chore: bumping kafka version to 4.x

[Joel-hanson]

This pull request updates the pom.xml file to bring dependency versions up to date and bump the project version. The most important changes are version upgrades for both the project and its key dependencies.

Version upgrades:

• Updated the project version from 0.2.1 to 0.2.2 in pom.xml to indicate a new release.
• Upgraded org.apache.kafka:connect-api and org.apache.kafka:connect-json dependencies from version 3.7.1 to 4.0.0 for improved compatibility and features. [1] [2]
• Upgraded com.ibm.eventstreams.connect:kafka-connect-mq-source dependency from version 2.1.0 to 2.6.0 for bug fixes and new features.

Type of change

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• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• This change requires a documentation update

How Has This Been Tested?

• E2E
• Unit Test
• Integration Test

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This pull request upgrades the project's Kafka dependencies from version 3.7.1 to 4.0.0 and bumps the project version to 0.2.2. The changes ensure consistency across all configuration files and build workflows.

• Updated project version from 0.2.1 to 0.2.2
• Upgraded Apache Kafka dependencies (connect-api and connect-json) from 3.7.1 to 4.0.0
• Upgraded IBM MQ Source Connector from 2.1.0 to 2.6.0

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
pom.xml	Updated project version and upgraded Kafka and MQ connector dependencies
.github/workflows/github-build-release.yml	Updated MQ Source Connector version references in build workflow
.github/workflows/checkstyle-and-tests.yml	Updated MQ Source Connector version references in test workflow

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