[2.8] Updating the build.gradle and Install for the release

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Updating the build.gradle and Install for the release

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• New functionality includes testing.
  • All tests pass
• New functionality has been documented.
  • New functionality has javadoc added
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[codecov]

Codecov Report

Merging #477 (3084a22) into 2.8 (ee2b73c) will decrease coverage by 0.17%.
The diff coverage is n/a.

❗ Current head 3084a22 differs from pull request most recent head 30016a1. Consider uploading reports for the commit 30016a1 to get more accurate results

@@             Coverage Diff              @@
##                2.8     #477      +/-   ##
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- Coverage     73.67%   73.51%   -0.17%     
+ Complexity      375      374       -1     
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  Files            44       44              
  Lines          2477     2477              
  Branches        172      172              
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- Hits           1825     1821       -4     
- Misses          544      547       +3     
- Partials        108      109       +1     

see 1 file with indirect coverage changes