[MRELEASE-953] release:branch non SNAPSHOT -DdevelopmentVersion is ignored

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 2.5.3
• Component/s: branch
• Environment: Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, Java 8.0.92 64-bit, Maven 3.2.5, maven-release-plugin 2.4.1-2.5.3
• Assignee: Robert Scholte
• Reporter: Michael Štědrý
• Created: 10/Jun/16 16:33
• Updated: 28/Feb/18 22:38
• Resolved: 28/Feb/18 22:38

Description

I have a simple multimodule (1 parent, 2 child projects) using the version 1.1.2-SNAPSHOT in all the modules. When I use the following command I am offered version 1.1.3-SNAPSHOT instead to be the new working copy version of the expected 1.4.0.

mvn -DdryRun=true release:clean release:branch -DbranchName=branchName -DdevelopmentVersion=1.4.0 -DautoVersionSubmodules=true

I tried using older version of the plugin, and the first version that works OK when I went back through all the versions is 2.3.2. There I am offered the correct version (according to the documentation - http://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/branch-mojo.html#developmentVersion).

Issue Links

• is related to: MRELEASE-951 Release plugin ignores release.properties developmentVersion property