[jira] [Resolved] (LANG-1776) Use GitHub URLs in `project.scm.url` for improved automation support

["Piotr Karwasz (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-1776?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Piotr Karwasz resolved LANG-1776.
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    Fix Version/s: 3.18.0
       Resolution: Fixed

> Use GitHub URLs in `project.scm.url` for improved automation support
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>                 Key: LANG-1776
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-1776
>             Project: Commons Lang
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>            Reporter: Piotr Karwasz
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: 3.18.0
>
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> h2. Description:
> The {{`project.scm`}} section of the Maven POM is primarily used by Maven plugins (e.g., the Maven Release Plugin) to interact with the source control system. However, the {{`project.scm.url`}} field serves a documentation-only purpose and can be updated without impacting the build or release process.
> In recent years, automation tools like *Dependabot* have begun leveraging this field to determine the GitHub repository associated with a Maven artifact. Setting {{`project.scm.url`}} to the GitHub repository URL allows tools like Dependabot to:
> * Link the Maven artifact to its GitHub repository
> * Automatically retrieve release notes, changelogs, and commit history for new versions
> h3. Example:
> See the difference in metadata provided by Dependabot in the PR for upgrading {{`commons-csv`}} versus {{`commons-lang3`}} in the following pull request:
> [ppkarwasz/logging-log4j2#566|https://github.com/ppkarwasz/logging-log4j2/pull/566]
> h2. Proposal:
> Update the value of {{`project.scm.url`}} in the POM to:
> {code}
> https://github.com/apache/commons-lang
> {code}
> This change will help automation tools better support the project and improve the experience for downstream users.



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