How to Release

1. update pom.xml with the version
2. update documentation directory /docs with the new version number and any updates if required.
3. update README.md file in the Next Release sections.
4. tag the git commit with the version number (as of v e.g. v0.0.4)
5. make sure the build and push to maven central have succeeded.
6. close the current milestone and open a new one.
7. push the code