diff --git a/.run/build.run.xml b/.run/build.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a85a74b8e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/build.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="build" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="build">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings">
+        <MavenGeneralSettings>
+          <option name="alwaysUpdateSnapshots" value="false" />
+          <option name="checksumPolicy" value="NOT_SET" />
+          <option name="failureBehavior" value="NOT_SET" />
+          <option name="localRepository" value="" />
+          <option name="mavenHome" value="Bundled (Maven 3)" />
+          <option name="nonRecursive" value="false" />
+          <option name="outputLevel" value="INFO" />
+          <option name="pluginUpdatePolicy" value="DEFAULT" />
+          <option name="printErrorStackTraces" value="false" />
+          <option name="showDialogWithAdvancedSettings" value="false" />
+          <option name="threads" />
+          <option name="useMavenConfig" value="true" />
+          <option name="usePluginRegistry" value="false" />
+          <option name="userSettingsFile" value="" />
+          <option name="workOffline" value="false" />
+        </MavenGeneralSettings>
+      </option>
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings">
+        <MavenRunnerSettings>
+          <option name="delegateBuildToMaven" value="false" />
+          <option name="environmentProperties">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="jreName" value="#USE_PROJECT_JDK" />
+          <option name="mavenProperties">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="passParentEnv" value="true" />
+          <option name="runMavenInBackground" value="true" />
+          <option name="skipTests" value="false" />
+          <option name="vmOptions" value="" />
+        </MavenRunnerSettings>
+      </option>
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="compile" />
+              <option value="test-compile" />
+              <option value="-Dfmt.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dclirr.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Danimal.sniffer.skip=true" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/clean.run.xml b/.run/clean.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8fb98c3f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/clean.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="clean" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="build">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings">
+        <MavenGeneralSettings>
+          <option name="alwaysUpdateSnapshots" value="false" />
+          <option name="checksumPolicy" value="NOT_SET" />
+          <option name="failureBehavior" value="NOT_SET" />
+          <option name="localRepository" value="" />
+          <option name="mavenHome" value="Bundled (Maven 3)" />
+          <option name="nonRecursive" value="false" />
+          <option name="outputLevel" value="INFO" />
+          <option name="pluginUpdatePolicy" value="DEFAULT" />
+          <option name="printErrorStackTraces" value="false" />
+          <option name="showDialogWithAdvancedSettings" value="false" />
+          <option name="threads" />
+          <option name="useMavenConfig" value="true" />
+          <option name="usePluginRegistry" value="false" />
+          <option name="userSettingsFile" value="" />
+          <option name="workOffline" value="false" />
+        </MavenGeneralSettings>
+      </option>
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="clean" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.run/format.run.xml b/.run/format.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcdcaa2b18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/format.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="format" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="build">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="fmt:format" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/full build.run.xml b/.run/full build.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6807769958e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/full build.run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="full build" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="build">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="verify" />
+              <option value="-DskipTests" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2">
+      <option name="RunConfigurationTask" enabled="true" run_configuration_name="clean" run_configuration_type="MavenRunConfiguration" />
+    </method>
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/install.run.xml b/.run/install.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61ac7b68bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/install.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="install" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="install">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="install" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/integration tests (all, C_).run.xml b/.run/integration tests (all, C_).run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a3bf2295d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/integration tests (all, C_).run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="integration tests (all, C*)" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="test">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="verify" />
+              <option value="-Pshort" />
+              <option value="-Dcassandra.version=3.11.14" />
+              <option value="-Dfmt.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dclirr.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Danimal.sniffer.skip=true" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/integration tests (all, Scylla).run.xml b/.run/integration tests (all, Scylla).run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f744f3e2aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/integration tests (all, Scylla).run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="integration tests (all, Scylla)" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="test">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="verify" />
+              <option value="-Pshort" />
+              <option value="-Dscylla.version=5.0.5" />
+              <option value="-Dfmt.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dclirr.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Danimal.sniffer.skip=true" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/integration tests (single, C_).run.xml b/.run/integration tests (single, C_).run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..427787fc87d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/integration tests (single, C_).run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="integration tests (single, C*)" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="test">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="verify" />
+              <option value="-Dtest=EnumCodecsTest" />
+              <option value="-Pshort" />
+              <option value="-Dcassandra.version=3.11.14" />
+              <option value="-Dfmt.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dclirr.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Danimal.sniffer.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/integration tests (single, Scylla).run.xml b/.run/integration tests (single, Scylla).run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e995a1ebce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/integration tests (single, Scylla).run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="integration tests (single, Scylla)" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="test">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="verify" />
+              <option value="-Dtest=EnumCodecsTest" />
+              <option value="-Pshort" />
+              <option value="-Dscylla.version=5.0.5" />
+              <option value="-Dfmt.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dclirr.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Danimal.sniffer.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/package.run.xml b/.run/package.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f51826a0c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/package.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="package" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="install">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="package" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/unit test (single).run.xml b/.run/unit test (single).run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2e71ad1759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/unit test (single).run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="unit test (single)" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="test">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="test" />
+              <option value="-Dtest=DataTypeTest" />
+              <option value="-Dfmt.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dclirr.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Danimal.sniffer.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/unit tests (all).run.xml b/.run/unit tests (all).run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..595d6624269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/unit tests (all).run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="unit tests (all)" type="MavenRunConfiguration" factoryName="Maven" folderName="test">
+    <MavenSettings>
+      <option name="myGeneralSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerSettings" />
+      <option name="myRunnerParameters">
+        <MavenRunnerParameters>
+          <option name="profiles">
+            <set />
+          </option>
+          <option name="goals">
+            <list>
+              <option value="test" />
+              <option value="-Dfmt.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Dclirr.skip=true" />
+              <option value="-Danimal.sniffer.skip=true" />
+            </list>
+          </option>
+          <option name="pomFileName" />
+          <option name="profilesMap">
+            <map />
+          </option>
+          <option name="resolveToWorkspace" value="false" />
+          <option name="workingDirPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        </MavenRunnerParameters>
+      </option>
+    </MavenSettings>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index be63f984c2b..2980daabef1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ If you want to contribute but don't have a specific issue in mind, it's best to
 
 ## Editor configuration
 
+For IntelliJ IDEA users, a suite of run configurations is bundled with the project (`.run` directory).
+The run configurations should appear automatically in Run > Run... after loading the project in IntelliJ. They provide
+a convenient way to build and test the project.
+
 We use IntelliJ IDEA with the default formatting options, with one exception: check
 "Enable formatter markers in comments" in Preferences > Editor > Code Style.