Follow these steps to trigger a new release:

1. Open the Release Workflow

   • Navigate to the Actions tab in the GitHub repository.
   • Select the "Release" workflow from the list.

2. Run the Workflow

   • Click the "Run workflow" button.
   • When prompted, provide the following inputs:
     • Branch: master
     • Version to release: e.g., 17.0.0
     • Next development version: e.g., 17.0.0-SNAPSHOT

3. What the Workflow Does Automatically

   • Updates all pom.xml files with the specified release version.
   • Creates and pushes a corresponding Git tag.
   • Builds and deploys artifacts to Maven Central.
   • Bumps the version to the specified next development version.

After completing a release, follow these steps to prepare the Short-Term Support (STS) version:

1. Create the STS Branch

   • If master is now 17.0.0-SNAPSHOT, create a new branch from the latest 16.0.0 tag:

     git checkout -b 16.X tags/16.0.0

2. Provision a New App on DigitalOcean

   • Create a new application specifically for the STS version (e.g., version 16).

3. Update Showcase Deployment

   • In the 16.X branch, edit the GitHub Actions workflow:
     • File: .github/workflows/deploy-showcase.yml
     • Change the app_name to:

       app_name: primefaces16-showcase

4. Update Release Workflow

   • In the 16.X branch, edit the release workflow file:
     • File: .github/workflows/release.yml
     • Update the branch environment variable:

       env:
         BRANCH: '16.X'

Follow these steps to trigger a new release:

1. Open the Release Workflow

   • Navigate to the Actions tab in the GitHub repository.
   • Select the "Release" workflow from the list.

2. Run the Workflow

   • Click the "Run workflow" button.
   • When prompted, provide the following inputs:
     • Branch: 16.X
     • Version to release: e.g., 16.0.5
     • Next development version: e.g., 16.0.6-SNAPSHOT

3. What the Workflow Does Automatically

   • Updates all pom.xml files with the specified release version.
   • Creates and pushes a corresponding Git tag.
   • Builds and deploys artifacts to Maven Central.
   • Bumps the version to the specified next development version.