Merge branch '2.15' into 2.16

Author: cowtowncoder

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Jackson components (core, modules)
 === Releases (note: only includes patches with actual changes)
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-Not yet released
+2.15.3 (12-Oct-2023)
 
 * Udate `nexus-staging-maven-plugin` to 1.6.13 (from 1.6.8)