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new aa1c0eb Prepare for the next release candidate
aa1c0eb is described below
commit aa1c0ebe691d8c5fa3d618e4af97750015d837d8
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Feb 21 11:59:14 2026 +0000
Prepare for the next release candidate
---
README.md | 4 ++--
RELEASE-NOTES.txt | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/changes/changes.xml | 2 +-
3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8211e75..e6e000b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Apache Commons Parent
[](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
[](https://search.maven.org/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-parent)
-[](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/96)
+[](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/97)
[](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
[](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-parent)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Alternatively, you can pull it from the central Maven
repositories:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
- <version>96</version>
+ <version>97</version>
</dependency>
```
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 7c41928..5632d9e 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
+Apache Commons Parent 97 Release Notes
+--------------------------------------
+
+The Apache Commons Parent team is pleased to announce the release of Apache
Commons Parent 97.
+
+The Apache Commons Parent POM provides common settings for all Apache Commons
components.
+
+This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
+
+Changes
+-------
+* Bump org.apache.bcel:bcel from 6.11.0 to 6.12.0. Thanks to
Gary Gregory.
+* Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-* from 7.20.0 to 7.21.0.
Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Bump commons.animal-sniffer.version from 1.26 to 1.27.
Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Bump org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin from 2.20.1
to 2.21.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Bump org.apache.commons:commons-build-plugin from 1.16.0
to 1.16.1. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Bump org.apache.commons:commons-release-plugin from 1.9.1
to 1.9.2. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Bump maven-compiler-plugin from 3.14.1 to 3.15.0. Thanks
to Gary Gregory.
+* Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 13.0.0 to 13.2.0
on Java 21 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Bump maven-failsafe-plugin from 3.5.4 to 3.5.5. Thanks to
Gary Gregory.
+* Bump maven-surefire-plugin from 3.5.4 to 3.5.5. Thanks to
Gary Gregory.
+* Bump maven-surefire-report-plugin from 3.5.4 to 3.5.5.
Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+
+Historical list of changes:
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-parent/changes.html
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Parent, including instructions on
how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Parent website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-parent/
+
+Enjoy!
+Apache Commons Team
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apache Commons Parent 96 Release Notes
--------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index a3a1bfd..e835311 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
The changes report outputs actions in the order they appear in this file.
-->
<body>
- <release version="97" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature
and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+ <release version="97" date="2026-02-21" description="This is a feature
and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
<!-- FIX -->
<!-- ADD -->
<!-- UPDATE -->
