Add release notes for v9.3.1 release

docs/release-notes/breaking-changes.md

@@ -12,10 +12,17 @@ If you are migrating from a version prior to version 9.0, you must first upgrade
 
 % ## Next version [elasticsearch-nextversion-breaking-changes]
 
+## 9.3.1 [elasticsearch-9.3.1-breaking-changes]
 ```{applies_to}
-stack: ga 9.2.6
+stack: ga 9.3.1
 ```
+
+There are no breaking changes associated with this release.
+
 ## 9.2.6 [elasticsearch-9.2.6-breaking-changes]
+```{applies_to}
+stack: ga 9.2.6
+```
 
 There are no breaking changes associated with this release.
 

docs/release-notes/changelog-bundles/9.3.1.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+version: 9.3.1
+released: false
+generated: 2026-02-23T17:40:32.070092529Z
+changelogs:
+  - pr: 140844
+    summary: Evict old models from the cache before loading new
+    area: Machine Learning
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141056
+    summary: Remove incorrect inline stats pruning
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 140757
+      - 139359
+  - pr: 141242
+    summary: Deep copy `BytesRef` when creating a constant vector block
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 140615
+      - 140809
+      - 140621
+  - pr: 141262
+    summary: Fix injected attributes's IDs in `UnionAll` branches
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141391
+    summary: Allow `include_source_on_error` param on logs streams
+    area: Data streams
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 141360
+  - pr: 141408
+    summary: Ensure paused shard snapshot can be deleted
+    area: Snapshot/Restore
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141519
+    summary: Reduce locking when persisting ML job statistics
+    area: Machine Learning
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 140511
+  - pr: 141539
+    summary: Reindexing older indices with percolator fields clears migration assistant errors
+    area: Infra/Core
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141549
+    summary: Allow shadowing time series metrics and dimension in non time series indexing
+    area: Mapping
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 140882
+  - pr: 141565
+    summary: Don't overwrite decision with `NOT_PREFERRED` unless its an improvement
+    area: Allocation
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141568
+    summary: Fix TS bug when grouping on aliases
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141692
+    summary: "[Inference API] Prevent trailing slashes from being included in URLs"
+    area: Inference
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141711
+    summary: Avoid a possible NPE by throwing an EIAE instead with more info
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 141267
+  - pr: 141747
+    summary: Reduce cancellation check interval in `CancellableBulkScorer` for better responsiveness
+    area: Search
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141776
+    summary: ESQL fix TO_IP leading_zeros=octal parsing
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 141627
+  - pr: 141792
+    summary: Fix cluster name in ECS upgrade
+    area: Infra/Logging
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141815
+    summary: Prevent large CancelTasksRequest descriptions by truncating nodes and actions
+    area: Search
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141872
+    summary: "[GPU] Handle segments too big for MSAI segment access"
+    area: Vector Search
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 141746
+  - pr: 141890
+    summary: Fix ILM's 'skipping policy' logging level
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: enhancement
+    issues:
+      - 141876
+  - pr: 141904
+    summary: Ensure Rewriteable.rewriteAndFetch listeners are not executed on transport threads
+    area: Search
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 141940
+    summary: Fix IP_PREFIX function leaking data in scratch
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 141628
+  - pr: 141973
+    summary: Fix handling empty collapse construct
+    area: Search
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 139299
+  - pr: 142039
+    summary: Implement comprehensive top N parameter handling for text similarity reranker
+    area: Ranking
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 142042
+    summary: Suppress success callback when failing master task
+    area: Cluster Coordination
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 142046
+    summary: Fix Top Hits Incompatible Field Types on Sort Across Indices
+    area: Search
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 141906
+  - pr: 142047
+    summary: Dynamically grow hash in linear counting in HLL
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 41847
+  - pr: 142181
+    summary: "[Inference API] Do not write \"task\" field in Jina embedding request if unsupported"
+    area: Inference
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 142186
+    summary: Terminate S3 get blob retries when node is shutting down
+    area: Snapshot/Restore
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 142193
+    summary: Terminate GCS retries when node is shutting down
+    area: Snapshot/Restore
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 142238
+    summary: "[Inference API] Fix `ChunkingSettings` field missing from `ModelConfigurations` equals method"
+    area: Inference
+    type: bug
+    issues: []
+  - pr: 142332
+    summary: Fix bug with multiple spatial aggs filtering in ES|QL
+    area: ES|QL
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 142329
+  - pr: 142403
+    summary: Fix transform validation to reject PUT and `_start` when user lacks remote index permissions
+    area: Transform
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 95367
+  - pr: 142479
+    summary: Fixing for NPE when there is no query specified for the standard retriever
+    area: Ranking
+    type: bug
+    issues:
+      - 142336
+  - pr: 142500
+    summary: Updating bundled jdk version to 25.0.2+10
+    area: Packaging
+    type: upgrade
+    issues: []

docs/release-notes/deprecations.md

@@ -16,10 +16,18 @@ To give you insight into what deprecated features you’re using, {{es}}:
 
 % ## Next version [elasticsearch-nextversion-deprecations]
 
+
+## 9.3.1 [elasticsearch-9.3.1-deprecations]
 ```{applies_to}
-stack: ga 9.2.6
+stack: ga 9.3.1
 ```
+
+There are no deprecations associated with this release.
+
 ## 9.2.6 [elasticsearch-9.2.6-deprecations]
+```{applies_to}
+stack: ga 9.2.6
+```
 
 There are no deprecations associated with this release.
 

docs/release-notes/index.md

@@ -20,6 +20,82 @@ To check for security updates, go to [Security announcements for the Elastic sta
 % ### Fixes [elasticsearch-next-fixes]
 % *
 
+## 9.3.1 [elasticsearch-9.3.1-release-notes]
+```{applies_to}
+stack: ga 9.3.1
+```
+
+### Features and enhancements [elasticsearch-9.3.1-features-enhancements]
+
+ES|QL:
+* Fix ILM's 'skipping policy' logging level [#141890](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141890) (issue: [#141876](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/141876))
+
+Packaging:
+* Updating bundled jdk version to 25.0.2+10 [#142500](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142500)
+
+
+### Fixes [elasticsearch-9.3.1-fixes]
+
+Allocation:
+* Don't overwrite decision with `NOT_PREFERRED` unless its an improvement [#141565](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141565)
+
+Cluster Coordination:
+* Suppress success callback when failing master task [#142042](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142042)
+
+Data streams:
+* Allow `include_source_on_error` param on logs streams [#141391](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141391) (issue: [#141360](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/141360))
+
+ES|QL:
+* Avoid a possible NPE by throwing an EIAE instead with more info [#141711](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141711) (issue: [#141267](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/141267))
+* Deep copy `BytesRef` when creating a constant vector block [#141242](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141242) (issues: [#140615](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/140615), [#140809](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/140809), [#140621](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/140621))
+* Dynamically grow hash in linear counting in HLL [#142047](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142047) (issue: [#41847](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/41847))
+* ESQL fix TO_IP leading_zeros=octal parsing [#141776](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141776) (issue: [#141627](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/141627))
+* Fix IP_PREFIX function leaking data in scratch [#141940](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141940) (issue: [#141628](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/141628))
+* Fix TS bug when grouping on aliases [#141568](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141568)
+* Fix bug with multiple spatial aggs filtering in ES|QL [#142332](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142332) (issue: [#142329](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/142329))
+* Fix injected attributes's IDs in `UnionAll` branches [#141262](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141262)
+* Remove incorrect inline stats pruning [#141056](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141056) (issues: [#140757](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/140757), [#139359](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/139359))
+
+Inference:
+* [Inference API] Do not write "task" field in Jina embedding request if unsupported [#142181](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142181)
+* [Inference API] Fix `ChunkingSettings` field missing from `ModelConfigurations` equals method [#142238](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142238)
+* [Inference API] Prevent trailing slashes from being included in URLs [#141692](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141692)
+
+Infra/Core:
+* Reindexing older indices with percolator fields clears migration assistant errors [#141539](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141539)
+
+Infra/Logging:
+* Fix cluster name in ECS upgrade [#141792](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141792)
+
+Machine Learning:
+* Evict old models from the cache before loading new [#140844](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/140844)
+* Reduce locking when persisting ML job statistics [#141519](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141519) (issue: [#140511](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/140511))
+
+Mapping:
+* Allow shadowing time series metrics and dimension in non time series indexing [#141549](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141549) (issue: [#140882](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/140882))
+
+Ranking:
+* Fixing for NPE when there is no query specified for the standard retriever [#142479](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142479) (issue: [#142336](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/142336))
+* Implement comprehensive top N parameter handling for text similarity reranker [#142039](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142039)
+
+Search:
+* Ensure Rewriteable.rewriteAndFetch listeners are not executed on transport threads [#141904](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141904)
+* Fix Top Hits Incompatible Field Types on Sort Across Indices [#142046](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142046) (issue: [#141906](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/141906))
+* Fix handling empty collapse construct [#141973](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141973) (issue: [#139299](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/139299))
+* Prevent large CancelTasksRequest descriptions by truncating nodes and actions [#141815](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141815)
+* Reduce cancellation check interval in `CancellableBulkScorer` for better responsiveness [#141747](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141747)
+
+Snapshot/Restore:
+* Ensure paused shard snapshot can be deleted [#141408](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141408)
+* Terminate GCS retries when node is shutting down [#142193](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142193)
+* Terminate S3 get blob retries when node is shutting down [#142186](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142186)
+
+Transform:
+* Fix transform validation to reject PUT and `_start` when user lacks remote index permissions [#142403](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/142403) (issue: [#95367](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/95367))
+
+Vector Search:
+* [GPU] Handle segments too big for MSAI segment access [#141872](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/141872) (issue: [#141746](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/141746))
+
 ## 9.2.6 [elasticsearch-9.2.6-release-notes]
 ```{applies_to}
 stack: ga 9.2.6