Maven release for Git

1. Update pom.xml file with below

<scm>

  <connection>scm:git:ssh://<User ID>@<Server Address>:<Port>/<Project Name></connection>

  <url>scm:git:ssh://<User ID>@<Server Address>:<Port>/<Project Name></url>

  <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://<User ID>@<Server Address>:<Port>/<Project Name></developerConnection>

</scm>

2. Add Maven plugin in pom.xml file

<build>

      <plugins>

            <plugin>

              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>

              <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>

              <version>2.1</version>

          </plugin>

      </plugins>

</build>

3. Execute command

Command: mvn release:clean release:prepare -Dtag=<New Tag> -DdevelopmentVersion=<development version> -DreleaseVersion=<Release Version>

Example: mvn release:clean release:prepare -Dtag=steven -DdevelopmentVersion=3.8-SNAPSHOT -DreleaseVersion=3.9

developmentVersion: Default version to use for new local working copy.

releaseVersion: Default version to use when preparing a release or a branch.