Prepare for the next release candidate

garydgregory · garydgregory · commit 39e3bbeb6efc · 2026-04-19T14:00:24.000Z
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/98.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/98)
+[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/99.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/99)
 [![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>98</version>
+  <version>99</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
+Apache Commons Parent 99 Release Notes
+--------------------------------------
+
+The Apache Commons Parent team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Parent 99.
+
+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
+------------
+*                   Add REPOSITORIES.md. Thanks to Piotr P. Karwasz, Gary Gregory, Alex Herbert.
+
+Fixed Bugs
+----------
+*                   Migrate from deprecated XML tags in Apache RAT POM configuration. Thanks to Alex Herbert.
+
+Changes
+-------
+*                   Bump com.github.siom79.japicmp:japicmp-maven-plugin from 0.25.4 to 0.25.6, fixes https://github.com/siom79/japicmp/issues/504. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump minimalMavenBuildVersion from 3.8.1 to 3.9. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump commons.junit.version from 5.14.2 to 5.14.3. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+
+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 98 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="99" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+      <release version="99" date="2026-04-19" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
         <!-- FIX -->
         <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Alex Herbert">Migrate from deprecated XML tags in Apache RAT POM configuration.</action>
         <!-- ADD -->
