[ANNOUNCE] Apache James 3.9.0 released

The Apache James (james.apache.org) community is pleased to announce the 
availability of Apache James 3.9.0.

Apache James is a modular email server written in Java.

This release brings the following significant changes:
   Upgrade javax -> jakarta. See related upgrade instructions.
   Upgrade Java 11 -> 21. See related upgrade instructions.
   JAMES-2586: A performant Postgres based implementation of Apache 
James. Usable in a standalone context but can scale as well with 
components like RabbitMQ, OpenSearch and S3.

This releases also delivers numerous bugfixes, improvements and 
performance enhancements.

The release is available now from our website:
     james.apache.org/download.html

Release notes can be found at:

https://github.com/apache/james-project/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#390---2025-10-03

Read more about this release:

https://james.apache.org/james/update/2025/09/25/james-3.9.0.html

Thanks to all involved,

Benoit TELLIER in the name of the Apache James PMC