The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Release Plugin, version 3.0.0-M4
(NOTE: This version is still marked as milestone, because not all steps for a 3.0.0 have been finished. That includes removing Maven2 code and deprecated code plus completing some redesigns. However, it should be as stable as every previous release) 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. https://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/ You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.0.0-M4</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/maven-release/download.html Release Notes - Maven Release Plugin - Version 3.0.0-M4 ** Bug * [MRELEASE-1016] - mvn release:branch fails on Windows to commit changed pom in branch * [MRELEASE-1042] - releaseProfiles get overriden by activeProfiles ** New Feature * [MRELEASE-1015] - Add tag signing support to prepare goal ** Improvement * [MRELEASE-1043] - make -sources.jar Reproducible * [MRELEASE-1062] - Require Java 8 Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team
