Hi, We solved 16 issues: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12342826&styleName=Text&projectId=12316922
There are 356 issues left in JIRA for Maven core: https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20MNG%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20ORDER%20BY%20due%20ASC%2C%20priority%20DESC%2C%20created%20ASC Staging repo: https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-1438/ The distributable binaries and sources can be found here: https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-1438/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.5.4/ Specifically the zip, tarball and source archives can be found here: https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-1438/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.5.4/apache-maven-3.5.4-bin.zip https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-1438/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.5.4/apache-maven-3.5.4-bin.tar.gz https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-1438/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.5.4/apache-maven-3.5.4-src.zip https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-1438/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.5.4/apache-maven-3.5.4-src.tar.gz The release artifacts are staged for distribution in: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/maven/maven-3/3.5.4 Source release checksum(s): apache-maven-3.5.4-src.tar.gz sha1: 04aefb9462af8cf7ca93808cd246f4c28b8ae4a1 sha256: f3ba1f1b24bbd4c345174ac616d40e26e72dad6022d56317d3ff6f7dd003e2f5 apache-maven-3.5.4-src.zip: sha1: 1ee9850a046860d71267a043a29e0aa9acc13bcd sha256: ddcddecc8048d24edd3fa98fe50ae7f6a753389367d24593bf39e37427f643f5 Git tag: https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=maven.git;a=commit;h=1edded0938998edf8bf061f1ceb3cfdeccf443fe Staging site: https://maven.apache.org/components/ref/3-LATEST/ Vote open for 72 hours. [ ] +1 [ ] +0 [ ] -1 Thanks, Stephen.