Maven release: next development version in batch mode

Question

I have configured a Jenkins job to release my maven project automatically. This is done by using the following: mvn --batch-mode clean release:prepare release:perform

Answer 1

You can use build-helper-maven-plugin. Just add following to pom.xml:

    
        org.codehaus.mojo
        build-helper-maven-plugin
        ${maven.build.helper.plugin.version}
    

and change command to

mvn --batch-mode clean build-helper:parse-version release:prepare release:perform -DdevelopmentVersion=${parsedVersion.majorVersion}.${parsedVersion.nextMinorVersion}.0-SNAPSHOT

(please note that depending on environment you run this command in, you might need to escape $ with \: \$)