how-to-release.txt

update .m2/settings.xml to be


<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/settings/1.0.0" >
    <servers>
        <server>
            <id>ossrh</id>
            <!-- Your sonatype username -->
            <username>sbridges</username>
            <!-- Your sonatype password -->
            <password>${password}</password>
        </server>
    </servers>
    <profiles>
        <profile>
            <id>ossrh</id>
        </profile>
    </profiles>
    <activeProfiles>
        <activeProfile>ossrh</activeProfile>
    </activeProfiles>
</settings>


git checkout -b release-<version>
update pom
git commit -am "update version"
mvn deploy
git push origin --set-upstream release-<version>
update pom in master
create release in github with release notes