OK, more updates...
In my ~/.m2/settings.xml file, I changed:
<id>apache.releases.https</id>
to:
<id>apache-releases</id>
That allowed the mvn release:perform step to run and complete. I had gotten
apache.releases.https from one of the Apache pages on setting up GPG and my
settings file.
Starting the rest now...
On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM Michael Gentry <[email protected]> wrote:
> I switched to using the ASF Git and made it further, but am having issues
> publishing the artifacts (public key) using mvn release:perform step...
> I'll try to get that ironed out Thursday...
>
> mrg
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM Nikita Timofeev <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> > >>
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Nikita Timofeev
>>
>
