Merging 2024Q2_RC into develop

See merge request !6

Fix: maven job fails due to dependency

See merge request !5

Resolve "Internal component versioning 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"

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Resolve "Update gitlab CI file to use inherited jobs from main"

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Merge branch '1-create-a-pipeline-to-build-and-publish-the-mvn-package-in-gitlab-registry' into 'develop'

Resolve "Create a pipeline to build and publish the mvn package in gitlab registry"

See merge request !2