 ## Release thirdparty-4.0.1 - Unreleased (as of 2021-12-17)
 
 
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 # Be careful doing manual edits in this file. Do not change format
 # of release header or remove the below marker. This file is generated.
 # DO NOT REMOVE THIS MARKER; FOR INTERPOLATING CHANGES!-->
+# HBASE  thirdparty-4.1.0 Release Notes
+
+These release notes cover new developer and user-facing incompatibilities, important issues, features, and major improvements.
+
+
+---
+
+* [HBASE-26773](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26773) | *Major* | **[hbase-thirdparty] Introduce a hbase-unsafe module in hbase-thirdparty to remove the direct references of Unsafe in our main code base**
+
+Introduced a new hbase-unsafe module in hbase-thirdparty.
+
+
+---
+
+* [HBASE-26733](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26733) | *Major* | **[hbase-thirdparty] Upgrade Netty to 4.1.73.Final**
+
+Upgrade netty to 4.1.73.Final for addressing CVE-2021-43797.
+
+
+---
+
+* [HBASE-26732](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-26732) | *Major* | **[hbase-thirdparty] Update jackson (databind) to 2.13.1**
+
+Upgrade jackson databind from 2.10.1 -\> 2.13.1.
+
+For addressing a possible Dos attack described in https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/3328.
+
+
+
 # HBASE  thirdparty-4.0.1 Release Notes
 
 These release notes cover new developer and user-facing incompatibilities, important issues, features, and major improvements.