diff --git a/Jenkinsfile-datastax b/Jenkinsfile-datastax
index 602f33101ca..bbbcbf9c0a2 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile-datastax
+++ b/Jenkinsfile-datastax
@@ -131,12 +131,6 @@ def executeTests() {
     . ${JABBA_SHELL}
     jabba use 1.8
 
-    if [ "${JABBA_VERSION}" != "1.8" ]; then
-      SKIP_JAVADOCS=true
-    else
-      SKIP_JAVADOCS=false
-    fi
-
     INTEGRATION_TESTS_FILTER_ARGUMENT=""
     if [ ! -z "${INTEGRATION_TESTS_FILTER}" ]; then
       INTEGRATION_TESTS_FILTER_ARGUMENT="-Dit.test=${INTEGRATION_TESTS_FILTER}"
@@ -148,7 +142,7 @@ def executeTests() {
       -DtestJavaHome='''+testJavaHome+''' \
       -DfailIfNoTests=false \
       -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true \
-      -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=${SKIP_JAVADOCS} \
+      -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true \
       -Dccm.version=${CCM_CASSANDRA_VERSION} \
       -Dccm.distribution=${CCM_SERVER_TYPE:cassandra} \
       -Dproxy.path=${HOME}/proxy \
@@ -329,8 +323,6 @@ pipeline {
     choice(
       name: 'ADHOC_BUILD_AND_EXECUTE_TESTS_JABBA_VERSION',
       choices: [
-                '1.8',           // Oracle JDK version 1.8 (current default)
-                'openjdk@1.11',  // OpenJDK version 11
                 'openjdk@1.17',  // OpenJDK version 17
                 'openjdk@1.21'   // OpenJDK version 21
                 ],
@@ -342,14 +334,6 @@ pipeline {
                           <th align="left">Choice</th>
                           <th align="left">Description</th>
                         </tr>
-                        <tr>
-                          <td><strong>1.8</strong></td>
-                          <td>Oracle JDK version 1.8 (<i>Used for compiling regardless of choice</i>)</td>
-                        </tr>
-                        <tr>
-                          <td><strong>openjdk@1.11</strong></td>
-                          <td>OpenJDK version 11</td>
-                        </tr>
                         <tr>
                           <td><strong>openjdk@1.17</strong></td>
                           <td>OpenJDK version 17</td>
@@ -394,9 +378,8 @@ pipeline {
     // schedules only run against release branches (i.e. 3.x, 4.x, 4.5.x, etc.)
     parameterizedCron(branchPatternCron().matcher(env.BRANCH_NAME).matches() ? """
       # Every weekend (Saturday, Sunday) around 2:00 AM
-      H 2 * * 0 %CI_SCHEDULE=WEEKENDS;CI_SCHEDULE_SERVER_VERSIONS=4.0 4.1 5.0 dse-4.8.16 dse-5.0.15 dse-5.1.35 dse-6.0.18 dse-6.7.17;CI_SCHEDULE_JABBA_VERSION=1.8
+      H 2 * * 0 %CI_SCHEDULE=WEEKENDS;CI_SCHEDULE_SERVER_VERSIONS=4.0 4.1 5.0 dse-4.8.16 dse-5.0.15 dse-5.1.35 dse-6.0.18 dse-6.7.17;CI_SCHEDULE_JABBA_VERSION=openjdk@1.17
       # Every weeknight (Monday - Friday) around 12:00 PM noon
-      H 12 * * 1-5 %CI_SCHEDULE=WEEKNIGHTS;CI_SCHEDULE_SERVER_VERSIONS=4.1 5.0 dse-6.8.30 dse-6.9.0 hcd-1.0.0;CI_SCHEDULE_JABBA_VERSION=openjdk@1.11
       H 12 * * 1-5 %CI_SCHEDULE=WEEKNIGHTS;CI_SCHEDULE_SERVER_VERSIONS=4.1 5.0 dse-6.8.30 dse-6.9.0 hcd-1.0.0;CI_SCHEDULE_JABBA_VERSION=openjdk@1.17
     """ : "")
   }
@@ -439,9 +422,7 @@ pipeline {
           }
           axis {
             name 'JABBA_VERSION'
-            values '1.8',           // jdk8
-                   'openjdk@1.11',  // jdk11
-                   'openjdk@1.17',  // jdk17
+            values 'openjdk@1.17',  // jdk17
                    'openjdk@1.21'   // jdk21
           }
         }
@@ -468,7 +449,7 @@ pipeline {
           }
           stage('Build-Driver') {
             steps {
-              buildDriver('1.8')
+              buildDriver('openjdk@1.17')
             }
           }
           stage('Execute-Tests') {
@@ -583,7 +564,7 @@ pipeline {
           }
           stage('Build-Driver') {
             steps {
-              buildDriver('1.8')
+              buildDriver('openjdk@1.17')
             }
           }
           stage('Execute-Tests') {
@@ -611,7 +592,7 @@ pipeline {
             when {
               allOf {
                 environment name: 'SERVER_VERSION', value: '4.0'
-                environment name: 'JABBA_VERSION', value: '1.8'
+                environment name: 'JABBA_VERSION', value: 'openjdk@1.17'
               }
             }
             steps {
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 67e26c95bde..101ee007e06 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-bom</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -33,47 +33,47 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-core-shaded</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-mapper-processor</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-mapper-runtime</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-query-builder</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-guava-shaded</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-test-infra</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-metrics-micrometer</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-driver-metrics-microprofile</artifactId>
-        <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.datastax.oss</groupId>
diff --git a/core-shaded/pom.xml b/core-shaded/pom.xml
index 7d173e2783b..ead63b9b797 100644
--- a/core-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/core-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-core-shaded</artifactId>
   <name>Apache Cassandra Java Driver - core with shaded deps</name>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 59306b175cd..70c3ff9bba2 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/distribution-source/pom.xml b/distribution-source/pom.xml
index 40ca39bf612..6552f127c61 100644
--- a/distribution-source/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution-source/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-distribution-source</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/distribution-tests/pom.xml b/distribution-tests/pom.xml
index c6352b3dfd9..f8c5687796a 100644
--- a/distribution-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution-tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-distribution-tests</artifactId>
   <name>Apache Cassandra Java Driver - distribution tests</name>
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index db95669cd6b..1beffc5e736 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-distribution</artifactId>
   <!-- Should be pom but Javadoc generation requires a "classpath-capable" package -->
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index e3ec891843e..41ffc669ff7 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-examples</artifactId>
   <name>Apache Cassandra Java Driver - examples.</name>
diff --git a/guava-shaded/pom.xml b/guava-shaded/pom.xml
index 7fbadd0cea1..66f58898f61 100644
--- a/guava-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/guava-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-guava-shaded</artifactId>
   <name>Apache Cassandra Java Driver - guava shaded dep</name>
diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index 42432eda417..d06d261b1ab 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-integration-tests</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -326,6 +326,17 @@
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <annotationProcessorPaths>
+            <path>
+              <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
+              <artifactId>java-driver-mapper-processor</artifactId>
+            </path>
+          </annotationProcessorPaths>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/mapper-processor/pom.xml b/mapper-processor/pom.xml
index 5513498f946..f587e2cd81d 100644
--- a/mapper-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/mapper-processor/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-mapper-processor</artifactId>
   <name>Apache Cassandra Java Driver - object mapper processor</name>
diff --git a/mapper-runtime/pom.xml b/mapper-runtime/pom.xml
index 33a1625ecbf..2f49053f4fb 100644
--- a/mapper-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/mapper-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-mapper-runtime</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/metrics/micrometer/pom.xml b/metrics/micrometer/pom.xml
index 8efa9ed755b..f93dd70a227 100644
--- a/metrics/micrometer/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics/micrometer/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-metrics-micrometer</artifactId>
diff --git a/metrics/microprofile/pom.xml b/metrics/microprofile/pom.xml
index 931d17f1a88..cf9987d7125 100644
--- a/metrics/microprofile/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics/microprofile/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-metrics-microprofile</artifactId>
diff --git a/osgi-tests/pom.xml b/osgi-tests/pom.xml
index 037fc3f6055..fa9c1b2ec13 100644
--- a/osgi-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/osgi-tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-osgi-tests</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 947132f9a43..39df107c06f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
   <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Cassandra Java Driver</name>
   <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     <module>bom</module>
   </modules>
   <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <config.version>1.4.1</config.version>
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@
       <plugins>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.1</version>
+          <version>3.15.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.coveo</groupId>
@@ -486,7 +487,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.3</version>
+          <version>3.6.2</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -615,33 +616,22 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-          <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-          <source>1.8</source>
-          <target>1.8</target>
-          <compilerArgs combine.children="override">
-            <compilerArg>-Xep:FutureReturnValueIgnored:OFF</compilerArg>
-            <compilerArg>-Xep:PreferJavaTimeOverload:OFF</compilerArg>
-            <compilerArg>-Xep:AnnotateFormatMethod:OFF</compilerArg>
-            <compilerArg>-Xep:WildcardImport:WARN</compilerArg>
-            <compilerArg>-XepExcludedPaths:.*/target/(?:generated-sources|generated-test-sources)/.*</compilerArg>
+          <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+          <compilerArgs>
+            <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple -Xplugin:ErrorProne \ -Xep:FutureReturnValueIgnored:OFF \ -Xep:PreferJavaTimeOverload:OFF \ -Xep:AnnotateFormatMethod:OFF \ -Xep:WildcardImport:WARN \ -XepExcludedPaths:.*/target/(?:generated-sources|generated-test-sources)/.* \</arg>
           </compilerArgs>
+          <annotationProcessorPaths combine.children="append">
+            <path>
+              <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+              <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+              <!-- ErrorProne 2.43.0 and up require JDK 21 (https://github.com/google/error-prone/releases/tag/v2.43.0) -->
+              <version>2.42.0</version>
+            </path>
+          </annotationProcessorPaths>
           <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-          <failOnWarning>true</failOnWarning>
+          <failOnWarning>false</failOnWarning>
           <useIncrementalCompilation>false</useIncrementalCompilation>
         </configuration>
-        <dependencies>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-            <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.6</version>
-          </dependency>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.4</version>
-          </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.coveo</groupId>
@@ -834,12 +824,13 @@ limitations under the License.]]></inlineHeader>
               <docletArtifact>
                 <groupId>com.datastax.oss</groupId>
                 <artifactId>api-plumber-doclet</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.0</version>
+                <version>2.0.0</version>
               </docletArtifact>
               <additionalJOptions>
                 <!-- API types do not leak internal types -->
                 <additionalparam>-preventleak</additionalparam>
                 <additionalparam>com.datastax.oss.driver.internal</additionalparam>
+                <additionalparam>-preventleak</additionalparam>
                 <additionalparam>com.datastax.dse.driver.internal</additionalparam>
                 <!-- Shaded dependencies (Guava, Netty, etc.) -->
                 <additionalparam>-preventleak</additionalparam>
diff --git a/query-builder/pom.xml b/query-builder/pom.xml
index 511b8f9a005..ca9e0d37efe 100644
--- a/query-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/query-builder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-query-builder</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/test-infra/pom.xml b/test-infra/pom.xml
index 5105e9bc08d..393d8692359 100644
--- a/test-infra/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.19.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>java-driver-test-infra</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>