Release 4.0.4

[TheSnoozer]

This is the place holder to release the new 4.0.4 version.

Note that the current open tickets should be addressed, before performing a release.

General scope of the new release:

Fixed some minor things, added some minor features...(full list https://github.com/git-commit-id/git-commit-id-maven-plugin/issues?q=milestone%3A4.0.4).

Release-Guide

see http://central.sonatype.org/pages/ossrh-guide.html

• update dependencies mvn versions:display-dependency-updates

• wait for github actions to pass

• mvn release:prepare
  [INFO] Checking dependencies and plugins for snapshots ...
  What is the release version for "Git Commit Id Plugin Parent"? (pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin-parent) 4.0.4: : [ENTER]
  What is the release version for "Git Commit Id Plugin Core"? (pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin-core) 4.0.4: : [ENTER]
  What is the release version for "Git Commit Id Maven Plugin"? (pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin) 4.0.4: : [ENTER]
  What is SCM release tag or label for "Git Commit Id Plugin Parent"? (pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin-parent) git-commit-id-plugin-parent-4.0.4: v4.0.4 [ENTER]
  What is the new development version for "Git Commit Id Plugin Parent"? (pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin-parent) 4.0.5-SNAPSHOT: : [ENTER]
  What is the new development version for "Git Commit Id Plugin Core"? (pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin-core) 4.0.5-SNAPSHOT: : [ENTER]
  What is the new development version for "Git Commit Id Maven Plugin"? (pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin) 4.0.5-SNAPSHOT: : [ENTER]

• wait for github actions to pass

• mvn release:perform (or mvn clean source:jar javadoc:jar deploy -Pgpg from the git tag)

• then go to oss.sonatype.org log in there and go to the staging repositories, there will be the plugin, you have to first close and then release it if validation passed.

• verify plugin is available on (might take some time) https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/pl/project13/maven/git-commit-id-plugin/

• close old milestone

• create new milestone for new version

• publish Release-Notes

• update readme to point to the latest version available

• run performance comparison with previous release (https://gist.github.com/TheSnoozer/7891eb9412c9584a052f00650d9c516b)

[TheSnoozer]

Dependencies updated via:

• 38e6bfa - add maven-javadoc-plugin to the build pluginManagement to avoid a warning that this might 'threaten' the stability of the build
• 8592ad0 - bump org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit from 5.9.0.202009080501-r -> 5.11.0.202103091610-r
• 4329f35 - bump junit:junit from 4.13.1 -> 4.13.2
• 304d9b8 - bump joda-time:joda-time from 2.10.8 -> 2.10.10

[TheSnoozer]

Available under https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/pl/project13/maven/git-commit-id-plugin/4.0.4/