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You should have a 4096 bit RSA PGP key for signing the release. This key should be in the Apache web of trust. Once generated, ensure your key is in https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/zookeeper/bookkeeper/dist/KEYS^{Image Removed}.

• http://apache.org/dev/release-signing.html^{Image Removed}
• http://apache.org/dev/openpgp.html^{Image Removed}

Maven setup

Put the following in ~/.m2/settings.xml. This will allow you to release and deploy to the apache maven repositories. Of course, it's best not to store your password in cleartext. See http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-encryption.html^{Image Removed} for a guide on how to make this a little more secure.

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The release procedure will require multiple logins to people.apache.org. To avoid having to log in many times, ensure that you have ssh password less login set up for people.apache.org.

• http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/11/3-steps-to-perform-ssh-login-without-password-using-ssh-keygen-ssh-copy-id/^{Image Removed}

Making the release

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Generate the release notes from JIRA. https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311293^{Image Removed}

Select the correct version, in HTML format. Make it look like previous release notes. https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/zookeeper/bookkeeper/site/content/docs/r4.1.0/releaseNotes.textile^{Image Removed}

Generate a list of all issues committed since last release. In this example, the last release was the 1st February 2012.

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This will ask for your gpg passphrase.

Login to https://repository.apache.org^{Image Removed} using your Apache SVN credentials. Click on Staging on the left. Then click on org.apache.bookkeeper in the list of repositories. In the panel below you should see an open repository that is linked to your username and IP. Select this repository and click Close. This will close the repository from future deployments and make it available for others to view.

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Release the repository in maven. Log in to https://repository.apache.org^{Image Removed}, click on Staging on the left. Select the repository that you closed earlier, and click Release, using a description like "Apache BookKeeper X.Y.Z artifacts". This will make the artifacts publicly available.

Update the website

See Building the website and documentation. Follow the pattern used for previous releases. Add the documentation for the release, the release notes, and link in the releases page and an update in the new page.

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