Merge branch '438772-deprecate-maven-3-6-x-support-in-dependency-scanning' into 'master'

Deprecate Dependency Scanning support for Maven below 3.8.8

See merge request https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/142253



Merged-by: Russell Dickenson <rdickenson@gitlab.com>
Approved-by: John Crowley <jcrowley@gitlab.com>
Approved-by: Russell Dickenson <rdickenson@gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: Thiago Figueiró <tfigueiro@gitlab.com>

data/deprecations/16-9-deprecate-maven-3.6.x.yml

+- title: "Deprecate Maven versions below 3.8.8"
+  removal_milestone: "17.0"
+  announcement_milestone: "16.9"
+  breaking_change: true
+  reporter: thiagocsf
+  stage: Secure
+  issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438772
+  body: |  # (required) Don't change this line.
+    GitLab 17.0 drops Dependency Scanning support for Maven versions below 3.8.8.
+
+    Maven versions below 3.6.3 have reached their end-of-life. Users are advised to upgrade to 3.8.8 or greater.

doc/update/deprecations.md

@@ -457,6 +457,22 @@ The GraphQL fields, `isTemporaryStorageIncreaseEnabled` and `temporaryStorageInc
 
 <div class="deprecation breaking-change" data-milestone="17.0">
 
+### Deprecate Maven versions below 3.8.8
+
+<div class="deprecation-notes">
+- Announced in GitLab <span class="milestone">16.9</span>
+- Removal in GitLab <span class="milestone">17.0</span> ([breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/update/terminology.html#breaking-change))
+- To discuss this change or learn more, see the [deprecation issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438772).
+</div>
+
+GitLab 17.0 drops Dependency Scanning support for Maven versions below 3.8.8.
+
+Maven versions below 3.6.3 have reached their end-of-life. Users are advised to upgrade to 3.8.8 or greater.
+
+</div>
+
+<div class="deprecation breaking-change" data-milestone="17.0">
+
 ### Deprecate Windows CMD in GitLab Runner
 
 <div class="deprecation-notes">