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+## Version 3.0.0.0-alpha1 Release Notes
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+Compatible with OpenSearch 3.0.0-alpha1
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+### Maintenance
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+- Bump version 3.0.0-alpha1-SNAPSHOT ([#1904] (https://github.com/opensearch-project/observability/pull/1904))
+- Bump jdk to 21 for maven snapshot build ([#1909] (https://github.com/opensearch-project/observability/pull/1909))