There are various ways using you can release the artifacts. There are two plugins which is being frequently used is…
- Maven Release Plugin
- Maven Git Flow Plugin
Maven Release Plugin
This plugin is used to release a project with Maven, saving a lot of repetitive, manual work. Releasing a project is made in two steps: prepare and perform.
Maven Git Flow Plugin
The Maven JGit-Flow Plugin is based on and is a replacement for the maven-release-plugin enabling support for git-flow style releases via maven.
Reference
http://george-stathis.com/2013/11/09/painless-maven-project-releases-with-maven-gitflow-plugin/
http://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/examples/prepare-release.html
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4466714/how-to-customise-the-tag-format-of-the-maven-release-plugin
https://bitbucket.org/atlassian/jgit-flow/wiki/Home
http://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/examples/prepare-release.html#Overriding_the_default_tag_name_format
http://www.fiveminutes.eu/maven-release-plugin-8-tips-tricks/
https://bitbucket.org/atlassian/jgit-flow/wiki/Home.wiki#!getting-the-plugin
http://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/05/maven-git-flow-plugin-for-better-releases/
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This article offers a clear and practical explanation of how to automate artifact releases using the Maven Release Plugin and Git‑Flow Plugin, which are essential tools for managing consistent, reliable software deliveries. Integrating Git‑Flow as a branching strategy with Maven’s release process helps teams standardize versioning, automate tagging, and deploy artifacts with confidence — reducing manual errors and improving traceability in CI/CD pipelines. Understanding how these plugins work together empowers developers and DevOps engineers to streamline their workflows, enforce release best practices, and maintain cleaner project history, making it significantly easier to scale and maintain complex software projects.