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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 (see an navigate to the last version before cloning Jira i.e.

   Jira
   server ASF JIRA serverId 5aa69414-a9e9-3523-82ec-879b028fb15b key NETBEANS-3116

   )

Taming json to prepare beta or release candidate

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