Prepare a release
Preparing a release executes the following steps:
- Check that there are no uncommitted changes in the sources
- Check that there are no SNAPSHOT dependencies
- Change the version in the poms from x-SNAPSHOT to a new version (you will be prompted for the versions to use)
- Transform the SCM information in the POM to include the final destination of the tag
- Run the project tests against the modified POMs to confirm everything is in working order
- Commit the modified POMs
- Tag the code in the SCM with a version name (this will be prompted for)
- Bump the version in the POMs to a new value y-SNAPSHOT (these values will also be prompted for)
- Commit the modified POMs
To execute this step, run:
Note: If an error occurs, or the process is cancelled, then running this command again will pick up from where the last one left off.
If you wish to start again, use:
mvn release:prepare -Dresume=false
Alternatively, you can use:
mvn release:clean release:prepare
Note: If any changes have been made to your source files they might need to be reverted before you restart the prepare process. You can use release:rollback to make the plugin do it for you.