Prepare for the next release candidate

garydgregory · garydgregory · commit 0dc8a8b5a807 · 2025-06-15T14:34:37.000Z
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Apache Commons Parent
 
 [![Java CI](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.commons/commons-parent?label=Maven%20Central)](https://search.maven.org/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-parent)
-[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/84.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/84)
+[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/85.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/85)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-parent/badge)](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-parent)
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Alternatively, you can pull it from the central Maven repositories:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
   <artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>84</version>
+  <version>85</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
+Apache Commons Parent 85 Release Notes
+------------------------------------------------
+
+The Apache Commons Parent team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Parent 85.
+
+The Apache Commons Parent POM provides common settings for all Apache Commons components.
+
+This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
+
+New features
+------------
+*                   Exclude Eclipse files from Apache RAT.
+
+Changes
+-------
+*                   Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.23.1 to 10.25.0 on Java 11 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin from 3.5.0 to 3.5.1. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 5.12.2 to 5.13.1 #626. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core from 7.13.0 to 7.14.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-java from 7.13.0 to 7.14.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-javascript from 7.13.0 to 7.14.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-jsp from 7.13.0 to 7.14.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump org.codehaus.mojo:build-helper-maven-plugin from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 #630. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+*                   Bump org.apache:apache from 34 to 35 #632. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+
+
+Historical list of changes: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-parent/changes.html
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Parent, including instructions on how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Parent website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-parent/
+
+Enjoy!
+Apache Commons Team
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Apache Commons Parent 84 Release Notes
 --------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
     The changes report outputs actions in the order they appear in this file.
      -->
     <body>
-      <release version="85" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+      <release version="85" date="2025-06-15" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
         <!-- FIX -->
         <!-- ADD -->
         <action type="add" dev="jochen">Exclude Eclipse files from Apache RAT.</action>
