Release 1.2.0

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Notable changes:

• Fix ConfigureUtil deprecation warning in Gradle 7.6+ - ConfigureUtil deprecation warning #152
• Improve "not in desired state" error message - [#155] Mention common reason of "not in desired state" error #157
• CI basic regression tests with Gradle 8 (effectively from 5.0 to 8.0) - Update from Gradle 6.9 to Gradle 8.0 #168
• CI basic regression tests with JDK 17 (effectively with 8, 11 and 17) - Test basic Java 17 compatibility on CI #179
• Enhance documentation - Fix Sonatype news link in README #94, Indicate default values for maxRetries and delayBetween #135, Added some more setup instructions to the README #108
• Update used Gradle to 8.0 (still compatible with 5.0+) - Update from Gradle 6.9 to Gradle 8.0 #168
• Update project dependencies - Bump testing library versions #169

More changes.

Big thank you to the contributors who provided pull requests: @TWiStErRob, @vlsi, @nedtwigg, @turansky, @larsgrefer, @nhajratw, @tschuchortdev, @JavierSegoviaCordoba and also those who were involved in any other way.

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