I'm still getting errors about not having access to apache/cayenne on
GitHub. Should I try using the ASF Git repo? Or should someone else take
over until I can resolve my environmental issues?

On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM Michael Gentry <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks for the tips, Nikita.
>
> I'm going to revert the changes and try again. I'll update with how far I
> get.
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM Nikita Timofeev <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael.
>>
>> The instructions should be good overall, I use them verbatim every time.
>> What's definitely missing are the common problems and how to fix them.
>>
>> Usually I go with `mvn release:rollback` first.
>> If `rollback` can't run (likely because there is no release descriptor), I
>> manually revert the commit performed by the `prepare` stage.
>> Then check if the tags are still present and remove both local and remote
>> if they exist.
>> Once everything is reverted I start `release:prepare` again.
>>
>> If `release:perform` fails too, I try to repeat it first, sometimes it's
>> just a nexus timeout or something.
>> If the error persists I just repeat the same rollback -> prepare ->
>> perform
>> cycle.
>>
>> Hope this helps. Tell me if you need some more info or support.
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 12:02 AM Michael Gentry <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Sadly, still broken for me.
>> >
>> > On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > This worked for me, so I deleted the tag:
>> > >
>> > > git push origin :cayenne-parent-5.0-M2
>> > > ...
>> > >  - [deleted]             cayenne-parent-5.0-M2
>> > >
>> > > Maybe it will work now for you, that the old tag is gone?
>> > >
>> > > Andrus
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > On May 31, 2026, at 2:31 PM, Michael Gentry <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > This command failed on me:
>> > > >
>> > > >    mvn release:prepare -DpreparationGoals="clean install"
>> > > > -DautoVersionSubmodules=true
>> > > >
>> > > > I worked past the error and ran the command again, but it failed
>> > because
>> > > it
>> > > > couldn't create the tag because the tag already exists. Somehow it
>> > > created
>> > > > the tag. So, I tried deleting the tag, but now I'm getting:
>> > > >
>> > > >    [mrg@odin 14:15:58] ~/Projects/cayenne master> git push origin
>> > > > :cayenne-parent-5.0-M2
>> > > >    ERROR: Permission to apache/cayenne.git denied to mrg.
>> > > >
>> > > > Same error when I use:
>> > > >
>> > > >    git push --delete origin cayenne-parent-5.0-M2
>> > > >
>> > > > Any suggestions? Or does someone else have a smoother path to take
>> > over?
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks,
>> > > > mrg
>> > > >
>> > > > PS. The tag got created when I had used HTTPS as the clone method. I
>> > > > couldn't delete the tag that way, either (GitHub doesn't support
>> > > user/pass
>> > > > credentials), so I deleted the repo and checked out using SSH,
>> which is
>> > > > when I get the permissions error.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 1:29 PM Michael Gentry <[email protected]
>> >
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> Hi Andrus, I'm working on it. Trying to resolve errors. I suspect
>> the
>> > > >> release guide is a little bit out of date.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 9:20 AM Andrus Adamchik <
>> [email protected]>
>> > > >> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> Hey Mike, wanted to check how things are going with the release.
>> > Eager
>> > > to
>> > > >>> start using M2 and committing more cleanup code :)
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> If you don't have time for it now, not a problem too. Just let us
>> > know.
>> > > >>> Nikita and myself should be able to jump in.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> Andrus
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>> On May 25, 2026, at 8:06 PM, Michael Gentry <[email protected]
>> >
>> > > >>> wrote:
>> > > >>>>
>> > > >>>> I should be able to start it Tuesday afternoon.
>> > > >>>>
>> > > >>>> On Sun, May 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM Andrus Adamchik <
>> > [email protected]>
>> > > >>> wrote:
>> > > >>>>
>> > > >>>>> I think at this point we are ready to release M2. It has a huge
>> new
>> > > >>> scope
>> > > >>>>> - a complete new agentic coding stack.
>> > > >>>>>
>> > > >>>>> Mike, do you still have time to prepare the release?
>> > > >>>>>
>> > > >>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >>>>> Andrus
>> > > >>>>>
>> > > >>>>>> On Apr 17, 2026, at 11:00 AM, Michael Gentry <
>> [email protected]
>> > >
>> > > >>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>> Hi Nikita,
>> > > >>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>> I don't think there is an urgency to get M2 out, so if the
>> > > outstanding
>> > > >>>>> PRs
>> > > >>>>>> make sense to include in M2, I think it is OK to wait on them.
>> > > >>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >>>>>> mrg
>> > > >>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 8:18 AM Nikita Timofeev <
>> > > >>>>> [email protected]>
>> > > >>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>> Several PRs are waiting for me, but nothing is too critical,
>> so
>> > we
>> > > >>> may
>> > > >>>>> go
>> > > >>>>>>> ahead with M3.
>> > > >>>>>>> Instructions are all good, I use them every time.
>> > > >>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM Andrus Adamchik <
>> > > [email protected]
>> > > >>>>
>> > > >>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>> I just filed all my taxes
>> > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>> Congrats! Which reminds me - I am still waiting for my
>> numbers
>> > > from
>> > > >>> the
>> > > >>>>>>>> accountants :)
>> > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>> so I have some free cycles now if there is
>> > > >>>>>>>>> anything I can do to help.
>> > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>> How about publishing the release. @Nikita - do you have
>> anything
>> > > in
>> > > >>> the
>> > > >>>>>>>> queue we'd need to deal with before M2 that can't be moved to
>> > M3?
>> > > >>> Also
>> > > >>>>>>>> anything missing in the release instructions at
>> > > >>>>>>>> https://cayenne.apache.org/dev/release-guide.html ?
>> > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>> Andrus
>> > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>> On Apr 13, 2026, at 6:16 PM, Michael Gentry <
>> > [email protected]
>> > > >
>> > > >>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>> I just filed all my taxes, so I have some free cycles now if
>> > > there
>> > > >>> is
>> > > >>>>>>>>> anything I can do to help.
>> > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM Andrus Adamchik <
>> > > >>> [email protected]>
>> > > >>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>>> Not too many significant new features in M2 so far, though
>> > > quite a
>> > > >>>>> few
>> > > >>>>>>>> bug
>> > > >>>>>>>>>> fixes. So yeah, we probably should do it.
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 13, 2026, at 4:45 PM, Michael Gentry <
>> > > [email protected]
>> > > >>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Is it time for a 5.0.M2?
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> I noticed the M1 was released 2024-09-09 and that seems a
>> > long
>> > > >>> time
>> > > >>>>>>>>>> ago...
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> mrg
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>>> --
>> > > >>>>>>> Best regards,
>> > > >>>>>>> Nikita Timofeev
>> > > >>>>>>>
>> > > >>>>>
>> > > >>>>>
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Nikita Timofeev
>>
>

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