RabbitMQ `3.9.8` is a maintenance release in the `3.9.x` release series.
Please refer to the **Upgrading to 3.9** section from [v3.9.0 release notes](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v3.9.0) if upgrading from a version prior to 3.9.0.
This release requires at least Erlang 23.2, and supports the latest Erlang 24 version, 24.1.2 at the time of release. [RabbitMQ and Erlang/OTP Compatibility Matrix](https://www.rabbitmq.com/which-erlang.html) has more details on Erlang version requirements for RabbitMQ.
## Changes Worth Mentioning
Release notes are kept under [rabbitmq-server/release-notes](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/tree/v3.9.x/release-notes).
Contributors are encouraged to update them together with their changes. This helps with release automation and a more consistent release schedule.
### Core Server
#### Bug Fixes
* When the mandatory flag was used when publishing to classic queues,
but publisher confirms were not, channels memory usage would grow indefinitely.
To obtain source code of the entire distribution, please download the archive named `rabbitmq-server-3.9.8.tar.xz` instead of the source tarball produced by GitHub.