Patch version of 3.0, released on January 21, 2026.

This will likely be the last patch release from 3.0 branch.

Following fixes are included in this patch release.

• #1516: UTF8StreamJsonParser sometimes may cause ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

• #1288: (regression in 3.0.0) Type id not exposed for JsonTypeInfo.As.EXTERNAL_PROPERTY even when visible set to true
• #2580: Regression with External type id / Build deserialization in 3.0
• #4742: (regression in 3.0.0) Deserialization with Builder, External type id, @JsonCreator failing
• #5481: JsonMapper.Builder.modules(...) ignores changes after build() due to internal saveState

• #640: CBOR throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException with long ASCII text

• #793: XmlSerializationContext: NPE _writeCapabilities not set for SerializationContext