Merge pull request #156 from ably/release/4.0.0

v4.0.0

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [4.0.0](https://github.com/ably/kafka-connect-ably/tree/v4.0.0) (2023-09-21)
+
+This is a major release and contains a number of breaking changes. Please see the [upgrade guide](UPDATING.md) for more information on how to upgrade from version 3.x.
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- Stringify Kafka headers before send them to Ably [\#155](https://github.com/ably/kafka-connect-ably/pull/155)
+- Flatten Kafka headers in extras [\#155](https://github.com/ably/kafka-connect-ably/pull/155)
+
 ## [3.0.0](https://github.com/ably/kafka-connect-ably/tree/v3.0.0)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/ably/kafka-connect-ably/compare/v2.1.4...v3.0.0)

UPDATING.md

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 # Upgrade / Migration Guide
 
+## Version 3.x to 4.0
+
+There are two **breaking changes** to configuration in the Ably Connector v4.0.0. The summary below covers the main changes:
+
+* **Stringify Kafka headers before send to Ably**. All Kafka headers except `com.ably.extras.push` are now stringified using `String.valueOf` before being sent to Ably.
+* **Flatten Kafka headers**. Previously, Kafka headers were located in `extras.kafka.headers` on Ably messages. They are now located in `extras.headers`. 
+
 ## Version 2.x to 3.0
 
 There are several **breaking changes** to configuration in the Ably Connector v3.0.0, due to improvements made and

pom.xml

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   <groupId>com.ably.kafka.connect</groupId>
   <artifactId>kafka-connect-ably</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0</version>
+  <version>4.0.0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>