- Added delayed start for TCP/TLS listeners, reduced schema lock for bindings, improved CLI help messages, and allowed management.load definitions to reference a directory of definition files.
- Fixed upstream URI formatting, federation start errors, and RPM post‑install script node restart behavior.
- Now requires Erlang/OTP 20.3+ (dropping 19.3) and requires upgrading RabbitMQ before Erlang 21, introducing a breaking compatibility change.