Github user johnament commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis/pull/754#discussion_r77727254
--- Diff: RELEASING.md ---
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ The file will be located under ./artemis-pom/RELEASE/
Remove these files manually under Nexus while the repository is still open.
+## Checking out a new empty git repository
+
+Before starting make sure you clone a brand new empty the git repository
as follows as the release plugin will use the upstream for pushing the tags:
+
+```sh
+git clone git://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis.git
+cd activemq-artemis
+git remote add upstream
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis.git
--- End diff --
Yep, then you can push wherever you want. Usually we only push tags after
the release is fully executed. So its ok if its sitting out on your mirror.
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