release-howto.txt

Simplified guide to deploying snapshots and releasing artifacts:

# https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/OSSRH-2234
# https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide

$ cat > ~/.m2/settings.xml
<settings>
  <servers>
    <server>
      <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
      <username>jira.login</username>
      <password>jira.password</password>
    </server>
    <server>
      <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
      <username>jira.login</username>
      <password>jira.password</password>
    </server>
  </servers>
</settings>

^C


# need gpg? https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/How+To+Generate+PGP+Signatures+With+Maven
$ gpg --gen-key

# Deploys new snapshot:
$ mvn clean deploy

# Changes removes -SNAPSHOT in version from all modules,
# builds jars, sources and javadocs,
# signs them with gpg,
# sends them to Sonatype,
# sets tag in git to release,
# increases version on all project files, commit and pushed to github:

$ mvn release:clean
$ mvn release:prepare

Login at http://oss.sonatype.com with jira credentials.
Go to Staging Repositories page.
Select the staging repository you just uploaded.
Click the Close button.
Get a cup of tea...
Consider clicking Release button to sync to Maven central. After doing this it's impossible to modify nor remove the artifact.