release:perform

Full name:

org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.5.2:perform

Description:

Perform a release from SCM, either from a specified tag, or the tag representing the previous release in the working copy created by release:prepare. For more info see http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-release-plugin/examples/perform-release.html.

Attributes:

  • Executes as an aggregator plugin.

Required Parameters

Name Type Since Description
workingDirectory File - The checkout directory.
Default value is: ${project.build.directory}/checkout.
User property is: workingDirectory.

Optional Parameters

Name Type Since Description
arguments String - Additional arguments to pass to the Maven executions, separated by spaces.
User property is: arguments.
connectionUrl String - The SCM URL to checkout from. If omitted, the one from the release.properties file is used, followed by the URL from the current POM.
User property is: connectionUrl.
dryRun boolean - Dry run: don't checkout anything from the scm repository, or modify the checkout. The goals (by default at least deploy) will not be executed.
Default value is: false.
User property is: dryRun.
goals String - A space separated list of goals to execute on deployment. Default value is either deploy or deploy site-deploy, if the project has a <distributionManagement>/<site> element.
User property is: goals.
javaHome File 2.0-beta-8 The JAVA_HOME parameter to use for forked Maven invocations.
Default value is: ${java.home}.
localCheckout boolean 2.0 for release:perform and 2.5.2 for release:stage Use a local checkout instead of doing a checkout from the upstream repository. ATTENTION: This will only work with distributed SCMs which support the file:// protocol like e.g. git, jgit or hg! TODO: we should think about having the defaults for the various SCM providers provided via modello!
Default value is: false.
User property is: localCheckout.
localRepoDirectory File 2.0-beta-8 The command-line local repository directory in use for this build (if specified).
Default value is: ${maven.repo.local}.
mavenExecutorId String 2.0-beta-8 Role hint of the MavenExecutor implementation to use.
Default value is: invoker.
User property is: mavenExecutorId.
mavenHome File 2.0-beta-8 The M2_HOME parameter to use for forked Maven invocations.
Default value is: ${maven.home}.
password String - The SCM password to use.
User property is: password.
pomFileName String - The file name of the POM to execute any goals against.
User property is: pomFileName.
releaseProfiles String 2.0-beta-8 Comma separated profiles to enable on deployment, in addition to active profiles for project execution.
User property is: releaseProfiles.
useReleaseProfile boolean - Whether to use the release profile that adds sources and javadocs to the released artifact, if appropriate. If set to true, the release plugin sets the property "performRelease" to true, which activates the profile "release-profile", which is inherited from the super pom.
Default value is: true.
User property is: useReleaseProfile.
username String - The SCM username to use.
User property is: username.

Parameter Details

arguments:

Additional arguments to pass to the Maven executions, separated by spaces.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: arguments

connectionUrl:

The SCM URL to checkout from. If omitted, the one from the release.properties file is used, followed by the URL from the current POM.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: connectionUrl

dryRun:

Dry run: don't checkout anything from the scm repository, or modify the checkout. The goals (by default at least deploy) will not be executed.
  • Type: boolean
  • Required: No
  • User Property: dryRun
  • Default: false

goals:

A space separated list of goals to execute on deployment. Default value is either deploy or deploy site-deploy, if the project has a <distributionManagement>/<site> element.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: goals

javaHome:

The JAVA_HOME parameter to use for forked Maven invocations.
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Since: 2.0-beta-8
  • Required: No
  • Default: ${java.home}

localCheckout:

Use a local checkout instead of doing a checkout from the upstream repository. ATTENTION: This will only work with distributed SCMs which support the file:// protocol like e.g. git, jgit or hg! TODO: we should think about having the defaults for the various SCM providers provided via modello!
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0 for release:perform and 2.5.2 for release:stage
  • Required: No
  • User Property: localCheckout
  • Default: false

localRepoDirectory:

The command-line local repository directory in use for this build (if specified).
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Since: 2.0-beta-8
  • Required: No
  • Default: ${maven.repo.local}

mavenExecutorId:

Role hint of the MavenExecutor implementation to use.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0-beta-8
  • Required: No
  • User Property: mavenExecutorId
  • Default: invoker

mavenHome:

The M2_HOME parameter to use for forked Maven invocations.
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Since: 2.0-beta-8
  • Required: No
  • Default: ${maven.home}

password:

The SCM password to use.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: password

pomFileName:

The file name of the POM to execute any goals against.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: pomFileName

releaseProfiles:

Comma separated profiles to enable on deployment, in addition to active profiles for project execution.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0-beta-8
  • Required: No
  • User Property: releaseProfiles

useReleaseProfile:

Whether to use the release profile that adds sources and javadocs to the released artifact, if appropriate. If set to true, the release plugin sets the property "performRelease" to true, which activates the profile "release-profile", which is inherited from the super pom.
  • Type: boolean
  • Required: No
  • User Property: useReleaseProfile
  • Default: true

username:

The SCM username to use.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: username

workingDirectory:

The checkout directory.
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Required: Yes
  • User Property: workingDirectory
  • Default: ${project.build.directory}/checkout