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Posted to commits@maven.apache.org by rf...@apache.org on 2021/03/30 18:06:42 UTC
[maven-site] branch master updated: Prepare release notes for Maven
3.8.1
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new d78f570 Prepare release notes for Maven 3.8.1
d78f570 is described below
commit d78f570bcc4fca569f14bbf25e61f17fceb81cfc
Author: rfscholte <rf...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Tue Mar 30 20:06:30 2021 +0200
Prepare release notes for Maven 3.8.1
---
.../markdown/docs/{3.8.0 => 3.8.1}/release-notes.md | 18 +++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content/markdown/docs/3.8.0/release-notes.md b/content/markdown/docs/3.8.1/release-notes.md
similarity index 91%
rename from content/markdown/docs/3.8.0/release-notes.md
rename to content/markdown/docs/3.8.1/release-notes.md
index 005d582..780651a 100644
--- a/content/markdown/docs/3.8.0/release-notes.md
+++ b/content/markdown/docs/3.8.1/release-notes.md
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
http://maven.apache.org/doxia/modules/index.html#Markdown
-->
-# Release Notes – Maven 3.8.0
+# Release Notes – Maven 3.8.1
-The Apache Maven team would like to announce the release of Maven 3.8.0.
+The Apache Maven team would like to announce the release of Maven 3.8.1.
-Maven 3.8.0 is [available for download][0].
+Maven 3.8.1 is [available for download][0].
Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting, and documentation from a central place.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ If you have any questions, please consult:
- the web site: [https://maven.apache.org/][2]
- the maven-user mailing list: [https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html](/mailing-lists.html)
-- the reference documentation: [https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.8.0/](/ref/3.8.0/)
+- the reference documentation: [https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.8.1/](/ref/3.8.1/)
## Overview about the changes
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ This release covers two CVEs:
Apache HttpClient is a transitive dependency of Maven Resolver via Maven Wagon, so we've updated those versions as part of this release.
-## Why does this version have the value 3.8.0?
+## Why does this version have the value 3.8.1?
- Why not 3.6.4?\
This is not just a bugfix as it contains three features that **cause a change of default behavior** (external HTTP insecure URLs are now blocked by default):
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ This release covers two CVEs:
Apache Maven 3.7.0 has been advertised in the past that it would be the first release where you could optionally activate the build/consumer feature:
the version containing this feature has been renamed to 4.0.0.
Reusing 3.7.0 might lead to confusion, hence we picked the next available minor version.
+
+ - Why not 3.8.0?\
+ With every release there's a 72h+ voting period. During the vote of 3.8.0 a bug was discovered, one that was important enough to cancel the vote.
+ With Maven we burn versions, to ensure we're always talking about the same "version". This way there will be never confusion about which Maven 3.8.0 one was using.
+
## How to fix when I get a HTTP repository blocked?
@@ -101,6 +106,9 @@ This release covers two CVEs:
## The detailed issue list[](#Details)
+Bug
+ [MNG-7128] - improve error message when blocked repository defined in build POM
+
New Feature
[MNG-7116] - Add support for mirror selector on external:http:*