Start 2.17 branch

Author: cowtowncoder

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.16"
+    - "2.17"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.16"
+    - "2.17"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        java_version: ['8', '11', '17']
+        java_version: ['8', '11', '17', '21']
         kotlin_version: ['1.6.21', '1.7.20', '1.8.22', '1.9.0']
         os: ['ubuntu-20.04']
     env:

pom.xml

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
-        <version>2.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
     <name>jackson-module-kotlin</name>
-    <version>2.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
     <description>Add-on module for Jackson (https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/) to support
         Kotlin language, specifically introspection of method/constructor parameter names,

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Co-maintainers:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+2.17.0 (not yet released)
+
+-
+
 2.16.0 (15-Nov-2023)
 
 #707: If JsonSetter(nulls = Nulls.SKIP) is specified, the default argument is now used when null.