• Major Release
• Minor Release
• Patch Release

Major Release

• Same as Minor Release.

Minor Release

1. Branch
1. Create branch from trunk.
• Commit message: Creating x.x release branch.
2. Check out branch.
3. In branch, remove "SNAPSHOT" from version number and update SCM URLs.
• e.g. 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT becomes 1.0.0
• e.g. scm:svn:.../trunk/ becomes scm:svn:.../branches/1.0/
• Commit message: Removing "SNAPSHOT" from version number and updating SCM URLs.
2. Build
1. Create probe.war from branch: mvn -Prelease clean package
• Be sure to use JDK 1.4 and Maven 2.0.9+.
2. Create Changelog.txt file from Changelogs and DevelopmentRoadmap.
3. Create ZIP from probe.war and Changelog.txt.
3. Release
1. Create tag from branch.
• Commit message: Tagging x.x.x release
2. Upload ZIP to GC as a Featured Download.
3. Remove Featured label from previous release.
4. Change status of issues to FixReleased.
• Issue comment: x.x.x released.
5. Update Changelogs and DevelopmentRoadmap.
• Commit message: Adding x.x.x changelog link.
6. Announce.
4. Prep
1. In trunk, increment version numbers.
• e.g. 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT becomes 1.1.0-SNAPSHOT
• Commit message: Changing version number to x.x.x

Patch Release

1. Merge
1. In branch, increment version number and add "SNAPSHOT."
• e.g. 1.0.0 becomes 1.0.1-SNAPSHOT
• Commit message: Preparing for patch.
2. Merge changes from trunk into branch (or vice versa if applicable).
• Commit message: Merging trunk:x into branches/x.x.
3. In branch, remove "SNAPSHOT" from version number.
• e.g. 1.0.1-SNAPSHOT becomes 1.0.1
• Commit message: Changing version number to x.x.x
2. Build
• Same as Minor Release.
3. Release
• Same as Minor Release.