> I wonder if I should create a pull request in order to bump the > 4.5.1-SNAPSHOT and wait for approval. 4.5.1-SNAPSHOT is not needed and would serve no purpose.
> Do we have to log in git history: > - the presence of a 4.5.1-SNAPSHOT > - the presence of a 4.5.1 version > In the branch-4.5 > > Or may we bump version directly to 4.5.2-SNAPSHOT? There needs to be a 4.5.1 version so you can release. But you also need to have 4.5.1-rc0, etc. > On the 4.5.1 tag the version will be 4.5.1 without -SNAPSHOT ? > The source tar ball will have surely 4.5.1. I would expect everything to be 4.5.1 on the final artifacts. However, for now it should all have the rcX suffices. -Ivan