Instructions for using Aiven's JDBC connector

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         # Not available in a public Maven repo,
         # so we need to provide a pre-built artifact,
         # and install to the local Maven repo.
-        run: mvn install:install-file -Dfile=libs/jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka-6.7.0.jar -DgroupId=io.aiven -DartifactId=jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka -Dversion=6.7.0 -Dpackaging=jar
+        run: mvn install:install-file -Dfile=libs/jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka-6.8.0.jar -DgroupId=io.aiven -DartifactId=jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka -Dversion=6.8.0 -Dpackaging=jar
 
       - name: Test and analyze
         env:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install test library to local Maven repo
         # Not available in a public Maven repo, so we need to provide a pre-built artifact,
         # and install to the local Maven repo.
-        run: mvn install:install-file -Dfile=libs/jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka-6.7.0.jar -DgroupId=io.aiven -DartifactId=jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka -Dversion=6.7.0 -Dpackaging=jar
+        run: mvn install:install-file -Dfile=libs/jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka-6.8.0.jar -DgroupId=io.aiven -DartifactId=jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka -Dversion=6.8.0 -Dpackaging=jar
 
       - name: Run integration tests
         run: mvn integration-test verify

README.md

@@ -16,12 +16,17 @@ when the project is compiled.
 
 In a few integration tests we use [Aiven's JDBC connector](https://github.com/aiven/jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka).
 Since it's not available in public Maven repositories, it needs to be compiled and installed to a local Maven repository,
-so it can be used. For convenience, we provide a prebuilt JAR (in the `libs` directory).
+so it can be used. To do so:
 
-1. Run `mvn install:install-file -Dfile=libs/jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka-6.7.0.jar -DgroupId=io.aiven -DartifactId=jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka -Dversion=6.7.0 -Dpackaging=jar`
-2. Run `mvn clean compile` (so that the needed code is generated)
-3. Some IDEs may not automatically use the generated sources. If that's the case, you need to change the project settings in your IDE to include the generated source. In IntelliJ, for example, you do that by going
-to File > Project structure > Project Settings > Modules. Then, right-click on `target/generated-source` and select "Sources".
+1. Clone the repository: `git clone [email protected]:Aiven-Open/jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka.git`
+2. Change working directory to the repository: `cd jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka`
+3. Check out `v6.8.0`: `git checkout v6.8.0`
+4. Build the connector and publish it to the local Maven repository: `./gradlew clean build publishToMavenLocal`
+
+After that, run `mvn clean compile` (this also generates needed code from proto files). Some IDEs may not automatically 
+use the generated sources. If that's the case, you need to change the project settings in your IDE to include the 
+generated source. In IntelliJ, for example, you do that by going to File > Project structure > Project Settings > Modules. 
+Then, right-click on `target/generated-source` and select "Sources".
 
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pom.xml

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.aiven</groupId>
             <artifactId>jdbc-connector-for-apache-kafka</artifactId>
-            <version>6.7.0</version>
+            <version>6.8.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>