New features:
- ported dns inspector
 - ported ssh inspector
 - added doc/usage.txt
 
Bug fixes and enhancements:
- reworked autotools generation of api_options.h
 - updated default manuals
 - apply service from hosts when inspector already bound to flow
 - ensure direction and service are applied to packet regardless of flow state
 - enable active for react / reject only if used in configuration
 - eliminate dedicated nhttp chunk buffer
 - minor nhttp cleanup in StreamSplitter
 - fixed host lookup issue
 - folded classification.lua and reference.lua into snort_defaults.lua
 - apply defaults from parameter tables instead of relying on ctors etc.
 - fix static analysis issues reported by xcode
 - change policy names with a-b form to a_b for consistency
 - make all warnings optional
 - fix ip and tcp policy defines
 - fix ip and icmp flow client/server ip init
 - added build foo for lzma; refactored configure.ac
 - enhancements for checking compatibility of external plugins
 
You can also get the latest updates from github (snortadmin/snort3) which is updated weekly.
Please submit bugs, questions, and feedback to bugs@snort.org or the Snort-Users mailing list.
Happy Snorting!
The Snort Release Team