1: set maven version
mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=2.1.0 -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
2: commit and tag the version
git add .
git commit -m "release 2.1.0"
git tag 2.1.0
git push --tags
3: set next version
mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=2.2.0-SNAPSHOT -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
git add .
git commit -m "set next version"
git push
4: update version in readme
5: create the release in github
- git log --pretty=format:"%h %ad%x09%s (%an)" --date=short --merges 2.1.0..2.2.0
- add description for each merged PR with credit to conrtributor