Releasing

1. Update the CHANGELOG.md for the impending release.
2. Update the README.md with the new version.
3. git commit -am "Update changelog for X.Y.Z." (where X.Y.Z is the new version).
4. mvn-release.
   • What is the release version for "JavaPoet"? (com.squareup.javapoet) X.Y.Z: - hit Enter.
   • What is SCM release tag or label for "JavaPoet"? (com.squareup.javapoet) javapoet-X.Y.Z: - hit Enter.
   • What is the new development version for "JavaPoet"? (com.squareup.javapoet) X.Y.(Z + 1)-SNAPSHOT: - enter X.(Y + 1).0-SNAPSHOT.
   • Enter your GPG Passphrase when prompted.
5. Visit Sonatype Nexus and promote the artifact.

If step 4 or 5 fails:

• Drop the Sonatype repo,
• Fix the problem,
• Manully revert the version change in pom.xml made by mvn-release,
• Commit,
• And start again at step 4.

Prerequisites

In ~/.m2/settings.xml, set the following:

<settings>
  <servers>
    <server>
      <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
      <username>your-nexus-username</username>
      <password>your-nexus-password</password>
    </server>
  </servers>
</settings>

In your shell's .rc file, set the following:

alias mvn-release='mvn clean source:jar javadoc:jar verify && mvn clean release:clean && mvn release:prepare release:perform'

Refer to the GPG Keys guide if you need to set up GPG keys for signing.