You can check if your GitHub ID is linked with your Apache account in the
https://gitbox.apache.org self service. Other than that I don't have many
ideas about what to check.
If your access continues to fail, I can proceed with this release tomorrow.

On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM Michael Gentry <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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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Best regards,
Nikita Timofeev

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