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Dan Tran commented on MRELEASE-507: ----------------------------------- you are right there, we can configure release:perform to skip the test. However, running a long test before tag can be very long, i dont know what is impact when other people check into the release/branch/trunk while the test is going on. Also, since this change the behavior of plugin, it should be added as an option > Execute tests before tagging > ---------------------------- > > Key: MRELEASE-507 > URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MRELEASE-507 > Project: Maven 2.x Release Plugin > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: prepare > Affects Versions: 2.0-beta-9 > Reporter: Paul Benedict > > Preparing a release waits to execute tests until after the tag. If the > tagging succeeds but the tests fail, the commit created a tag with failing > tests, and the build fails altogether. I recommend the test phase should run > before the tag... yes, in addition (or as a replacement) after the tagging > phase. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira