The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Release, version 3.0.0-M5.

This plugin is used to release a project with Maven, saving a lot of repetitive, manual work. Releasing a project is made in two steps: prepare and perform.

You should specify the version in your project’s plugin configuration:

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<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
</plugin>

You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page:

https://maven.apache.org/maven-release/download.cgi

Release Notes – Apache Maven Release Plugin – Version 3.0.0-M5

• Bugs:

  • MRELEASE-1053 – scm element removed during release:prepare when parent != reactor root
  • MRELEASE-1066 – FileUtils.copyDirectory(File srcDir, File destDir) fails on Windows
  • MRELEASE-1069 – typo: it’s
  • MRELEASE-1071 – update project.build.outputTimestamp property when its initial value is 0 to 9

• New Feature:

  • MRELEASE-1015 – Add tag signing support to prepare goal

• Task:

  • MRELEASE-1075 – Move CVS-based tests to Subversion or Git

• Dependency upgrades:

  • MRELEASE-1074 – Upgrade Maven SCM to 1.12.2
  • MRELEASE-1076 – Upgrade Plexus Utils to 3.4.1

Enjoy,

-The Apache Maven team