## Setup
### Install releasetool
See [releasetool](https://github.com/googleapis/releasetool) for installation instructions. You will
need python 3.6+ to run this tool.
## Prepare a release
1. Make sure the team agrees that it is time to release.
2. Look over all of the commits since the last release and make sure there are no breaking changes
on the public surface. If there are any breaking changes, create and merge a new PR to revert the
surface back.
**Note:** this should just be a scan of the public surface that would appear in Java doc.
Implementation changes, README changes, and snippet changes can all be skipped for this check.
3. Verify that all unit and integration tests for the last commit have passed.
4. Run `releasetool start`. Select "minor" or "patch" for the release type. This will bump the
artifact versions, ask you to edit release notes, and create the release pull request. When
prompted, select yes for autorelease.
**Note:** be sure to make these notes nice as they will be used for the release notes as well.
5. When tests pass on the release PR and you have a review from a code owner, merge the release PR.
This will trigger automation to stage and release google-cloud-java.
6. After the artifacts have been pushed, automation will publish the javadocs to googleapis.dev
## Prepare the next snapshot version
1. Run `releasetool start` to bump the next snapshot version. Select "snapshot" when prompted for
the release type. This will bump the artifact versions and create a pull request.
2. Review and submit the PR.
## Additional setup for manual publishing
### Set up Sonatype Account
* Sign up for a Sonatype JIRA account [here](https://issues.sonatype.org)
* Click *Sign Up* in the login box, follow instructions
### Get access to repository
* Go to [community support](https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/OSSRH)
* Ask for publish rights by creating an issue similar to [this one](https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/OSSRH-32032)
* You must be logged in to create a new issue
* Use the *Create* button at the top tab
### Set up PGP keys
* Install GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)
* GPG is installed by default on Ubuntu systems
* For other systems, see [GnuPG download page](https://www.gnupg.org/download/)
* Generate the key ```gpg --gen-key```
* Keep the defaults, but specify a passphrase
* The passphrase can be random; you just need to remember it long enough to finish the next step
* One way to make a random passphrase: ```base64 /dev/urandom | head -c20; echo;```
* Find the ID of your public key ```gpg --list-secret-keys```
* Look for the line with format ```sec 2048R/ABCDEFGH 2015-11-17```
* The ```ABCDEFGH``` is the ID for your public key
* Upload your public key to a public server: ```gpg --send-keys --keyserver hkp://pgp.mit.edu ABCDEFGH```
### Create a Maven settings file
* Create a file at ```$HOME/.m2/settings.xml``` with your passphrase and your sonatype username and password
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