All good +1 Thanks a ton, and pardon my being a tad slow. Thanks for the reminders :-)
Cheers!!! -Rob > On Jan 23, 2026, at 9:23 AM, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > > We have fixed build bugs and added one enhancement since the release > of Apache Commons Codec 1.20.0, so I would like to release Apache > Commons Codec 1.21.0. > > Apache Commons Codec 1.21.0 RC1 is available for review here: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/codec/1.21.0-RC1 > (svn revision 82073) > > The Git tag commons-codec-1.21.0-RC1 commit for this RC is > 91c44048f2751ef89567cd50ff04851da4f56e3f, which you can browse here: > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-codec.git;a=commit;h=91c44048f2751ef89567cd50ff04851da4f56e3f > You may checkout this tag using: > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-codec.git > --branch commons-codec-1.21.0-RC1 commons-codec-1.21.0-RC1 > > Maven artifacts are here: > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecommons-1912/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.21.0/ > > These are the artifacts and their hashes: > > #Release SHA-512s > #Fri Jan 23 14:17:56 UTC 2026 > commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz=2131daec9fd83af950b1d9e6a437967ae919947fb1a51180f88e9e1b4420966d31a87872a18f40f6a7771692973f363b894771b2c7adb298300cbeb3a1d74232 > commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip=cbc3ab9a17c8b41c20c01d7ac2807fb429b6dce4dbea8d48bd581743f8ab08c629709bf4ad2f40017920cf240c2a4402efaa7b252b22233458f0d5e91483b4f2 > commons-codec-1.21.0-bom.json=cf4d1975f1cbf8ff3127f022c96f925fb74697b7769a2cd01ae2f0d2c5f0359f42f8d238628b3e6a8ff9609d8e18a636dd0228d8115fe5a517352967f27a0bca > commons-codec-1.21.0-bom.xml=9c68632f222ae3fa181e4c1fc9dce61dc560f18007dfebb089886cfd6eef64289aec013f05024fd667124e96b4fd9451efb81b9bfbd9238d0f4f6e60f7b595d2 > commons-codec-1.21.0-javadoc.jar=3ebf93acdbe0735ecec06788c5d755b4a68c0368710ae7beae984a63e21db165f224129aff56a6603cedd2d0056c344f796f347a602ed09da72009a49b5595eb > commons-codec-1.21.0-sources.jar=4e73184d186400c1b813a65beeb36e14613e5c1217dcf4135df67ac479b2faee11e8f307dd334493b4a611180e041bc3316329314163445e8c3e6af313cb8a67 > commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz=62521f0e0a35729d37cf8e297ea3ff14badfcd002497b57a2ce39ec11aa3f729a6f3357b8233a9162c2ff4e612072c6a0216549a74dd7d27ded4b844541f3e8e > commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip=90a65da2e14231a1acead80d91fb93ea97ddb9998e90044b667d8b2b3f9816ab77b599d61e7b0590b1e801b1ab7a977c25c3bc6e3e465f9e48b266fb2927152d > commons-codec-1.21.0-test-sources.jar=54cf90ea680a95cc8c4bac2626b10e0ea5ed573383bca2f7e0261f1a8eea27fb8a5a41dade0ef645cd2395d5e9722f859f73c57bc9caf05180de9cb0e3c94b63 > commons-codec-1.21.0-tests.jar=8ad7a6dd8b9a6c238b379f40f5e73908ca5923f1dd23a2a4142da02d33b3e2501d7637fe888fa46266e145b98facc92fd08082412af83a908e095023ea03b589 > commons-codec_commons-codec-1.21.0.spdx.json=91beda80ea6225192a91a0493f3e64940bd0623e579fd8c6bcbc3168bba78b52e7371a44539f43ca13b8e4ee74a62b9421959395e9bccf6dc31ae890325b9db0 > > > I have tested this with 'mvn' and 'mvn clean install site' using: > > openjdk version "25.0.1" 2025-10-21 > OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 25.0.1) > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 25.0.1, mixed mode, sharing) > > Apache Maven 3.9.12 (848fbb4bf2d427b72bdb2471c22fced7ebd9a7a1) > Maven home: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/maven/3.9.12/libexec > Java version: 25.0.1, vendor: Homebrew, runtime: > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/openjdk/25.0.1/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home > Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 > OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.2", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac" > > Darwin Garys-MacBook-Pro.local 25.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.2.0: > Tue Nov 18 21:09:56 PST 2025; > root:xnu-12377.61.12~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64 > > Docker version 29.1.3, build f52814d > > > Details of changes since 1.20.0 are in the release notes: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/codec/1.21.0-RC1/RELEASE-NOTES.txt > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/codec/1.21.0-RC1/site/changes.html > > Site: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/codec/1.21.0-RC1/site/index.html > (Note some *relative* links are broken and the 1.21.0 directories > are not yet created - these will be OK once the site is deployed.) > > JApiCmp Report (compared to 1.20.0): > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/codec/1.21.0-RC1/site/japicmp.html > > RAT Report: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/codec/1.21.0-RC1/site/rat-report.html > > KEYS: > https://downloads.apache.org/commons/KEYS > > Please review the release candidate and vote. > This vote will close no sooner than 72 hours from now. > > [ ] +1 Release these artifacts > [ ] +0 OK, but... > [ ] -0 OK, but really should fix... > [ ] -1 I oppose this release because... > > Thank you, > > Gary Gregory, > Release Manager (using key 530AA5F25C25011F) > > The following is intended as a helper and refresher for reviewers. > > Validating a release candidate > ============================== > > These guidelines are NOT complete. > > Requirements: Git, Java, and Maven. > > You can validate a release from a release candidate (RC) tag as follows. > > 1a) Download and decompress the source archive from: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/codec/1.21.0-RC1/source > > 1b) Check out the RC tag from git (optional) > > This is optional, as a reviewer must at least check source distributions. > > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-codec.git > --branch commons-codec-1.21.0-RC1 commons-codec-1.21.0-RC1 > cd commons-codec-1.21.0-RC1 > > 2) Checking the build > > All components should include a default Maven goal, such that you can > run 'mvn' from the command line by itself. > > 2) Check Apache licenses > > This step is not required if the site includes a RAT report page, > which you then must check. > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn apache-rat:check > > 3) Check binary compatibility > > This step is not required if the site includes a JApiCmp report page, > which you then must check. > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn verify -DskipTests -P japicmp japicmp:cmp > > 4) Build the package > > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn -V clean package > > You can record the Maven and Java version produced by -V in your VOTE reply. > To gather OS information from a command line: > Windows: ver > Linux: uname -a > > 4b) Check reproducibility > > To check that a build is reproducible, run: > > mvn clean verify artifact:compare -DskipTests > -Dreference.repo=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/ > '-Dbuildinfo.ignore=*/*.spdx.json' > > Note that this excludes SPDX files from the check. > > 5) Build the site for a single module project > > Note: Some plugins require the components to be installed instead of packaged. > > mvn site > Check the site reports in: > - Windows: target\site\index.html > - Linux: target/site/index.html > > -the end- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
