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new 21fe1d7f Prepare for the next release candidate
21fe1d7f is described below
commit 21fe1d7f86bbc198975c4282c9239ef1b5e9f094
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Jan 23 14:14:46 2026 +0000
Prepare for the next release candidate
---
CONTRIBUTING.md | 1 -
README.md | 5 ++---
RELEASE-NOTES.txt | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/changes/changes.xml | 2 +-
src/site/xdoc/download_codec.xml | 26 ++++++++++++-------------
5 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 07be9a50..30a2a525 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ Additional Resources
+ [Contributor License Agreement][cla]
+ [General GitHub documentation](https://help.github.com/)
+ [GitHub pull request
documentation](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/)
-+ [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
[cla]:https://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas
[jira]:https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CODEC
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2717af68..372c3be7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Apache Commons Codec
[](https://github.com/apache/commons-codec/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
[](https://search.maven.org/artifact/commons-codec/commons-codec)
-[](https://javadoc.io/doc/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.20.0)
+[](https://javadoc.io/doc/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.21.0)
[](https://github.com/apache/commons-codec/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
[](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-codec)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Alternatively, you can pull it from the central Maven
repositories:
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
- <version>1.20.0</version>
+ <version>1.21.0</version>
</dependency>
```
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ Additional Resources
+ [Apache Commons Homepage](https://commons.apache.org/)
+ [Apache Issue Tracker (JIRA)](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CODEC)
+ [Apache Commons Slack Channel](https://the-asf.slack.com/archives/C60NVB8AD)
-+ [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
Apache Commons Components
-------------------------
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 7ac3689c..40bb03d1 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
+Apache Commons Codec 1.21.0 Release Notes
+-----------------------------------------
+
+The Apache Commons Codec team is pleased to announce the release of Apache
Commons Codec 1.21.0.
+
+The Apache Commons Codec component contains encoders and decoders for
+formats such as Base16, Base32, Base64, digest, and Hexadecimal. In addition
to these
+widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a
+collection of phonetic encoding utilities.
+
+This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
+
+
+New features
+------------
+
+* CODEC-333: Add distinct Base64 decoding for standard and URL-safe formats.
Thanks to Aleksandr Beliakov, Gary Gregory.
+
+Fixed Bugs
+----------
+
+* Fix oak leaf icon references in overview.html when running `mvn
clean javadoc:javadoc`. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Fix Apache RAT plugin console warnings. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Fix malformed Javadoc comments. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+Changes
+-------
+
+* Bump org.apache.commons:commons-parent from 91 to 96 #415, #418.
Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+* Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.20.0 to 2.21.0. Thanks to Gary
Gregory.
+* Bump org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 from 3.19.0 to 3.20.0.
Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Codec, including instructions on
how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Codec website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-codec/
+
+Download page:
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-codec/download_codec.cgi
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apache Commons Codec 1.20.0 Release Notes
-----------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 8071b151..47880642 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
<author>Apache Commons Developers</author>
</properties>
<body>
- <release version="1.21.0" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature
and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+ <release version="1.21.0" date="2026-01-23" description="This is a feature
and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
<!-- FIX -->
<action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Fix oak leaf
icon references in overview.html when running `mvn clean
javadoc:javadoc`.</action>
<action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Fix Apache RAT
plugin console warnings.</action>
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/download_codec.xml b/src/site/xdoc/download_codec.xml
index 07d4d2c1..fe03b7b0 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/download_codec.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/download_codec.xml
@@ -115,32 +115,32 @@ limitations under the License.
</p>
</subsection>
</section>
- <section name="Apache Commons Codec 1.20.0 ">
+ <section name="Apache Commons Codec 1.21.0 ">
<subsection name="Binaries">
<table>
<tr>
- <td><a
href="[preferred]/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.tar.gz">commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.tar.gz</a></td>
- <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.tar.gz.sha512";>sha512</a></td>
- <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.tar.gz.asc";>pgp</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="[preferred]/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz">commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz.sha512";>sha512</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz.asc";>pgp</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td><a
href="[preferred]/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.zip">commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.zip</a></td>
- <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.zip.sha512";>sha512</a></td>
- <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.zip.asc";>pgp</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="[preferred]/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip">commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip.sha512";>sha512</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip.asc";>pgp</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</subsection>
<subsection name="Source">
<table>
<tr>
- <td><a
href="[preferred]/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.tar.gz">commons-codec-1.20.0-src.tar.gz</a></td>
- <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.tar.gz.sha512";>sha512</a></td>
- <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.tar.gz.asc";>pgp</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="[preferred]/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz">commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz.sha512";>sha512</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz.asc";>pgp</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td><a
href="[preferred]/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.zip">commons-codec-1.20.0-src.zip</a></td>
- <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.zip.sha512";>sha512</a></td>
- <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.zip.asc";>pgp</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="[preferred]/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip">commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip.sha512";>sha512</a></td>
+ <td><a
href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip.asc";>pgp</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</subsection>
