diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cea71f5dd..0fd080e77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,42 @@
All notable changes are documented in this file. Release numbers follow [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org)
+## 2.5.0.CR1
+December 14th 2023 [Detailed release notes](https://issues.redhat.com/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317320&version=12416252)
+
+### New features since 2.5.0.Beta1
+
+* Explore BLOB support via re-selection [DBZ-4321](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-4321)
+* Use the StreamNameMapper in debezium-server-kafka [DBZ-6071](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-6071)
+* Provide INSERT/DELETE semantics for incremental snapshot watermarking [DBZ-6834](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-6834)
+* AWS SQS as sink type in Debezium standalone server [DBZ-7214](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7214)
+* Oracle LOB to be properly ignored if lob.enabled=false [DBZ-7237](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7237)
+* Upgrade Kafka to 3.6.1 and ZooKeeper to 3.8.3 [DBZ-7238](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7238)
+
+
+### Breaking changes since 2.5.0.Beta1
+
+* When metadata is in headers, a schema name of a structure in CE `data` field is incorrect [DBZ-7216](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7216)
+* MySQL BIT Type should have a default length 1 [DBZ-7230](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7230)
+
+
+### Fixes since 2.5.0.Beta1
+
+* Oracle abandoned transaction implementation bug causes OoM [DBZ-7236](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7236)
+* Add Grammar Oracle Truncate Cluster [DBZ-7242](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7242)
+* Length value is not removed when changing a column's type [DBZ-7251](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7251)
+* MongoDB table/colelction snapshot notification contain incorrect offsets [DBZ-7252](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7252)
+* Broken support for multi-namespace watching [DBZ-7254](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7254)
+
+
+### Other changes since 2.5.0.Beta1
+
+* Add tracing logs to track execution time for Debezium JDBC connector [DBZ-7217](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7217)
+* Validate & clarify multiple archive log destination requirements for Oracle [DBZ-7218](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7218)
+* Upgrade logback to 1.2.13 [DBZ-7232](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-7232)
+
+
+
## 2.5.0.Beta1
December 4th 2023 [Detailed release notes](https://issues.redhat.com/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317320&version=12416250)
diff --git a/COPYRIGHT.txt b/COPYRIGHT.txt
index fd5435b5a..8e3bd0858 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT.txt
+++ b/COPYRIGHT.txt
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ Jason Schweier
Jesse Ehrenzweig
Jiabao Sun
Jiri Kulhanek
+Jordan Pittier
Juan Fiallo
Jun Zhao
Hady Willi
@@ -492,6 +493,8 @@ tooptoop4
Tova Cohen
Travis Elnicky
Troy Gaines
+Tudor Plugaru
+V K
Vadzim Ramanenka
Vasily Ulianko
Vedit Firat Arig
diff --git a/documentation/antora.yml b/documentation/antora.yml
index 13142e363..311080334 100644
--- a/documentation/antora.yml
+++ b/documentation/antora.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ nav:
asciidoc:
attributes:
- debezium-version: '2.5.0.Beta1'
- debezium-kafka-version: '3.6.0'
+ debezium-version: '2.5.0.CR1'
+ debezium-kafka-version: '3.6.1'
debezium-docker-label: '2.4'
DockerKafkaConnect: registry.redhat.io/amq7/amq-streams-kafka-28-rhel8:1.8.0
groovy-version: '3.0.11'
diff --git a/jenkins-jobs/pipelines/release/release-pipeline.groovy b/jenkins-jobs/pipelines/release/release-pipeline.groovy
index 29a6df181..e6c7e7efa 100644
--- a/jenkins-jobs/pipelines/release/release-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/jenkins-jobs/pipelines/release/release-pipeline.groovy
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ node('release-node') {
def buildArgs = "-Dversion.debezium=$RELEASE_VERSION"
dir(id) {
sh "git checkout -b $CANDIDATE_BRANCH"
+ // Obtain dependecies not available in Maven Central (introduced for Cassandra Enerprise)
+ if (fileExists(INSTALL_ARTIFACTS_SCRIPT)) {
+ sh "./$INSTALL_ARTIFACTS_SCRIPT"
+ }
sh "mvn clean install -DskipTests -DskipITs -Passembly"
modifyFile("pom.xml") {
it.replaceFirst('.+\n ', "$RELEASE_VERSION\n ")
@@ -453,10 +457,6 @@ node('release-node') {
sh "mvn clean install -P$profiles -DskipTests -DskipITs"
}
sh "git commit -a -m '[release] Stable parent $RELEASE_VERSION for release'"
- // Obtain dependecies not available in Maven Central (introduced for Cassandra Enerprise)
- if (fileExists(INSTALL_ARTIFACTS_SCRIPT)) {
- sh "./$INSTALL_ARTIFACTS_SCRIPT"
- }
if(id != "operator") {
// Don't repeat build for operator
sh "mvn clean install -DskipTests -DskipITs"