Release 2.19.0.0

[rursprung]

OpenSearch 2.19.0 has been released, see release notes.
Official OpenSearch release ticket: opensearch-project/opensearch-build#5152

important: the 2.18.0.0 release of the plugin is also still missing: #317
2.19.0 is the last minor release on 2.x, but patch releases will follow (see also opensearch-project/.github#250).
IMHO the 2.18.0 and 2.19.0 support should be released as soon as possible (i.e. now), any planned extensions (as mentioned in #317) can always come in a follow-up plugin release (e.g. 2.19.0.1) and shouldn't block the version compatibility.
on a related note: once opensearch-project/OpenSearch#17178 has been merged (and possibly cherry-picked to 2.19.x) these releases should be a lot less frequent once you adapted to this.

Checklist:

• Compatibility Matrix is updated (TODO: link to PR)
• Release 2.19.0.0 tag is present in the repo
• Release artifacts are available and downloadable
• Release notes published
• Forum announcement published

[lukas-vlcek]

Thanks for creating the ticket @rursprung !

[rursprung]

Thanks for creating the ticket @rursprung !

@lukas-vlcek: do you (the maintainers of the plugin; not necessarily you personally) have an ETA for the release? as stated in my opening comment i think it's important to get this out of the door rather than wait for new features to be added - however close to the finishing line they might be. they can always be added afterwards and released as 2.19.0.1 (or the inevitable 2.19.1.0)

[aggarwalShivani]

Hi @lukas-vlcek (and other maintainers :) )
There are multiple users waiting for the 2.19.0 release of the plugin, as we're expected to upgrade to Opensearch 2.19.0 asap.
Can you share ETA for the 2.19.0 release, so we can plan accordingly..?