Hi, Sorry if I'm mistaken (possible as I've not followed your project closely) but to me this sounds like more part of the initial IP Clearance process. Podlings can't make a release until that has been completed. [1]
Thanks, Justin P.S please CC on any replies as I'm not subscribed to this list. 1. https://incubator.apache.org/guides/ip_clearance.html#establishing_provenance
