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1. Create a branch release<version> in https://github.com/apache/netbeans. <version> looks like 113 for Apache NetBeans 11.3 full name of branch is release113
2. Create a section for release<version> in https://github.com/apache/netbeans-jenkins-lib/blob/master/meta/netbeansrelease.json (after the copy paste, read carefully to match date, change version, change position.
3. Check on Jenkins that item appears for release<version> in https://builds.apache.org/view/M-R/view/NetBeans/job/netbeans-TLP/job/netbeans/ (all previous branches should be present).
4. Create JIRA RELEASE Task by cloning previous Release Task

Taming json to prepare beta or release candidate

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