Merge branch '2.x' into 3.x

Author: cowtowncoder

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ Modules:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.20.0 (not yet released)
+2.20.0-rc1 (04-Aug-2025)
 
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+No changes since 2.19
 
 2.19.2 (18-Jul-2025)
 2.19.1 (13-Jun-2025)