Maven release plugin git credentials

Question

We are using Jenkins and just switched from a file based git repo without authentication to using GitBlit with proper authentication over http.

The problem is -

Answer 1

Based on the docs you have to use a special property, project.scm.id, to define the id of the appropriate server entry in your settings.xml file.

  my-scm-server

And the following in your settings.xml file:

  
     
      
         my-scm-server  
         myUser  
         myPassword  
         
   

BTW: Check if you are using the most recent version of maven-release-plugin. The project.scm.id enhancement was introduced in version 2.3 as part of ticket MRELEASE-420. For example if you are using Maven 3.0.5 then you are by default only using version 2.0 of the maven-release-plugin. Much too old. Fix by adding something like below to your POM:

    
        
            
                org.apache.maven.plugins
                maven-release-plugin
                2.5.3