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new 298a3b8 Prepare for the next release candidate
298a3b8 is described below
commit 298a3b8745716d6fdc7bb376c489319593166b2b
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Aug 20 14:12:57 2026 +0000
Prepare for the next release candidate
---
README.md | 4 ++--
RELEASE-NOTES.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/changes/changes.xml | 2 +-
3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8a5389..87ed5fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Apache Commons Parent
[](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
[](https://search.maven.org/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-parent)
-[](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/103)
+[](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/104)
[](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
[](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-parent)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Alternatively, you can pull it from the central Maven
repositories:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
- <version>103</version>
+ <version>104</version>
</dependency>
```
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 5ed08a2..3d99882 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
+Apache Commons Parent 104 Release Notes
+---------------------------------------
+
+The Apache Commons Parent team is pleased to announce the release of Apache
Commons Parent 104.
+
+The Apache Commons Parent POM provides common settings for all Apache Commons
components.
+
+This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
+
+Fixed Bugs
+----------
+* Java EE Javadoc has been republished with a Java > 8 and
is no longer compatible with Javadoc 8. Disable commons.javadoc.javaee.link on
Java 8 and 9. Thanks to Arnout Engelen.
+
+Changes
+-------
+* Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 5.14.3 to 5.14.4. Thanks to
Arnout Engelen.
+* Bump com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs from 3.9.8 to 4.10.4
Thanks to Arnout Engelen, Gary Gregory.
+* Bump maven-jar-plugin from 3.5.0 to 3.5.1. Thanks to Gary
Gregory.
+* Bump biz.aQute.bnd:biz.aQute.bndlib from 7.3.0 to 7.4.0 on
Java 17 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+* Bump commons.checkstyle.version from 13.8.0 to 14.0.0 on
Java 21 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+
+Historical list of changes:
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-parent/changes.html
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Parent, including instructions on
how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Parent website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-parent/
+
+Enjoy!
+Apache Commons Team
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apache Commons Parent 103 Release Notes
---------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 0c4e2c2..9614f26 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
The changes report outputs actions in the order they appear in this file.
-->
<body>
- <release version="104" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature
and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+ <release version="104" date="2026-08-20" description="This is a feature
and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
<!-- FIX -->
<action type="fix" dev="engelen" due-to="Arnout Engelen">Java EE
Javadoc has been republished with a Java > 8 and is no longer compatible with
Javadoc 8. Disable commons.javadoc.javaee.link on Java 8 and 9.</action>
<!-- ADD -->
