[FIXED JENKINS-3265] Hotfix for regression in matrix project loading from 25084f5.(cherry picked from commit 3370e6edf5e0e7c7a8cf22e4a7a5decc24c45205)
[JENKINS-17337] Added test for NPE.(cherry picked from commit 1bf958afb196d0c56b37f00681027a549d0c9189)
recording the fix
creating an RC branch
Revert "[JENKINS-17337] Added test for NPE.(cherry picked from commit 1bf958afb196d0c56b37f00681027a549d0c9189)"

This reverts commit 18b5f4f13377349b1c249c2f62d11966c5b7dd9d.
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[maven-release-plugin] prepare release jenkins-1.508
[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
updated changelog for release
updated changelog as a part of the release
merged back the RC branch

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