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commit fd2df0685914abaa79d5aabc1286c43b81b67b95
Author: buildbot <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Jul 25 18:31:53 2025 +0000
Automatic Site Publish by Buildbot
---
feed.xml | 4 ++--
release.html | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/feed.xml b/feed.xml
index 6035b9cb..89c10dc7 100644
--- a/feed.xml
+++ b/feed.xml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
<atom:link href="https://opennlp.apache.org/feed.xml"; rel="self"
type="application/rss+xml" />
<description>The Apache OpenNLP library is a machine learning based
toolkit for the processing of natural language text</description>
<language>en-us</language>
- <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
- <lastBuildDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:20:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
+ <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
+ <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:31:28 +0000</lastBuildDate>
<item>
<title>Apache OpenNLP 2.5.5 released</title>
diff --git a/release.html b/release.html
index 9fbdeed7..9dcfb0dc 100644
--- a/release.html
+++ b/release.html
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
<li><a href="#commit_distribution_to_svn">Commit Distribution to SVN</a></li>
<li><a href="#delete_old_releases">Delete Old Release(s)</a></li>
<li><a href="#update_the_website">Update the Website</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_a_github_release">Create a GitHub Release</a></li>
<li><a href="#post_release_steps">Post-Release Steps</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
@@ -448,6 +449,8 @@ Tag:
https://github.com/apache/opennlp/releases/tag/opennlp-x.y.z
+Tag Hash: the-hash-of-the-tag-commit
+
Release notes:
<Add link to the Jira release notes>
@@ -483,8 +486,11 @@ Thanks!
<h2 id="after_a_successful_vote">After a Successful Vote</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The vote is successful if at least 3 <em>+1</em> votes are received from
OpenNLP PMC members after a minimum of 72 hours of sending the vote email.
-Acknowledge the voting results on the mailing list in the VOTE thread by
sending a mail.</p>
+<p>The vote is successful if at least 3 <em>+1</em> votes are received from
OpenNLP PMC members after a minimum of 72 hours of sending the vote email.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="paragraph">
+<p>Announce the voting results by sending a <strong>new</strong> email to the
mailing list.
+<strong>Do not</strong> simply reply to the existing VOTE thread; use a
separate email to clearly document the outcome.</p>
</div>
<div class="paragraph">
<p>Message Subject: [RESULT] [VOTE] Apache OpenNLP [version]</p>
@@ -529,7 +535,8 @@ To do this,</p>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="merge_the_release_branch">Merge the Release Branch</h3>
<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Merge the release branch into <code>main</code> or the maintenance branch
for the 2.x release: <code>opennlp-2.x</code>.</p>
+<p>Merge the release branch into <code>main</code> or the maintenance branch
for the 2.x release: <code>opennlp-2.x</code>.
+If you are using a GitHub Pull Request for this operation, <strong>do not
squash the commits</strong>. Use <strong>rebase</strong> instead.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
@@ -655,6 +662,18 @@ opennlp.next.version=</code></pre>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
+<h3 id="create_a_github_release">Create a GitHub Release</h3>
+<div class="paragraph">
+<p>After merging the release branch, create a new GitHub release for the
corresponding tag.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="paragraph">
+<p>This step is important because it allows automation tools to detect and
process the release, enabling the generation of changelogs and release notes
automatically.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="paragraph">
+<p>Make sure the GitHub release includes a summary of key changes. For a
complete list of updates, refer to the official changelog on the website.</p>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="post_release_steps">Post-Release Steps</h3>
<div class="ulist">
<ul>
