Automate Maven release process and version tagging in GitLab CI pipeline

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@ perform_release:
     cd ${GITLAB_CLONE_DIR}
     git config --global user.name "${GITLAB_USERNAME}"
     git config --global user.email "${GITLAB_USEREMAIL}"
+    
+    # config auth
     git remote set-url origin "https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}@gitlab.com/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
 
+    # build versions
     CURRENT_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
     RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo $CURRENT_VERSION | sed 's/-SNAPSHOT//')
     MINOR_VERSION=$(echo $RELEASE_VERSION | awk -F. '{print $2}')
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ perform_release:
     echo "release version: $RELEASE_VERSION"
     echo "next version: $NEXT_VERSION"
 
+    # process maven release ...
     mvn release:clean release:prepare release:perform \
       -B \
       -DreleaseVersion=$RELEASE_VERSION \
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ perform_release:
       -DscmCommentPrefix="[ci skip] " \
       -DpreparationGoals="clean verify"
 
+    # generate release
     curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_API_TOKEN}" \
          --data "name=v${RELEASE_VERSION}" \
          --data "tag_name=v${RELEASE_VERSION}" \