lib-parent

The common parent POM of Stefan Birkner's Java libraries. This POM

• sets the current version for all standard plugins
• provides configuration for a simple release workflow
• adds plugins that I always use

The POM is published under the MIT license.

Usage

Use this POM as parent POM of your project by adding the following snippet to your pom.xml.

<parent>
  <groupId>com.github.stefanbirkner</groupId>
  <artifactId>lib-parent</artifactId>
  <version>16</version>
</parent>

Development Guide

Check for plugin updates by running

mvn -U versions:display-plugin-updates

Update the plugins and mention the plugin updates in the commit message. Now release the POM.

Release Guide

You can release the POM to Maven Central with a few steps.

• Set the new version in pom.xml and in the installation section of this document.
• Commit the updated pom.xml and README.md.
• Run mvn clean deploy
• Add a tag for the release: git tag lib-parent-XX