guard against old mvn versions

Author: TheSnoozer

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_release.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ body:
               see http://central.sonatype.org/pages/ossrh-guide.html
 
               - [ ] run an actual test with a local installed plugin (using https://github.com/git-commit-id/git-commit-id-maven-debugging)
+              - [ ] ensure the local maven version is 3.9.0 and newer to avoid MNG-7055
               - [ ] verify that ~/.m2/settings.xml exists and contains username/password which is required as per https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-maven/#distribution-management-and-authentication
               - [ ] `mvn release:prepare`
                     [INFO] Checking dependencies and plugins for snapshots ...