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- Check if checksums and GPG files match the corresponding release files
- Verify that the source archives do not contains any binaries
- Check if the source release is building properly with Maven (including license header check (default) and checkstyle). Also the tests should be executed (mvn clean verify)
- Verify that the LICENSE and NOTICE file is correct for the binary and source release.
- All dependencies must be checked for their license and the license must be ASL 2.0 compatible (http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-x)
- The LICENSE and NOTICE files in the root directory refer to dependencies in the source release, i.e., files in the git repository (such as fonts, css, JavaScript, images)
- The LICENSE and NOTICE files in
flink-dist/src/main/flink-binrefer to the binary distribution and mention all of Flink's Maven dependencies as well
- Check that all POM files point to the same version (mostly relevant to examine quickstart artifact files)
- Check Read the README.md file
Functional: (checks for delivering a release with good quality)
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