1.8

📦 Dependency updates

• Bump maven-artifact from 3.5.3 to 3.8.3 (#18) @dependabot
• Bump parent POM from 1.52 to 1.67 (#19) @dependabot

👻 Maintenance

• Simplify Jenkinsfile (#21) @basil
• Update POM, incrementalify plugin (#13, #22) @basil
• Miscellaneous code cleanup (#20, #23) @basil
• Enable Dependabot (#17) @basil
• Enable Release Drafter (#24) @basil

🚦 Tests

• JENKINS-51594: Test behavior of snapshots vs. RCs, JEP-229 (#6) @jglick