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• Build is successful (Refer to Build and Install for build instructions)
• DISCLAIMER is correct, filenames include “incubating”
• LICENSE and NOTICE files are correct and dependency licenses are acceptable
  • LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the artifact directory must only reflect the contents of the artifact in which they are contained.
  • See:
    
    • LICENSE file requirements
    • LICENSE requirements for distribution artifacts with multiple licenses
    • NOTICE file requirements (Check Copyright year)
    • Apache Legal
    • Acceptable and Unacceptable Dependency Licenses
• All source files have license headers where appropriate, RAT checks pass
  • Additional check:
    • pom.xml
• The provenance of all source files is clear (ASF or software grants)
• Create the Release Candidate
• Sign the Release Candidate
• Verify the Release Candidate signatures
• Commit artifacts to the dev Apache dist site for release candidates

Create the Release Candidate

Prepare Release Notes

See example release notes from previous releases on the wiki site and prepare similar notes. 

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