Apache Maven Release Plugin Version 2.5.3 Released

The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Release, version 2.5.3.

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.

You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration:

1<plugin>
2  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
3  <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
4  <version>2.5.3</version>
5</plugin>

Release Notes - Maven Release Plugin - Version 2.5.3

Bugs:

  • MRELEASE-921 - perform goal doesn't support providerImplementation
  • MRELEASE-925 - Old version of plexus utils forced here causes failures

Enjoy,

-The Apache Maven team