From 5383aa4c1cc79a27e92a7d41a4adc0a6946249c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thilo Schwarz <osp@thischwa.codes>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:19:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Automate Maven release process and version tagging in GitLab
 CI pipeline

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 754af7d..c7fb2d8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.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}" \