In April 2025, J. Priyatam focused on release management and build automation for the kafka-connect-storage-common repository. They established a stable release baseline by bumping the project to version 10.0.27 and configuring Maven’s release plugin to streamline the development cycle. By updating the POM file to support development versioning, J. Priyatam enabled ongoing feature work without compromising release integrity. Their approach ensured that customers could rely on a stable release while the team continued development in parallel. Working primarily with Java and Maven, they delivered a well-structured release process, demonstrating depth in build automation and version management within a short timeframe.