Use Java 17 javadoc tool to generate API docs (hyperledger#386)

- Updated some dependency versions.
- Make CommitException non-final for consistency with other exceptions.

Signed-off-by: Mark S. Lewis <[email protected]>

Check gRPC status code in scenario tests (hyperledger#322)

Signed-off-by: Mark S. Lewis <[email protected]>

Initial release process documentation (hyperledger#327)

Signed-off-by: James Taylor <[email protected]>

Fix CI version check (hyperledger#297)

Signed-off-by: James Taylor <[email protected]>