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Checklist

  • Base your changes on 2.x branch if you are targeting Log4j 2; use main otherwise
  • ./mvnw verify succeeds (if it fails due to code formatting issues reported by Spotless, simply run ./mvnw spotless:apply and retry)
  • Non-trivial changes contain an entry file in the src/changelog/.2.x.x directory
  • Tests for the changes are provided
  • Commits are signed (optional, but highly recommended)