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1. Build the release & run unit tests.

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   ./build.sh clean dist test

2. Check that release files look ok - e.g. unpack the sources and run tests.

3. Sign the release (see Step-By-Step Guide to Mirroring Releases for more information).

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   ./build.sh sign

   To sign a release, your key must be present in the dist/KEYS file. See the Apache guide to Signing Releases for more details. Also, if you've updated the dist/KEYS file, be sure to update the public Apache KEYS file as well:

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   ssh people.apache.org cd /www/www.apache.org/dist/avro svn up

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2. Copy release files to the public staging area https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/avro/

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   svn co https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/avro/ avro-dev-dist mkdir avro-dev-dist/avro-X.Y.Z-rcR cp -pr avro/dist/* avro-dev-dist/avro-X.Y.Z-rcR cd avro-dev-dist svn add avro-X.Y.Z-rcR svn commit -m "Artifacts for Avro X.Y.Z RCR"

3. Stage two versions of Before 1.9.x  stage the Hadoop 1 version of the Java artifacts to the Maven repository:

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   mvn clean -P dist,sign deploy -DskipTests=true -Dhadoop.version=1 -Dgpg.passphrase=XXX -Davro.version=X.Y.Z

   (From 1.9.x we do not support Hadoop 1 anymore. All the Java artifacts are created for Hadoop 2 by default.)

4. Stage the default Hadoop 2 version of Java artifacts to the Maven repository:

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   mvn clean -P dist,sign deploy -DskipTests=true -Dgpg.passphrase=XXX -Davro.version=X.Y.Z

5. Find the the Staging Repository, and close it.
6. Call a release vote on dev at avro.apache.org.
   Include the URL of the staging repository.

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