Upgrade to the latest milestones; prepare for release

* Add `com.google.protobuf` to the `development` group for Dependabot

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ updates:
           - io.spring.*
           - org.ajoberstar.grgit
           - org.antora
+          - com.google.protobuf
           - io.micrometer:micrometer-docs-generator
           - com.willowtreeapps.assertk:assertk-jvm
           - org.jetbrains.dokka

build.gradle

@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ ext {
     lettuceVersion = '6.3.2.RELEASE'
     log4jVersion = '2.23.1'
     mailVersion = '2.0.3'
-    micrometerTracingVersion = '1.3.0-SNAPSHOT'
-    micrometerVersion = '1.13.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    micrometerTracingVersion = '1.3.0-M2'
+    micrometerVersion = '1.13.0-M2'
     mockitoVersion = '5.10.0'
     mongoDriverVersion = '5.0.0'
     mysqlVersion = '8.3.0'
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ ext {
     servletApiVersion = '6.0.0'
     smackVersion = '4.5.0-alpha2'
     springAmqpVersion = '3.1.3'
-    springDataVersion = '2024.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
-    springGraphqlVersion = '1.3.0-SNAPSHOT'
-    springKafkaVersion = '3.2.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    springDataVersion = '2024.0.0-M2'
+    springGraphqlVersion = '1.3.0-M1'
+    springKafkaVersion = '3.2.0-M2'
     springRetryVersion = '2.0.5'
-    springSecurityVersion = '6.3.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    springSecurityVersion = '6.3.0-M3'
     springVersion = '6.1.5'
     springWsVersion = '4.0.10'
     testcontainersVersion = '1.19.7'