Gerrit version 2.16.8

2024-01-11 11:55:49.568+0000 [id=49]    SEVERE    c.s.t.g.g.GerritConnection#connect: Could not connect to Gerrit server! Host: xxx.yyy.lan Port: 29418
2024-01-11 11:55:49.568+0000 [id=49]    SEVERE    c.s.t.g.g.GerritConnection#connect:  Proxy: 
2024-01-11 11:55:49.568+0000 [id=49]    SEVERE    c.s.t.g.g.GerritConnection#connect:  User: jenkins KeyFile: id_rsa
2024-01-11 11:55:49.568+0000 [id=49]    SEVERE    c.s.t.g.g.GerritConnection#connect: IOException: 
com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: Auth fail for methods 'publickey'
    at com.jcraft.jsch.Session.connect(Session.java:521)
    at com.sonymobile.tools.gerrit.gerritevents.ssh.SshConnectionImpl.connect(SshConnectionImpl.java:196)
Caused: com.sonymobile.tools.gerrit.gerritevents.ssh.SshException
    at com.sonymobile.tools.gerrit.gerritevents.ssh.SshConnectionImpl.connect(SshConnectionImpl.java:200)
    at com.sonymobile.tools.gerrit.gerritevents.ssh.SshConnectionFactory.getConnection(SshConnectionFactory.java:140)
    at com.sonymobile.tools.gerrit.gerritevents.ssh.SshConnectionFactory.getConnection(SshConnectionFactory.java:117)
    at com.sonymobile.tools.gerrit.gerritevents.GerritConnection.connect(GerritConnection.java:498)
    at com.sonymobile.tools.gerrit.gerritevents.GerritConnection.run(GerritConnection.java:404)

After plugin downgrade to 2.39.3 it is working again