Merge branch '2.x' into 3.x

Author: cowtowncoder

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ NOTE: Annotations module will never contain changes in patch versions,
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.19.0-rc2 (07-Apr-2025)
+2.19.0 (24-Apr-2025)
 
 #280: Minor change to `module-info.java`: use "open module"
 #281: [gradle-module-metadata-maven-plugin] update to version 1.0