I just released mapjfx version 1.8.2 it should be found shortly at maven central, the artifact coordinates are:
<dependency> <groupId>com.sothawo</groupId> <artifactId>mapjfx</artifactId> <version>1.8.2</version> </dependency>
The source is available at GitHub.
Now uses OpenLayers 3.19.1.
Comments and contributions welcome.