Worked on the confluentinc/kafka-connect-storage-cloud and kafka-connect-storage-common repositories, focusing on secure dependency management and disciplined release processes. Delivered a security-focused upgrade of the common-beanutils library, ensuring backward compatibility and maintaining the existing user experience while addressing security advisories. Managed stable releases and initiated new development cycles for Kafka Connect storage modules, updating versioning across multiple pom.xml files to support predictable upgrade paths. Leveraged Java, Maven, and XML to automate release workflows and improve traceability for downstream consumers. The work emphasized build and release management, dependency hygiene, and version control, contributing to a stable and maintainable codebase.