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See https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/res/maven/README.txt steps 1 to 3 (not step 4!)

Call a vote

• E.g. http://markmail.org/message/gvmbwocspnwb2dfe
• Increment the version number ready for the next tag (e.g. http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1500094)
  

If the vote passes

• No Format
  svn mv https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/tomcat/tomcat-7/v7.0.XX https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/tomcat/tomcat-7/v7.0.XX

• Release the Maven artifacts (https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/res/maven/README.txt step 4)
• Wait for the mirrors to sync (upto 24 hours depending on what percentage of the mirrors you want to sync)
• Update the website (e.g. http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1500109)
• Update the docs (see http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tomcat/site/trunk/README.txt)
• Announce the release (e.g. http://markmail.org/message/xyantb3ozzmucdjt) to users@t.a.o, cc dev@t.a.o, announce@t.a.o, announce@a.o
• Update the release date in the changelog to the date the files were copied to the the release area in yyyy-dd-mm format
• Add the version number in Bugzilla
  

If the vote does not pass

• Update the release date in the changelog to "not released"