THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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- Create a release tag named: release<YY.MM.NN>
- For example: release18.12.02
- Create the release tag on all the relevant repositories such as ofbiz-framework and ofbiz-plugins
- Export/extract the release branch in a local folder named apache-ofbiz-<YY.MM.NN>
- Modify the following files in the main folder:
- edit the LICENSE file: if it is a framework+plugins release then simply remove the LICENSE file under plugins; if it is a framework only release then edit the LICENSE file to remove the references to plugins; if it is a plugin release that add NOTICE and check the validity of the LICENSE file (or add one if missing);
- put the release version number in the VERSION file.
- Remove the Gradle wrapper bin files
- Compress the exported folder as apache-ofbiz-<YY.MM.NN>.zip
- Create an OpenPGP Compatible ASCII Armored Detached Signature named apache-ofbiz-<YY.MM.NN>.zip.asc
- Create an SHA512 Checksum named apache-ofbiz-<YY.MM.NN>.zip.sha512
- Commit the 3 release files to https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/ofbiz/
- Change the release number on Site developers page and doap_OFBiz.rdf file
Voting on a release
The vote takes place in the developers mailing list. People who want to vote should do the following checks:
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