upgrade to 3.0.0 and update changelog

Author: stevehu

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ This project does not adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) and m
 
 ### Changed
 
+## 3.0.0- 2025-12-13
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+- Upgrade to Jackson 3 and JDK 17 (#1219) Thanks @justin-tay
+
+
 ## 2.0.1- 2025-12-11
 
 ### Added

README.md

@@ -219,10 +219,15 @@ The library supports Java 8 and up. If you want to build from the source code, y
 
 ### Adding the dependency
 
-This package is available on Maven central.
+The `json-schema-validator` package is published to Maven Central and is available in two major release lines, depending on your Java and Jackson versions:
+
+- **2.x.x** — Compatible with **Java 8+** and **Jackson 2.x**
+- **3.x.x** — Compatible with **Java 17+** and **Jackson 3.x**
 
 #### Maven:
 
+**Jackson 2 (Java 8+)**
+
 ```xml
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
@@ -231,14 +236,40 @@ This package is available on Maven central.
 </dependency>
 ```
 
+
+**Jackson 3 (Java 17+)**
+
+```xml
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
+    <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
+    <version>3.0.0</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+
 #### Gradle:
 
+
+**Jackson 2 (Java 8+)**
+
+
 ```java
 dependencies {
     implementation(group: 'com.networknt', name: 'json-schema-validator', version: '2.0.1');
 }
 ```
 
+
+**Jackson 3 (Java 17+)**
+
+
+```java
+dependencies {
+    implementation(group: 'com.networknt', name: 'json-schema-validator', version: '3.0.0');
+}
+```
+
+
 ### Validating inputs against a schema
 
 The following example demonstrates how inputs are validated against a schema. It comprises the following steps.

pom.xml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
   <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0</version>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
   <name>JsonSchemaValidator</name>
   <description>A json schema validator that supports draft v4, v6, v7, v2019-09 and v2020-12</description>