chore: bump version to 0.9.8 and update docs

Author: bartsli

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.9.8] - 2025-01-15
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed issue #8: Exclude null fields from JSON serialization to prevent WooCommerce API errors when optional fields are not set
+
 ## [0.9.0] - 2024-06-10
 
 ### Added

README.md

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ This API client provides a type-safe Java interface for WooCommerce REST API v3,
 
 ## 📦 Version information
 
-- **Current version**: `0.9.7`
+- **Current version**: `0.9.8`
 - **Supported WooCommerce API version**: `v3`
 - **Java compatibility**: Java 8+
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ You can add the library to your project by including the dependency from Maven C
 <dependency>
     <groupId>pl.wtx.woocommerce</groupId>
     <artifactId>woocommerce-api-client</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.7</version>
+    <version>0.9.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Then add the locally built artifact to your project:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>pl.wtx.woocommerce</groupId>
     <artifactId>woocommerce-api-client</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.7</version>
+    <version>0.9.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public class WooCommerceApiClientUsageDemo {
 
 ## 📊 Project statistics
 
-- ⭐ 5 GitHub stars
+- ⭐ 9 GitHub stars
 - 🔄 Regular updates and improvements
 - 👥 Open for community contributions
 

pom.xml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>pl.wtx.woocommerce</groupId>
     <artifactId>woocommerce-api-client</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.7</version>
+    <version>0.9.8</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>WooCommerce API Client for Java</name>