Prepare for v7.3.0 (#94)

#### Rationale
Time to publish

Author: labkey-adam

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 # The LabKey Remote API Library for Java - Change Log
 
-## version 7.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+## version 7.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 *Released*: TBD
+*
+
+## version 7.3.0
+*Released*: 15 July 2026
 * Update Gradle version and remove some deprecated syntax
 * Update HttpCore5 to 5.4.3 (CVE-2026-54399) and HttpClient5 to 5.5.2
+* Update Gradle plugins, Commons Codec, Commons Logging, and JSONObject versions
 
 ## version 7.2.0
 *Released*: 17 February 2026

README.md

@@ -2,25 +2,19 @@
 
 This library allows Java developers to access the data and services exposed from a LabKey Server installation.
 
-For more information on the library, see our 
-[Java API](https://www.labkey.org/Documentation/wiki-page.view?name=javaAPI) page, 
-which includes a link to the [JavaDoc](https://www.labkey.org/download/clientapi_docs/java-api/)
+For more information on the library, see our [Java API](https://www.labkey.org/Documentation/wiki-page.view?name=javaAPI) page, which includes a link to the [JavaDoc](https://www.labkey.org/download/clientapi_docs/java-api/)
 where you can get details about the classes and programming interfaces. 
 
-If you have any questions about this library or LabKey Server, 
-see our [Community Support Forums](https://www.labkey.org/home/Support/LabKey%20Support%20Forum/project-begin.view?).
-
 This library is licensed under the [Apache 2.0 open-source license](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
 
-See the [change log](CHANGELOG.md) for information on the release versions and their
-compatibility with LabKey Server versions.
+See the [change log](CHANGELOG.md) for information on the release versions and their compatibility with LabKey Server versions.
 
 ## Development
 
 ### Dependency Declaration
 To declare a dependency on this jar file, you can use the following in Gradle
 
-```compile(group: 'org.labkey.api', name: 'labkey-client-api', version: '4.2.0')```
+```compile(group: 'org.labkey.api', name: 'labkey-client-api', version: '7.3.0')```
 
 If using the LabKey Gradle plugins and building a LabKey module, it is best to 
 use this utility method instead to facilitate testing of any local changes to

build.gradle

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ repositories {
 
 group = "org.labkey.api"
 
-version = "7.3.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "7.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 dependencies {
     api "org.json:json:${jsonObjectVersion}"

gradle.properties

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ artifactory_contextUrl=https://labkey.jfrog.io/artifactory
 sourceCompatibility=17
 targetCompatibility=17
 
-gradlePluginsVersion=7.2.0
+gradlePluginsVersion=9.1.0
 
-commonsCodecVersion=1.20.0
-commonsLoggingVersion=1.3.5
+commonsCodecVersion=1.22.0
+commonsLoggingVersion=1.4.0
 
 httpclient5Version=5.5.2
 httpcore5Version=5.4.3
 
-jsonObjectVersion=20250517
+jsonObjectVersion=20260522
 
 junitVersion=4.13.2
 

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.3.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.6.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME