Update java version and spring framework/boot versions, etc.

General updates:
- updated spring framework and boot versions
- update smile commons dependency
- updated circleci config

Signed-off-by: Angelica Ochoa <15623749+ao508@users.noreply.github.com>

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Signed-off-by: Angelica Ochoa <15623749+ao508@users.noreply.github.com>

Update spring framework version

update smile commons

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 defaults: &defaults
     docker:
-        - image: cimg/openjdk:8.0.275
+        - image: cimg/openjdk:21.0
 
 version: 2.1
 
 orbs:
-  maven: circleci/maven@1.0.3
+  maven: circleci/maven@1.4.1
 
 jobs:
   run_checkstyle:

jitpack.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+jdk:
+  - openjdk21
+
+before_install:
+   - sdk install maven 3.8.8
+   - sdk use maven 3.8.8
+   - sdk install java 12.0.2-open
+   - sdk use java 21.0.2-open
+   - sdk update

pom.xml

@@ -10,18 +10,20 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.3.3</version>
     <relativePath />
     <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
-    <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <maven.compiler.version>1.8</maven.compiler.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.11.2</jackson.version>
+    <spring.version>6.1.12</spring.version>
+    <spring.boot.version>3.3.3</spring.boot.version>
+    <java.version>21</java.version>
+    <maven.compiler.version>3.11.0</maven.compiler.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.17.2</jackson.version>
     <!-- smile common centralized config properties -->
     <smile_commons.group>com.github.mskcc</smile_commons.group>
-    <smile_commons.version>1.4.1.RELEASE</smile_commons.version>
+    <smile_commons.version>java-v21-beta-RC-4</smile_commons.version>
   </properties>
 
   <repositories>
@@ -42,7 +44,9 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+      <version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- nats -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.nats</groupId>
       <artifactId>jnats</artifactId>
@@ -72,10 +76,10 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.1</version>
+        <version>${maven.compiler.version}</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>${maven.compiler.version}</source>
-          <target>${maven.compiler.version}</target>
+          <source>${java.version}</source>
+          <target>${java.version}</target>
           <compilerArgument>-Xlint:deprecation</compilerArgument>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>