My +1 Gary
On Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 10:05 Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > We have fixed a few bugs and added enhancements since the release of > Apache Commons Parent 98, so I would like to release Apache Commons > Parent 99. > > Apache Commons Parent 99 RC1 is available for review here: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/99-RC1 (svn > revision 83916) > > The Git tag commons-parent-99-RC1 commit for this RC is > db50901ea52785464bf562933292adfa7ea2bd70, which you can browse here: > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-parent.git;a=commit;h=db50901ea52785464bf562933292adfa7ea2bd70 > You may checkout this tag using: > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-parent.git > --branch <https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-parent.git--branch> > commons-parent-99-RC1 commons-parent-99-RC1 > > Maven artifacts are here: > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecommons-1931/org/apache/commons/commons-parent/99/ > > These are the artifacts and their hashes: > > #Release SHA-512s > #Sun Apr 19 14:01:31 UTC 2026 > > commons-parent-99-bom.json=6dfe53af1fd00c3b4ad4bf7742d59da249afcc74dcf779fa418edc856fcd4fc5cf05ec9575ee5a8ac1794df81ba195ca1811f8e812be8a83982953b60a2f694d > > commons-parent-99-bom.xml=42b0a670ced972f9901857d2b7171d2b962bf8ecc2a0759214643cf5a3b3eed97125a0625594803570dee2efbe8de97b44da1fb8cc1cfd27b1e3b597a21ec942 > > commons-parent-99-site.xml=78fbbc6f0f79a0b7c86f7b298675fba49f01f44f08b2211e41a727835c38c4e32e33fb20cf39284ad33afb427116e6a667888f50f87b5f98d64c23788bb7fd3a > > commons-parent-99-src.tar.gz=6563ee4c1130d71ebbfeb844d19f2daf469e361465a05d04fa96d252ec60c72dc5c0d8ffae6c15c45303c03a7c1bdbeb815ce3a627275d9ff74ef08f47f05e5e > > commons-parent-99-src.zip=1245ae190ccd7e8c41d8abb5f6d024f36ef805b5dc08905988e187a5ed5157bb8348df4f310ca82a1426446f2dea34dd4112c8bc9ce1936da3957cc0cceaf919 > > org.apache.commons_commons-parent-99.spdx.json=5cce7812b31df182da61c12dcb13c43d6ec2e7747c0bdcf98de070cd6598f18a05aab889f89d9daa19b52330725f715e8e24bee68789555a72754402a2bd5772 > > > I have tested this with 'mvn' and 'mvn clean install site' using: > > openjdk version "21.0.10" 2026-01-20 > OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 21.0.10) > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 21.0.10, mixed mode, sharing) > > Apache Maven 3.9.15 (98b2cdbfdb5f1ac8781f537ea9acccaed7922349) > Maven home: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/maven/3.9.15/libexec > Java version: 21.0.10, vendor: Homebrew, runtime: > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/openjdk@21/21.0.10/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home > Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 > OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.4.1", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac" > > Darwin ****.local 25.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.4.0: Thu Mar 19 > 19:33:25 PDT 2026; root:xnu-12377.101.15~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64 > > Docker version 29.4.0, build 9d7ad9f > > > Details of changes since 98 are in the release notes: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/99-RC1/RELEASE-NOTES.txt > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/99-RC1/site/changes.html > > Site: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/99-RC1/site/index.html > (Note some *relative* links are broken and the 99 directories are > not yet created - these will be OK once the site is deployed.) > > JApiCmp Report (compared to 98): There is no JApiCmp report for this > component because it contains no Java code. > > RAT Report: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/99-RC1/site/rat-report.html > > KEYS: > https://downloads.apache.org/commons/KEYS > > Please review the release candidate and vote. > This vote will close no sooner than 72 hours from now. > > [ ] +1 Release these artifacts > [ ] +0 OK, but... > [ ] -0 OK, but really should fix... > [ ] -1 I oppose this release because... > > Thank you, > > Gary Gregory, > Release Manager (using key 530AA5F25C25011F) > > The following is intended as a helper and refresher for reviewers. > > Validating a release candidate > ============================== > > These guidelines are NOT complete. > > Requirements: Git, Java, and Maven. > > You can validate a release from a release candidate (RC) tag as follows. > > 1a) Download and decompress the source archive from: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/99-RC1/source > > 1b) Check out the RC tag from git (optional) > > This is optional, as a reviewer must at least check source distributions. > > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-parent.git > --branch commons-parent-99-RC1 commons-parent-99-RC1 > cd commons-parent-99-RC1 > > 2) Checking the build > > All components should include a default Maven goal, such that you can > run 'mvn' from the command line by itself. > > 2) Check Apache licenses > > This step is not required if the site includes a RAT report page, > which you then must check. > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn apache-rat:check > > 3) Check binary compatibility > > This step is not required if the site includes a JApiCmp report page, > which you then must check. > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn verify -DskipTests -P japicmp japicmp:cmp > > 4) Build the package > > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn -V clean package > > You can record the Maven and Java version produced by -V in your VOTE > reply. > To gather OS information from a command line: > Windows: ver > Linux: uname -a > > 4b) Check reproducibility > > To check that a build is reproducible, run: > > mvn clean verify artifact:compare -DskipTests > -Dreference.repo= > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/ > '-Dbuildinfo.ignore=*/*.spdx.json' > > Note that this excludes SPDX files from the check. > > 5) Build the site for a single module project > > Note: Some plugins require the components to be installed instead of > packaged. > > mvn site > Check the site reports in: > - Windows: target\site\index.html > - Linux: target/site/index.html > > -the end- >
