Prepare for the next release candidate

garydgregory · garydgregory · commit 59ec22a23a6d · 2026-04-03T21:31:53.000Z
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/97.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/97)
+[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/98.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/98)
 [![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>97</version>
+  <version>98</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+Apache Commons Parent 98 Release Notes
+--------------------------------------
+
+The Apache Commons Parent team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Parent 98.
+
+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.
+
+Changes
+-------
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-* from 7.21.0 to 7.23.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin from 6.0.0 on 6.0.2 on Java 17 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 12.3.1 to 13.3.0 on Java 21 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump biz.aQute.bnd:biz.aQute.bndlib from 7.2.1 to 7.2.3 on Java 17 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-maven-plugin from 4.9.8.2 to 4.9.8.3. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 13.2.0 to 13.4.0 on Java 21 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump commons.rat.version from 0.17.0 to 0.18 on Java 17 and up. 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 97 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="98" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+      <release version="98" date="2026-04-03" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
 	    <!-- FIX -->
 	    <!-- ADD -->
 	    <!-- UPDATE -->
