This is the new release process for Apache Felix, based on the updated Maven process

Prerequisites

To prepare or perform a release you MUST BE at least a Apache Felix Committer.

• each and every release must be SIGNED; your public key should be added to http://www.apache.org/dist/felix/KEYS (see Appendix A)
• your public key should also be cross-signed by other Apache committers (not required, but suggested)
• when preparing the release on Mac OS X, make sure you read Appendix B before continuing
• make sure you have all Apache servers defined in your settings.xml

In the past we staged release candidates on our local machines using a semi-manual process. Now that we inherit from the Apache parent POM version 5, a repository manager will automatically handle staging for you. This means you now only need to specify your GPG passphrase in the release profile of your ${user.home}/.m2/settings.xml:

<settings>
  ...
  <profiles>
    <profile>
      <id>release</id>
      <properties>
        <gpg.passphrase> <!-- YOUR KEY PASSPHRASE --> </gpg.passphrase>
      </properties>
    </profile>
  </profiles>
  ...
</settings>

Everything else has been configured in the latest Felix parent POM:

  <parent>
    <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
    <artifactId>felix-parent</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.0</version>
    <relativePath>../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
  </parent>

Staging the Release Candidates

Starting the Vote

Canceling the Release

Promoting the Release

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C