diff --git a/dev/confluent-hub-package.sh b/dev/confluent-hub-package.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# Builds and repackages the connector for Confluent Hub submission.
+# Usage: dev/confluent-hub-package.sh [TAG]
+#   TAG: git tag to build (default: latest tag)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ORIGINAL_DIR="$(pwd)"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+CONNECT_RUNTIME_DIR="${PROJECT_ROOT}/kafka-connect/kafka-connect-runtime"
+
+# Return to original directory on exit
+trap "cd '${ORIGINAL_DIR}'" EXIT
+
+# Determine tag
+if [[ -n "${1:-}" ]]; then
+    TAG="$1"
+else
+    git fetch --tags 2>/dev/null || true
+    TAG=$(git describe --tags "$(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)")
+    echo "Using latest tag: $TAG"
+fi
+
+git checkout "$TAG"
+
+# Extract version from tag (apache-iceberg-X.Y.Z -> X.Y.Z)
+VERSION="${TAG#apache-iceberg-}"
+
+# Create version.txt to override gradle's SNAPSHOT versioning
+echo "$VERSION" > "${PROJECT_ROOT}/version.txt"
+trap "rm -f '${PROJECT_ROOT}/version.txt'; cd '${ORIGINAL_DIR}'" EXIT
+
+# Build (clean first to remove old artifacts)
+"${PROJECT_ROOT}/gradlew" clean :iceberg-kafka-connect:iceberg-kafka-connect-runtime:distZip \
+    -x test -x integrationTest --quiet
+
+# Extract
+DIST_DIR="${CONNECT_RUNTIME_DIR}/build/distributions"
+MAIN_ZIP="${DIST_DIR}/iceberg-kafka-connect-runtime-${VERSION}.zip"
+[[ -f "${MAIN_ZIP}" ]] || { echo "Distribution not found: ${MAIN_ZIP}"; exit 1; }
+PACKAGE_NAME="apache-iceberg-kafka-connect-${VERSION}"
+WORK_DIR="${CONNECT_RUNTIME_DIR}/build/confluent-hub-work"
+
+rm -rf "${WORK_DIR}"
+mkdir -p "${WORK_DIR}"
+unzip -q "${MAIN_ZIP}" -d "${WORK_DIR}"
+mv "${WORK_DIR}/iceberg-kafka-connect-runtime-${VERSION}" "${WORK_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+PKG="${WORK_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+
+# Update manifest owner
+sed -i.bak 's/"username": "iceberg"/"username": "apache"/' "${PKG}/manifest.json"
+rm -f "${PKG}/manifest.json.bak"
+
+# Add README
+cat > "${PKG}/doc/README.md" << EOF
+<!--
+  - Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+  - or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+  - distributed with this work for additional information
+  - regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+  - to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+  - "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+  - with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  -
+  -   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  -
+  - Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+  - software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+  - "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+  - KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+  - specific language governing permissions and limitations
+  - under the License.
+  -->
+
+# Apache Iceberg Sink Connector
+
+A Kafka Connect sink connector for writing data from Apache Kafka into Apache Iceberg tables.
+
+Documentation: https://iceberg.apache.org/docs/latest/kafka-connect/
+
+License: Apache License 2.0
+EOF
+
+# Add example config
+mkdir -p "${PKG}/etc"
+cat > "${PKG}/etc/iceberg-sink.properties.example" << 'EOF'
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# Iceberg Sink Connector - Example Configuration
+# https://iceberg.apache.org/docs/latest/kafka-connect/
+name=iceberg-sink
+connector.class=org.apache.iceberg.connect.IcebergSinkConnector
+tasks.max=1
+topics=events
+iceberg.tables=db.table_name
+iceberg.catalog.type=rest
+iceberg.catalog.uri=https://your-catalog-uri
+iceberg.catalog.warehouse=your-warehouse
+EOF
+
+# Add logo
+mkdir -p "${PKG}/assets"
+cp "${CONNECT_RUNTIME_DIR}/src/main/resources/iceberg.png" "${PKG}/assets/"
+
+# Security scan
+docker run --rm -v "${PKG}:/scan:ro" aquasec/trivy rootfs --severity HIGH,CRITICAL /scan
+
+# Create archive
+OUTPUT="${DIST_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}.zip"
+(cd "${WORK_DIR}" && zip -rq "${OUTPUT}" "${PACKAGE_NAME}")
+rm -rf "${WORK_DIR}"
+
+echo "Created: ${OUTPUT}"
diff --git a/kafka-connect/kafka-connect-runtime/confluent-hub-package.sh b/kafka-connect/kafka-connect-runtime/confluent-hub-package.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# Builds and repackages the connector for Confluent Hub submission.
+# Usage: ./confluent-hub-package.sh [TAG]
+#   TAG: git tag to build (default: latest tag)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.."
+
+# Determine tag
+git fetch --tags 2>/dev/null || true
+if [[ -n "${1:-}" ]]; then
+    TAG="$1"
+else
+    TAG=$(git describe --tags "$(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)")
+    echo "Using latest tag: $TAG"
+fi
+
+git checkout "$TAG"
+
+# Extract version from tag (apache-iceberg-X.Y.Z -> X.Y.Z)
+VERSION="${TAG#apache-iceberg-}"
+
+# Create version.txt to override gradle's SNAPSHOT versioning
+echo "$VERSION" > "${PROJECT_ROOT}/version.txt"
+trap "rm -f '${PROJECT_ROOT}/version.txt'" EXIT
+
+# Build (clean first to remove old artifacts)
+"${PROJECT_ROOT}/gradlew" clean :iceberg-kafka-connect:iceberg-kafka-connect-runtime:distZip \
+    -x test -x integrationTest --quiet
+
+# Extract
+DIST_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/build/distributions"
+MAIN_ZIP="${DIST_DIR}/iceberg-kafka-connect-runtime-${VERSION}.zip"
+[[ -f "${MAIN_ZIP}" ]] || { echo "Distribution not found: ${MAIN_ZIP}"; exit 1; }
+PACKAGE_NAME="apache-iceberg-kafka-connect-${VERSION}"
+WORK_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/build/confluent-hub-work"
+
+rm -rf "${WORK_DIR}"
+mkdir -p "${WORK_DIR}"
+unzip -q "${MAIN_ZIP}" -d "${WORK_DIR}"
+mv "${WORK_DIR}/iceberg-kafka-connect-runtime-${VERSION}" "${WORK_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+PKG="${WORK_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+
+# Update manifest owner
+sed -i.bak 's/"username": "iceberg"/"username": "apache"/' "${PKG}/manifest.json"
+rm -f "${PKG}/manifest.json.bak"
+
+# Add README
+cat > "${PKG}/doc/README.md" << EOF
+# Apache Iceberg Sink Connector
+
+A Kafka Connect sink connector for writing data from Apache Kafka into Apache Iceberg tables.
+
+Documentation: https://iceberg.apache.org/docs/${VERSION}/kafka-connect/
+
+License: Apache License 2.0
+EOF
+
+# Add example config
+mkdir -p "${PKG}/etc"
+cat > "${PKG}/etc/iceberg-sink.properties.example" << 'EOF'
+# Iceberg Sink Connector - Example Configuration
+# https://iceberg.apache.org/docs/latest/kafka-connect/
+name=iceberg-sink
+connector.class=org.apache.iceberg.connect.IcebergSinkConnector
+tasks.max=1
+topics=events
+iceberg.tables=db.table_name
+iceberg.catalog.type=rest
+iceberg.catalog.uri=https://your-catalog-uri
+iceberg.catalog.warehouse=your-warehouse
+EOF
+
+# Add logo
+mkdir -p "${PKG}/assets"
+cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/src/main/resources/iceberg.png" "${PKG}/assets/"
+
+# Security scan
+docker run --rm -v "${PKG}:/scan:ro" aquasec/trivy rootfs --severity HIGH,CRITICAL /scan
+
+# Create archive
+OUTPUT="${DIST_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}.zip"
+(cd "${WORK_DIR}" && zip -rq "${OUTPUT}" "${PACKAGE_NAME}")
+rm -rf "${WORK_DIR}"
+
+echo "Created: ${OUTPUT}"