update the release date in the changelog change the build.xml to reflect pmd-jdeveloper release 0.1 Create the binary release: ant release TESTS: 1) Does it unzip neatly on top of the jdev/ext/lib directory? 2) Can you run it it on a file and find some unused code? 3) Are options persistant? Create the src release: cvs -q rtag -D tomorrow "pmd_jdeveloper_release_0_1" pmd-jdeveloper rmdir /q /s c:\tmp\pmd-jdeveloper mkdir c:\tmp\pmd-jdeveloper cvs -q export -d c:\tmp\pmd-jdeveloper -r pmd_jdeveloper_release_0_1 pmd-jdeveloper copy pmd-jdeveloper\lib\pmd-jdeveloper-0.1.jar c:\tmp\pmd-jdeveloper\lib cd c:\tmp "c:\program files\winzip\wzzip.exe" -r -p pmd-jdeveloper-src-0.1.zip pmd-jdeveloper rmdir /q /s pmd-jdeveloper FTP the zip file to SF ftp upload.sourceforge.net generic userid/password: anonymous/tom@infoether.com cd incoming bin put pmd-jdeveloper-src-0.1.zip put pmd-jdeveloper-bin-0.1.zip Go to Admin, Edit/Release Files, click on Add new release Paste stuff into the changelog/readme boxes Add the pmd-jdeveloper-src-0.1.zip file Add the pmd-jdeveloper-bin-0.1.zip file Classify the file Submit some news saying "hey, new release of the jdeveloper plugin!"