Origin/cu 86b15d33f gh 118 ⁃ retro compatibility with dates between v9 and v10

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Updated date-time handling across various components to utilize OffsetDateTime, enhancing timezone management.
  • Introduced new methods for JSON serialization/deserialization in the AbstractMX class for improved compatibility with Java 8 date-time formats.

• Bug Fixes

  • Addressed a null pointer exception in the metadata strategy.

• Documentation

  • Updated CHANGELOG.md to reflect new versioning and significant changes.
  • Enhanced README.md for better clarity and organization, removing outdated dependency information.

• Chores

  • Updated Gradle and Java version configurations to improve compatibility and dependency management.