mavenmaven-release-pluginmaven-scm

<tag> property confusion (SCM, release:prepare)

What is the difference between scm:tag:

<scm>
    <connection>scm:git:code.stuff.com/scm/project/repo.git</connection>
    <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@code.stuff.com:7999/project/repo.git</developerConnection>
    <tag>HEAD</tag>
</scm>

and release:prepare:tag:?

I read that during the release:prepare goal, user is prompted with the desired tag-name to stick; after preparation is successfully completed, Maven will tag the release candidate in the VCS with the passed name. At this point, what is the use of scm:tag?

Solution

  • The <scm><tag> is not used, the release:prepare will create a tag in SCM using the version.

    I would delete it and let it choose the default, which is the in the pom (WITH THE SNAPSHOT REMOVED).