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  Introduction
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  Carlos Sanchez <carlos@apache.org>
  Brett Porter <brett@apache.org>
  John Tolentino <jtolentino@apache.org>
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  September 18, 2006

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Maven Release Plugin

  This plugin is used to release a project with Maven, saving a lot of repetitive, manual work.
  Releasing a project is made in two steps: prepare and perform.

* Goals Overview

  * {{{clean-mojo.html}release:clean}} Clean up after a release preparation.

  * {{{perform-mojo.html}release:perform}} Perform a release from SCM

  * {{{prepare-mojo.html}release:prepare}} Prepare for a release in SCM.

  * {{{rollback-mojo.html}release:rollback}} Rollback a previous release.

  * {{{branch-mojo.html}release:branch}} Create a branch of the current project with all versions updated.

* Usage

  Instructions on how to use the Maven Release Plugin can be found {{{usage.html}here}}.

* Examples

  To provide you with better understanding on some usages of the Maven Release Plugin,
  you can take a look into the following examples:


  * {{{examples/perform-release.html}Perform Release}}

  * {{{examples/prepare-release.html}Prepare Release}}

  * {{{examples/generate-release-poms.html}Generate Release POMs}}

  * {{{examples/lock-files.html}Lock Files During Release}}

  * {{{examples/run-goals-before-commit.html}Run Additional Goals Before Commit}}

  * {{{examples/branch.html}Create a branch}}