Prepare version 8.3.9

Author: Goooler

gradle.properties

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 GROUP=com.gradleup.shadow
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=shadow-gradle-plugin
-VERSION_NAME=8.3.9-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=8.3.9
 
 SONATYPE_AUTOMATIC_RELEASE=true
 SONATYPE_HOST=CENTRAL_PORTAL

src/docs/changes/README.md

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 # Change Log
 
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [v8.3.9] (2025-08-05)
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> Only Gradle 9 support is being backported to this version. No additional features or crucial bug fixes will be included in the 8.x line. Please migrate to Shadow 9 as soon as possible.
 
 **Changed**
 
 - Use `BufferedOutputStream` when writing the Zip file to improve performance. ([#1579](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1579))
 
+
 ## [v8.3.8] (2025-07-01)
 
 > [!WARNING]
@@ -449,7 +453,8 @@ Instead, use the `enableRelocation = true` and `relocationPrefix = "<new package
 
 
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/compare/8.3.8...8.x
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/compare/8.3.9...8.x
+[v8.3.9]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/8.3.9
 [v8.3.8]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/8.3.8
 [v8.3.7]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/8.3.7
 [v8.3.6]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/8.3.6