[ACS-12085] Release Process Documentation Update (#770 )

[skip ci] Prepare next development version 4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT
[ACS-12085] [release] Alfresco SDK 4.17.0-A2 alpha (#769 )
2026-09-16 18:13:23 +00:00 · 2026-08-14 12:19:01 +05:30 · 2026-08-13 08:31:37 +00:00 · 2026-08-13 13:48:31 +05:30 · 2026-08-13 12:01:51 +05:30 · 2026-06-15 14:07:42 +05:30
19 changed files with 468 additions and 414 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+version: 2
+registries:
+  maven-alfresco-internal:
+    type: maven-repository
+    url: https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/content/groups/internal
+    username: ${{secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME}}
+    password: ${{secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD}}
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    registries:
+      - maven-alfresco-internal
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "22:00"
+      timezone: "Europe/London"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: "direct"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "org.alfresco.maven:*"
+      - dependency-name: "org.alfresco.maven.plugin:*"
+      - dependency-name: "org.alfresco.maven.archetype:*"
+    groups:
+      spring:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.springframework*"
+      alfresco:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.alfresco*"
+      apache-maven:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.apache.maven*"
+      commons:
+        patterns:
+          - "commons-*"
+          - "org.apache.commons*"
+      slf4j:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.slf4j*"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+env:
+  global:
+    # Both variables are required to be set before the release process starts.
+    # As the release is triggered by a commit message with "[release]" keyword,
+    # setting these variables to new values can be done in the same commit and will indicate the release and the dev versions in it.
+    - RELEASE_VERSION=4.17.0-A2
+    - DEVELOPMENT_VERSION=4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT
@@ -13,36 +13,23 @@ on:
      - feature/**
  workflow_dispatch:

+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 env:
+  JAVA_VERSION: '21'
  MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
  MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
  MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSS_SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
  MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSS_SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
-  GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE }}
  GITHUB_ACTIONS_DEPLOY_TIMEOUT: 90
+  # Note: RELEASE_VERSION and DEVELOPMENT_VERSION are loaded from .github/release-versions.yml

 jobs:
  pre_commit:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/pre-commit@v12.11.0
-
-  veracode_sca:
-    name: "Veracode - Source Clear Scan (SCA)"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: >
-      github.ref_name == 'master' ||
-      github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-build-info@v12.11.0
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v12.11.0
-      - name: "Clean-up SNAPSHOT artifacts"
-        run: find "${HOME}/.m2/repository/" -type d -name "*-SNAPSHOT*" | xargs -r -l rm -rf
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/veracode@v12.11.0
-        continue-on-error: true
-        with:
-          srcclr-api-token: ${{ secrets.SRCCLR_API_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/pre-commit@v15.7.1

  build:
    name: "Build application"
@@ -53,8 +40,10 @@ jobs:
      MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: >
        -B -q -e -fae -V -DinstallAtEnd=true -U
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v12.11.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v15.7.1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
      - name: "Build"
        run: mvn install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V
      - name: "Verify"
@@ -71,8 +60,17 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        include:
-          - name: "current version Java 17"
+          - name: "current version Java 21"
+            java-version: 21
+          - name: "26.1 Enterprise Java 21"
+            java-version: 21
+            suite: -Penterprise-261-tests
+          - name: "26.1 Community Java 21"
+            java-version: 21
+            suite: -Pcommunity-261-tests
+          - name: "25.4 Enterprise Java 17"
            java-version: 17
+            suite: -Penterprise-254-tests
          - name: "25.2 Enterprise Java 17"
            java-version: 17
            suite: -Penterprise-252-tests
@@ -124,43 +122,19 @@ jobs:
          - name: "7.4 Community Java 11"
            java-version: 11
            suite: -Pcommunity-74-tests
-          - name: "7.3 Enterprise Java 17"
-            java-version: 17
-            suite: -Penterprise-73-tests
-          - name: "7.3 Community Java 17"
-            java-version: 17
-            suite: -Pcommunity-73-tests
-          - name: "7.3 Enterprise Java 11"
-            java-version: 11
-            suite: -Penterprise-73-tests
-          - name: "7.3 Community Java 11"
-            java-version: 11
-            suite: -Pcommunity-73-tests
-          - name: "7.2 Enterprise"
-            java-version: 11
-            suite: -Penterprise-72-tests
-          - name: "7.2 Community"
-            java-version: 11
-            suite: -Pcommunity-72-tests
-          - name: "7.1 Enterprise"
-            java-version: 11
-            suite: -Penterprise-71-tests
-          - name: "7.1 Community"
-            java-version: 11
-            suite: -Pcommunity-71-tests
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-build-info@v12.11.0
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v12.11.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-build-info@v15.7.1
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v15.7.1
        with:
          java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
      - name: "Login to Docker Hub"
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
        with:
          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
      - name: "Login to Quay.io"
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
        with:
          registry: quay.io
          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
@@ -168,18 +142,73 @@ jobs:
      - name: "Build"
        run: mvn clean install -B ${{ matrix.suite }}

+  release:
+    name: "Release"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    needs: [tests]
+    outputs:
+      release_tag: ${{ steps.release_meta.outputs.release_tag }}
+    env:
+      MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+      MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+    if: >
+      needs.tests.result == 'success' &&
+      (github.ref_name == 'master' || startsWith(github.ref_name, 'fix/') || startsWith(github.ref_name, 'feature/')) &&
+      !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[no release]') &&
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[release]')
+    steps:
+      - name: "Generate GitHub App token"
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ vars.GH_APP_ENGINEERING_CONTRIB_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_ENGINEERING_CONTRIB_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          permission-contents: write
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/env-load-from-yaml@v18.21.2
+        with:
+          yml_path: .github/release-versions.yml
+      - name: "Export release metadata"
+        id: release_meta
+        run: echo "release_tag=${RELEASE_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-build-info@v18.21.2
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/free-hosted-runner-disk-space@v18.21.2
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v18.21.2
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/maven-release-slim@v18.21.2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          release-version: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          development-version: ${{ env.DEVELOPMENT_VERSION }}
+          maven-args: >
+            -DskipTests
+            -DbuildNumber=${{ github.run_number }}
+
  check_version:
    name: "Check version"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [tests]
+    needs: [tests, release]
    if: >
-      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[publish]')
+      needs.tests.result == 'success' &&
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[publish]') &&
+      (needs.release.result == 'success' || needs.release.result == 'skipped')
    outputs:
        is_ga: ${{ steps.publish_version.outputs.is_ga }}
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-build-info@v12.11.0
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v12.11.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.release.outputs.release_tag || github.ref }}
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-build-info@v15.7.1
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v15.7.1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
      - name: "Check version"
        id: publish_version
        run: |
@@ -195,13 +224,23 @@ jobs:
  publish:
    name: "Publish artifacts"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [tests, check_version]
+    needs: [tests, check_version, release]
    if: >
-      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[publish]') && needs.check_version.outputs.is_ga == 'true'
+      needs.tests.result == 'success' &&
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[publish]') &&
+      needs.check_version.result == 'success' &&
+      needs.check_version.outputs.is_ga == 'true' &&
+      (needs.release.result == 'success' || needs.release.result == 'skipped')
+    env:
+      GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE }}
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-build-info@v12.11.0
-      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v12.11.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.release.outputs.release_tag || github.ref }}
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-build-info@v15.7.1
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v15.7.1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
      - name: "Build"
        run: mvn install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V
      - name: Set up Maven Central credentials
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: "Load Dependency Graph"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "master"
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 6 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  scan-dependencies:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/maven-dependency-scan@v17.0.0
+        with:
+          java-version: '21'
+          maven-version: '3.9.9'
+          maven-args: -Dscopes=compile,runtime
+          maven-username: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          maven-password: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          maven-settings-path: ".ci.settings.xml"
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ This project is released under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apac
 If you are an Enterprise customer check the [Support](#alfresco-enterprise-customers-and-partners-support) section.

 ## News
+- 2026-06: Alfresco SDK 4.16.0 released
+- 2026-03: Alfresco SDK 4.15.0 released
+- 2026-03: Alfresco SDK 4.14.0 released
+- 2026-01: Alfresco SDK 4.13.0 released
 - 2025-07: Alfresco SDK 4.12.0 released
 - 2025-03: Alfresco SDK 4.11.0 released
 - 2024-11: Alfresco SDK 4.10.0 released
@@ -82,11 +86,13 @@ the `alfresco.log` file has also been moved to a more appropriate location (Tomc

 In Q4 2020, Alfresco Platform has undergone a major structural refactoring.

-Depending on the Platform version desired, you might need to use SDK 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10 or SDK 4.11 instead of SDK 4.12.0.
+Depending on the Platform version desired, you might need to use SDK 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15 instead of SDK 4.16.0.

 - For Enterprise and Community versions of 7.x, SDK 4.4 or higher must be used
 - For Enterprise versions of 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x newer than November 2020, SDK 4.3 must be used
 - For Enterprise and Community versions of 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x older than November 2020, SDK 4.1 must be used
+- For Enterprise and Community versions of 25.1.x and 25.2.x, SDK 4.12 or 4.13 must be used
+- For Enterprise and Community versions of 26.1.x, SDK 4.14 must be used

 It's also important to remember that:

@@ -96,16 +102,20 @@ It's also important to remember that:
 - Enterprise Docker images are published on *Quay.io*

 ### Latest Documentation
-To get started with **Alfresco SDK 4.9.x** (latest) visit the [Alfresco Documentation](docs/README.md).
+To get started with **Alfresco SDK 4.16.x** (latest) visit the [Alfresco Documentation](docs/README.md).

 #### Documentation about Previous Versions
 | SDK Version |                                              Alfresco Enterprise Version                                               |                                          Alfresco Community Version                                           | Documentation                                                              |
-|-------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| SDK 4.12.0  | Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x/ 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x | Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x/ 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| SDK 4.11.0  |     Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x/ 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x      |         Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x          | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md                                                                                                                                             |
-| SDK 4.10    |          Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x/ 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x          |              Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x              | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md                                                                                                                                             |
-| SDK 4.9     |              Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x/ 23.2.x / 23.3.x               |                  Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x                   | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md                                                                                                                                             |
-| SDK 4.8     |                   Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x/ 23.2.x                   |                       Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.2.x                       | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md                                                                                                                                             |
+|-------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| SDK 4.16.0  | Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x / 25.4.x / 26.1.x | Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x / 26.1.x | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
+| SDK 4.15.0  |     Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x / 26.1.x      | Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x / 26.1.x | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
+| SDK 4.14.0  |     Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x / 26.1.x      | Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x / 26.1.x | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
+| SDK 4.13.0  |          Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x          |     Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x      | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
+| SDK 4.12.0  |          Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x          |     Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x / 25.2.x      | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
+| SDK 4.11.0  |              Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x               |              Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x / 25.1.x               | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
+| SDK 4.10    |                   Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x                   |                   Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x / 23.4.x                   | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
+| SDK 4.9     |                       Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x                        |                       Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.2.x / 23.3.x                        | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
+| SDK 4.8     |                            Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x / 23.2.x                            |                            Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.2.x                            | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
 | SDK 4.7     |                                Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x                                 |                            Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x / 23.1.x                            | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
 | SDK 4.6     |                                     Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x                                     |                                Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x / 7.4.x                                 | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
 | SDK 4.5     |                                         Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x                                         |                                    Alfresco 7.0.x / 7.1.x / 7.2.x / 7.3.x                                     | https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/tree/master/docs/README.md        |
@@ -167,16 +177,6 @@ To test new unreleased (unsupported) features, you can use the following snippet
 ## For Developers that want to contribute to the SDK
 See the [Developers Wiki page](https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/wiki/Developer-Wiki).

-## Creating a Release
+## Releasing the SDK

-For detailed instructions on how to create a release of the Alfresco SDK, please see the [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md) documentation.
-
-### Quick Reference
-
-The release process involves:
-1. Update version from SNAPSHOT to final (e.g., `4.12.0-SNAPSHOT` → `4.12.0`)
-2. Commit with message `[publish]` to trigger automated publishing to Maven Central
-3. Create a GitHub release tag (e.g., `sdk-4.12.0`) with release notes
-4. Update version to next SNAPSHOT (e.g., `4.12.0` → `4.13.0-SNAPSHOT`)
-
-See [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md) for complete details, prerequisites, and troubleshooting.
+See [docs/release-process.md](docs/release-process.md) for the current automated release process (Nexus, verified commits, tags, and Maven Central publishing).
@@ -1,203 +0,0 @@
-# Alfresco SDK Release Process
-
-This document describes the process for creating a new release of the Alfresco SDK.
-
-## Overview
-
-The Alfresco SDK uses a semi-automated release process that combines:
- Manual version changes in the POM files
- Automated publishing to Maven Central via GitHub Actions
- Manual creation of GitHub release tags
- Manual version bump to the next SNAPSHOT
-
-## Prerequisites
-
-Before starting a release, ensure you have:
-
-1. **Permissions**: Write access to the Alfresco/alfresco-sdk repository
-2. **All tests passing**: The CI pipeline should be green on the master branch
-3. **Credentials configured** (for maintainers):
-   - Maven Central credentials (OSS Sonatype)
-   - GPG signing key for artifact signing
-   - These are configured as GitHub secrets:
-     - `OSS_SONATYPE_USERNAME`
-     - `OSS_SONATYPE_PASSWORD`
-     - `GPG_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY`
-     - `GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE`
-
-## Release Steps
-
-### Step 1: Update Version from SNAPSHOT to Release
-
-1. **Update the version** in all `pom.xml` files from SNAPSHOT to the final release version.
-   
-   Example: When releasing SDK 4.12.0, replace all occurrences of `4.12.0-SNAPSHOT` with `4.12.0`
-
-   Files to update:
-   - `/pom.xml` (root aggregator)
-   - `/modules/alfresco-rad/pom.xml`
-   - `/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml`
-   - `/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/pom.xml`
-   - `/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/pom.xml`
-   - `/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/pom.xml`
-   - `/archetypes/archetypes-it/pom.xml`
-
-   You can use this command to find all pom.xml files that need updating:
-   ```bash
-   find . -name "pom.xml" -not -path "*/target/*" -not -path "*/.git/*"
-   ```
-
-2. **Commit the changes** with the commit message `[publish]`
-   
-   The `[publish]` keyword is important as it triggers the GitHub Actions release workflow.
-
-   ```bash
-   git add .
-   git commit -m "[publish] Release version 4.12.0"
-   git push origin master
-   ```
-
-### Step 2: Automated Publishing
-
-Once you push the commit with `[publish]` in the message:
-
-1. The **GitHub Actions CI workflow** (`.github/workflows/ci.yml`) will automatically:
-   - Run all tests to ensure everything passes
-   - Check if the version is a GA (General Availability) release (format: `X.Y.Z`)
-   - If it's a GA version:
-     - Build the artifacts
-     - Sign them with GPG
-     - Publish to Maven Central using the `central-publishing-maven-plugin`
-
-2. **Monitor the workflow**:
-   - Go to: https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/actions
-   - Check the "Alfresco SDK CI" workflow
-   - Ensure all jobs complete successfully, especially the "Publish artifacts" job
-
-3. **Verify publication**:
-   - Check Maven Central: https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/alfresco/maven/
-   - Note: It may take a few minutes for artifacts to appear on Maven Central after publication
-
-### Step 3: Create GitHub Release Tag
-
-After successful publication to Maven Central:
-
-1. **Navigate to GitHub Releases**:
-   - Go to: https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/releases
-
-2. **Create a new release**:
-   - Click "Draft a new release"
-   - Tag version: Use the format `sdk-X.Y.Z` (e.g., `sdk-4.12.0`)
-   - Target: `master` branch
-   - Release title: `Alfresco SDK X.Y.Z` (e.g., `Alfresco SDK 4.12.0`)
-   
-3. **Write release notes**:
-   - Include a summary of new features, improvements, and bug fixes
-   - Reference important pull requests and issues
-   - Mention supported Alfresco versions
-   - Include any breaking changes or upgrade notes
-
-4. **Publish the release**
-
-### Step 4: Bump Version to Next SNAPSHOT
-
-After creating the GitHub release:
-
-1. **Update version** to the next SNAPSHOT version in all `pom.xml` files
-   
-   Example: After releasing 4.12.0, update to `4.13.0-SNAPSHOT`
-   
-   Note: Only update `pom.xml` files, not README documentation (unless the documentation needs updating for other reasons)
-
-2. **Commit and push**:
-   ```bash
-   git add .
-   git commit -m "Bump version to 4.13.0-SNAPSHOT"
-   git push origin master
-   ```
-
-### Step 5: Update Documentation (if needed)
-
-If the release requires documentation updates:
-
-1. Update the **News** section in `README.md` with the new release
-2. Update the **Documentation about Previous Versions** table if necessary
-3. Update any other relevant documentation
-
-## Release Checklist
-
-Use this checklist when performing a release:
-
- [ ] All tests are passing on master branch
- [ ] Version updated from SNAPSHOT to release version in all pom.xml files
- [ ] Committed and pushed with `[publish]` message
- [ ] GitHub Actions workflow completed successfully
- [ ] Artifacts verified on Maven Central
- [ ] GitHub release tag created (`sdk-X.Y.Z`)
- [ ] Release notes published on GitHub
- [ ] Version bumped to next SNAPSHOT in all pom.xml files
- [ ] Documentation updated (if necessary)
-
-## Understanding the CI/CD Pipeline
-
-The release automation is defined in `.github/workflows/ci.yml`:
-
-### Key Workflow Jobs:
-
-1. **pre_commit**: Runs pre-commit checks
-2. **build**: Builds the application and runs verification
-3. **tests**: Runs integration tests against multiple Alfresco versions
-4. **check_version**: Triggered when commit message contains `[publish]`
-   - Validates if version is a GA release (X.Y.Z format)
-   - Non-GA versions (like SNAPSHOT, RC, etc.) are not published
-5. **publish**: Triggered after successful tests when version is GA
-   - Builds artifacts with source and javadoc
-   - Signs artifacts with GPG
-   - Publishes to Maven Central using Central Publishing Maven Plugin
-
-### Maven Profile: `sdk-release`
-
-The release process uses the `sdk-release` Maven profile defined in the root `pom.xml`, which configures:
-
- **central-publishing-maven-plugin**: For publishing to Maven Central
- **maven-source-plugin**: Attaches source JARs
- **maven-javadoc-plugin**: Attaches Javadoc JARs
- **maven-gpg-plugin**: Signs artifacts
- **maven-release-plugin**: Release management
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
-### Release workflow not triggering
-
- Ensure commit message contains `[publish]`
- Check that version in pom.xml is in GA format (X.Y.Z, no SNAPSHOT, RC, etc.)
- Verify all tests pass
-
-### GPG signing failures
-
- Check that `GPG_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY` and `GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE` secrets are correctly configured
- Ensure GPG key is valid and not expired
-
-### Maven Central publication failures
-
- Verify `OSS_SONATYPE_USERNAME` and `OSS_SONATYPE_PASSWORD` credentials are valid
- Check that artifacts meet Maven Central requirements (sources, javadocs, POM metadata)
- Review the Central Publishing Maven Plugin documentation for requirements
-
-### Version conflicts
-
- Ensure all module pom.xml files have consistent version numbers
- Verify parent version references match
-
-## Additional Resources
-
- [Maven Central Publishing](https://central.sonatype.org/publish/)
- [Central Publishing Maven Plugin](https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-portal-maven/)
- [GPG Signing](https://central.sonatype.org/publish/requirements/gpg/)
- [Alfresco SDK Developer Wiki](https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/wiki/Developer-Wiki)
-
-## Contact
-
-For questions about the release process:
- Open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-sdk/issues)
- Contact the Alfresco SDK maintainers
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  <parent>
    <groupId>org.alfresco.maven</groupId>
    <artifactId>alfresco-sdk-aggregator</artifactId>
-    <version>4.14.0-A1</version>
+    <version>4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
  </parent>

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
    <groupId>${groupId}</groupId>
    <artifactId>${artifactId}</artifactId>
    <version>${version}</version>
-    <name>AIO - SDK 4.14.0-A1</name>
-    <description>All-In-One (AIO) project for SDK 4.14.0-A1</description>
+    <name>AIO - SDK 4.16.0</name>
+    <description>All-In-One (AIO) project for SDK 4.16.0</description>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>

    <prerequisites>
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
                <plugin>
                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                    <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+                    <version>3.5.5</version>
                    <executions>
                        <execution>
                            <id>integration-test</id>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  <parent>
    <groupId>org.alfresco.maven</groupId>
    <artifactId>alfresco-sdk-aggregator</artifactId>
-    <version>4.14.0-A1</version>
+    <version>4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
  </parent>

@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+                <version>3.5.5</version>
                <configuration>
                    <systemPropertyVariables>
                        <acs.endpoint.path>${test.acs.endpoint.path}</acs.endpoint.path>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <parent>
        <groupId>org.alfresco.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>alfresco-sdk-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>4.14.0-A1</version>
+        <version>4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>

@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@

    <properties>
        <slf4j.version>1.7.12</slf4j.version>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
    </properties>

    <parent>
        <groupId>org.alfresco.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>alfresco-sdk-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>4.14.0-A1</version>
+        <version>4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.19.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.5</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>integration-test</id>
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Choose archetype:
 * `org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-platform-jar-archetype`
 * `org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-share-jar-archetype`

-3. Choose the latest version, such as 4.12.0.
+3. Choose the latest version, such as 4.14.0.

 ```
 Choose org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-allinone-archetype version:
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ Choose org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-allinone-archetype version:
 23: 4.10.0
 24: 4.11.0
 25: 4.12.0
+26: 4.13.0
+27: 4.14.0
 ```

 4. Next you will be prompted for additional values, like groupId, artifactId, and package, as shown below:
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ If everything has been configured correctly, you should see something similar to

 ```
 [INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-[INFO] Using following parameters for creating project from Archetype: alfresco-allinone-archetype:4.12.0
+[INFO] Using following parameters for creating project from Archetype: alfresco-allinone-archetype:4.14.0
 [INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [INFO] Parameter: groupId, Value: com.acme
 [INFO] Parameter: artifactId, Value: my-all-in-one
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ If everything has been configured correctly, you should see something similar to
 [INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [INFO] Total time: 04:11 min
-[INFO] Finished at: 2019-01-10T16:21:46+01:00
+[INFO] Finished at: 2026-02-24T16:21:46+01:00
 [INFO] Final Memory: 17M/1024M
 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ```
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+# Alfresco SDK release process
+
+This document describes how to release the Alfresco SDK using the automated CI pipeline introduced in [ACS-12085](https://hyland.atlassian.net/browse/ACS-12085).
+
+Releases are performed on **`master`** via GitHub Actions. The pipeline uses [`maven-release-slim`](https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools) from Alfresco build-tools and a GitHub App installation token to create **verified** commits and tags.
+
+## Version conventions
+
+### Alpha versions (dot notation)
+
+Alpha releases **must** use a dot between `A` and the alpha number:
+
+| Correct | Incorrect |
+|---------|-----------|
+| `4.17.0-A.1` | `4.17.0-A1` |
+| `4.17.0-A.2` | `4.17.0-A2` |
+
+Use this format in `RELEASE_VERSION`, Git tags, and Maven coordinates for all new alpha releases.
+
+### Next development version (`-SNAPSHOT`)
+
+`DEVELOPMENT_VERSION` **must** include the `-SNAPSHOT` suffix. This is the version written to all POMs after the release completes.
+
+| Correct | Incorrect |
+|---------|-----------|
+| `4.17.0-A.3-SNAPSHOT` | `4.17.0-A.3` |
+| `4.18.0-SNAPSHOT` | `4.18.0` |
+
+This applies to both alpha and GA release cycles.
+
+## Overview
+
+| Step | Trigger | CI job | Result |
+|------|---------|--------|--------|
+| Alpha / Nexus release | `[release]` in commit message | `release` | Deploy to Alfresco Nexus, Git tag, verified bot commits |
+| GA Maven Central publish | `[publish]` in commit message | `publish` | Publish to Maven Central (GA versions only) |
+
+Alpha releases (for example `4.17.0-A.2`) are deployed to **Nexus only**. GA releases (for example `4.17.0`) can additionally be published to **Maven Central** using `[publish]`.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Merge your changes to **`master`** (or use a PR merged to `master`).
+- Ensure CI tests pass. Do not use `[skip tests]` on a release commit.
+- Confirm the repository has the `GH_APP_ENGINEERING_CONTRIB_CLIENT_ID` variable and `GH_APP_ENGINEERING_CONTRIB_PRIVATE_KEY` secret configured (DevOps).
+- Protected branches must allow verified commits from the engineering-contrib GitHub App.
+
+## Configure release versions
+
+Version numbers are **not** stored in `.github/workflows/ci.yml`. They live in [`.github/release-versions.yml`](../.github/release-versions.yml):
+
+```yaml
+env:
+  global:
+    - RELEASE_VERSION=4.17.0-A.2
+    - DEVELOPMENT_VERSION=4.17.0-A.3-SNAPSHOT
+```
+
+| Variable | Purpose | Example (alpha) | Example (GA) |
+|----------|---------|-----------------|--------------|
+| `RELEASE_VERSION` | Version to release and tag | `4.17.0-A.2` | `4.17.0` |
+| `DEVELOPMENT_VERSION` | Next development version written to POMs after release (must end with `-SNAPSHOT`) | `4.17.0-A.3-SNAPSHOT` | `4.18.0-SNAPSHOT` |
+
+Update both values in the **same commit** that triggers the release. The GitHub App bot does **not** modify this file; you must update it again before the next release.
+
+> **Note:** Release versions are kept in `.github/release-versions.yml` (not in workflow files) so the GitHub App token does not require `workflows: write` permission.
+
+## Alpha release (Nexus)
+
+Example: release `4.17.0-A.3` when `master` is on `4.17.0-A.3-SNAPSHOT`.
+
+1. Update [`.github/release-versions.yml`](../.github/release-versions.yml):
+
+   ```yaml
+   - RELEASE_VERSION=4.17.0-A.3
+   - DEVELOPMENT_VERSION=4.17.0-A.4-SNAPSHOT
+   ```
+
+2. Commit and push to **`master`** with `[release]` in the commit message, for example:
+
+   ```text
+   [release] Alfresco SDK 4.17.0-A.3 alpha
+   ```
+
+3. Wait for the CI workflow to finish. The `release` job runs only when:
+   - Tests succeed
+   - The branch is `master`, `fix/**`, or `feature/**`
+   - The commit message contains `[release]`
+   - The commit message does **not** contain `[no release]`
+
+### What happens automatically
+
+When the `release` job succeeds, CI will:
+
+1. Set all POM versions to `RELEASE_VERSION`
+2. Deploy artifacts to Alfresco Nexus
+3. Create a **verified** bot commit for the release version
+4. Create a Git tag named exactly `RELEASE_VERSION` (for example `4.17.0-A.3`)
+5. Set all POM versions to `DEVELOPMENT_VERSION`
+6. Create a **verified** bot commit for the next development version
+
+You should **not** manually create Git tags or manually bump POM versions for the release and post-release commits; the pipeline handles that.
+
+### After an alpha release
+
+On `master` you should see:
+
+- Git tag: `4.17.0-A.3` (plain version string from `RELEASE_VERSION`)
+- Two new **Verified** commits from the engineering-contrib bot
+- Root POM version: `4.17.0-A.4-SNAPSHOT`
+- Artifacts on Alfresco Nexus for `4.17.0-A.3`
+
+## GA release and Maven Central
+
+For a GA release (version matching `major.minor.patch` with no suffix):
+
+1. Update [`.github/release-versions.yml`](../.github/release-versions.yml), for example:
+
+   ```yaml
+   - RELEASE_VERSION=4.17.0
+   - DEVELOPMENT_VERSION=4.18.0-SNAPSHOT
+   ```
+
+2. Push to **`master`** with both keywords in the **same** commit message:
+
+   ```text
+   [release][publish] Alfresco SDK 4.17.0
+   ```
+
+   To publish to Maven Central as part of the GA release, include `[publish]` in the **same** commit message as `[release]` so the workflow can publish the tagged `RELEASE_VERSION`.
+
+   A standalone `[publish]` commit (without `[release]`) will publish only if the POM version on that commit is already GA. After a release run, `master` is typically bumped to `DEVELOPMENT_VERSION` (`-SNAPSHOT`), so a later `[publish]` commit will be skipped by `check_version`.
+
+The `check_version` job verifies the version matches `^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$` before Maven Central publish runs. Alpha, SNAPSHOT, RC, and other suffixed versions are skipped.
+
+## Commit message keywords
+
+| Keyword | Effect |
+|---------|--------|
+| `[release]` | Run the automated Nexus release |
+| `[publish]` | Attempt Maven Central publish (GA only) |
+| `[no release]` | Skip the release job even if `[release]` would otherwise match |
+| `[skip tests]` | Skip tests (do **not** use on release commits) |
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+| Symptom | Likely cause |
+|---------|----------------|
+| Release job skipped | No `[release]` in commit message, wrong branch, or tests failed/skipped |
+| App token step fails | GitHub App credentials not configured on the repository |
+| Verified commit rejected | Branch protection or App permissions |
+| Tag already exists | `RELEASE_VERSION` was released before |
+| Maven Central skipped | Non-GA version, or missing `[publish]` |
+
+## Related files
+
+- [`.github/workflows/ci.yml`](../.github/workflows/ci.yml) — CI pipeline
+- [`.github/release-versions.yml`](../.github/release-versions.yml) — release version configuration
+- [Alfresco build-tools `maven-release-slim`](https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Alfresco Share 6.

 This was a mayor release oriented to support Alfresco 6, so it is not compatible with previous versions of the SDK.

-Alfresco SDK 4.12.0 extends the support to Alfresco 25.2. 
+Alfresco SDK 4.14.0 extends the support to Alfresco 26.1. 
 Use an older SDK version for Alfresco 6. 

 ## Embracing containers and Docker
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ environment can be more similar to a real one, including whatever other service

 Alfresco SDK 4.1 provides support for Alfresco 6.2.x.

-## Support for Alfresco 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x. 23.1.x, 23.2.x, 23.3.x, 23.4.x, 25.1.x and 25.2.x
+## Support for Alfresco 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x. 23.1.x, 23.2.x, 23.3.x, 23.4.x, 25.1.x, 25.2.x and 26.1.x

-Alfresco SDK 4.12.0 provides support for Alfresco 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 23.1.x, 23.2.x, 23.3.x, 23.4.x, 25.1.x and 25.2.x.
+Alfresco SDK 4.14.0 provides support for Alfresco 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 23.1.x, 23.2.x, 23.3.x, 23.4.x, 25.1.x, 25.2.x and 26.1.x

 ## Support for Java 17
 [Java 17](https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/) is the latest stable long term (8 year support) version after Java 11. Alfresco 7.3.x already offers
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
    <parent>
        <groupId>org.alfresco.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>alfresco-sdk-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>4.14.0-A1</version>
+        <version>4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>

        <!-- Access to JUnit runner classes -->
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <parent>
        <groupId>org.alfresco.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>alfresco-sdk-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>4.14.0-A1</version>
+        <version>4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5</version>
+                <version>3.15.2</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>generated-helpmojo</id>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-archiver</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6.0</version>
+            <version>3.6.6</version>
            <exclusions>
                <exclusion>
                    <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
            <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11.0</version>
+            <version>4.12.0</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5</version>
+                <version>3.15.2</version>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </reporting>
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>org.alfresco.maven</groupId>
    <artifactId>alfresco-sdk-aggregator</artifactId>
-    <version>4.14.0-A1</version>
+    <version>4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <name>Alfresco SDK</name>
    <description>This aggregator Project builds all modules required for the Alfresco SDK</description>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@
    <properties>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
        <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
        <maven.archetype.version>3.0.0</maven.archetype.version>
        <alfresco.sdk.parent.version>${project.version}</alfresco.sdk.parent.version>
        <alfresco.sdk.tests.exclude>*/*-enterprise*/*</alfresco.sdk.tests.exclude>

        <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-community-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
-        <alfresco.platform.version>25.3.0-A.15</alfresco.platform.version>
+        <alfresco.platform.version>26.1.0</alfresco.platform.version>
        <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
-        <alfresco.share.docker.version>25.3.0-A.15</alfresco.share.docker.version>
+        <alfresco.share.docker.version>26.1.0</alfresco.share.docker.version>
        <!--
             The following value is now obtained by looking at the
             - alfresco-community-share.version (eg. https://github.com/Alfresco/acs-community-packaging/blob/25.1.0/pom.xml#L17)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
             - alfresco-enterprise-share.version (eg. https://github.com/Alfresco/acs-packaging/blob/25.1.0/pom.xml#L18)
             for the GitHub Tag related to the above Docker version.
         -->
-        <alfresco.share.version>25.3.0.36</alfresco.share.version>
+        <alfresco.share.version>26.1.0.45</alfresco.share.version>
        <alfresco.platform.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-content-repository-community</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
        <alfresco.share.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
        <keystore.settings>
@@ -94,84 +94,6 @@
            </distributionManagement>
        </profile>

-        <!-- 7.1 -->
-        <profile>
-            <id>community-71-tests</id>
-            <properties>
-                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-community-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
-                <alfresco.platform.version>7.1.1.2</alfresco.platform.version>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.version>7.1.1.2</alfresco.share.docker.version>
-                <alfresco.share.version>13.10</alfresco.share.version>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-content-repository-community</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>enterprise-71-tests</id>
-            <properties>
-                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
-                <alfresco.platform.version>7.1.1.2</alfresco.platform.version>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.version>7.1.1.2</alfresco.share.docker.version>
-                <alfresco.share.version>13.10</alfresco.share.version>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-content-repository</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-
-        <!-- 7.2 -->
-        <profile>
-            <id>community-72-tests</id>
-            <properties>
-                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-community-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
-                <alfresco.platform.version>7.2.1</alfresco.platform.version>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.version>7.2.1</alfresco.share.docker.version>
-                <alfresco.share.version>15.17</alfresco.share.version>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-content-repository-community</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>enterprise-72-tests</id>
-            <properties>
-                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
-                <alfresco.platform.version>7.2.1</alfresco.platform.version>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.version>7.2.1</alfresco.share.docker.version>
-                <alfresco.share.version>15.17</alfresco.share.version>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-content-repository</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-
-        <!-- 7.3 -->
-        <profile>
-            <id>community-73-tests</id>
-            <properties>
-                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-community-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
-                <alfresco.platform.version>7.3.0</alfresco.platform.version>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.version>7.3.0</alfresco.share.docker.version>
-                <alfresco.share.version>17.137</alfresco.share.version>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-content-repository-community</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>enterprise-73-tests</id>
-            <properties>
-                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
-                <alfresco.platform.version>7.3.0</alfresco.platform.version>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.version>7.3.0</alfresco.share.docker.version>
-                <alfresco.share.version>17.137</alfresco.share.version>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-content-repository</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.share.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
-                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-
        <!-- 7.4 -->
        <profile>
            <id>community-74-tests</id>
@@ -368,6 +290,46 @@
            </properties>
        </profile>

+        <!-- 25.4 -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>enterprise-254-tests</id>
+            <properties>
+                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
+                <alfresco.platform.version>25.4.0</alfresco.platform.version>
+                <alfresco.share.docker.version>25.4.0</alfresco.share.docker.version>
+                <alfresco.share.version>25.4.0.61</alfresco.share.version>
+                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-content-repository</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
+                <alfresco.share.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
+                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+
+        <!-- 26.1 -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>community-261-tests</id>
+            <properties>
+                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-community-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
+                <alfresco.platform.version>26.1.0</alfresco.platform.version>
+                <alfresco.share.docker.version>26.1.0</alfresco.share.docker.version>
+                <alfresco.share.version>26.1.0.45</alfresco.share.version>
+                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-content-repository-community</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
+                <alfresco.share.docker.image>alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
+                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>enterprise-261-tests</id>
+            <properties>
+                <alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>acs-packaging</alfresco.bomDependency.artifactId>
+                <alfresco.platform.version>26.1.0</alfresco.platform.version>
+                <alfresco.share.docker.version>26.1.0</alfresco.share.docker.version>
+                <alfresco.share.version>26.1.0.45</alfresco.share.version>
+                <alfresco.platform.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-content-repository</alfresco.platform.docker.image>
+                <alfresco.share.docker.image>quay.io/alfresco/alfresco-share</alfresco.share.docker.image>
+                <alfresco.platform.docker.user>alfresco</alfresco.platform.docker.user>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+
        <profile>
            <id>sdk-release</id>
            <build>
@@ -375,7 +337,7 @@
                    <plugin>
                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.8.0</version>
+                        <version>0.10.0</version>
                        <extensions>true</extensions>
                        <configuration>
                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
@@ -385,7 +347,7 @@
                    <plugin>
                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.3.1</version>
+                        <version>3.4.0</version>
                        <executions>
                            <execution>
                                <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -411,7 +373,7 @@
                    <plugin>
                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6</version>
+                        <version>3.2.8</version>
                        <executions>
                            <execution>
                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -487,6 +449,22 @@
        </profile>
    </profiles>

+    <!--
+        Date: 12-06-2026
+        Force transitive dependencies to safe versions.
+        Remove this when bumping the "alfresco-repository" 26.2 GA in the future,
+        as the fixed version of plexus-utils will be included in the dependency tree of the project.
+    -->
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+                <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
    <build>
        <pluginManagement>
            <plugins>
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# To avoid the provided dependencies we set the scope to runtime. See: https://docs.veracode.com/r/c_sc_scan_directives
-# runtime: to restrict the scan to compile and runtime dependencies.
-scope: runtime
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Somnath Deshmukh	f568c2d63b	[ACS-12085] Release Process Documentation Update (#770 )	2026-08-14 12:19:01 +05:30
alfresco-engineering-contributor[bot]	3e27055a8e	[skip ci] Prepare next development version 4.17.0-A3-SNAPSHOT	2026-08-13 08:31:37 +00:00
Somnath Deshmukh	89a7315905	[ACS-12085] [release] Alfresco SDK 4.17.0-A2 alpha (#769 )	2026-08-13 13:48:31 +05:30
Somnath Deshmukh	9037ad3545	ACS-12085 Migrate SDK Repositories Verified Commits (#768 )	2026-08-13 12:01:51 +05:30
Vivek Kumar	f65a3f0da1	[ACS-11984]: Release Alfresco SDK 4.17.0-A1 (#763 ) (#766 )	2026-06-15 14:07:42 +05:30
Vivek Kumar	ad020fe106	[ACS-11984]: Review security and quality findings on Alfresco SDK (#765 )	2026-06-15 13:32:27 +05:30
Gerard Olenski	2dfebc9b9e	ACS-12005 Remove Veracode integration (#764 )	2026-06-11 10:34:42 +02:00
Arindam Roy	7706b8560a	[ACS-11835]: Release and [publish] Alfresco SDK 4.16.0 (#763 )	2026-06-10 15:45:59 +05:30
Arindam Roy	0d8b704c21	ACS-11700 - CVE Vulnerabilities in Alfresco SDK (#762 )	2026-06-02 14:27:44 +05:30
Arindam Roy	975f017b90	[ACS-11834]: Release Alfresco SDK 4.16.0-A2 (#761 )	2026-06-01 12:06:42 +05:30
Arindam Roy	58c0d62248	[ACS-11834]: Release Alfresco SDK 4.16.0-A1 (#760 )	2026-05-28 15:50:23 +05:30
Arindam Roy	54091607c5	ACS-11700 - CVE Vulnerabilities in Alfresco SDK (#758 )	2026-05-21 14:55:10 +05:30
Satyam Sah	05cc667b51	ACS-11627 Migrate alfresco-sdk to GHAS (#747 )	2026-05-14 05:25:41 +05:30
Copilotandgionn	6c749e8d20	Scope GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE to publish job and SHA-pin third-party actions (#744 ) Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: gionn <71768+gionn@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-26 14:17:15 +01:00
Vivek Kumar	801cb5075b	[ACS-11188]: [publish] Release GA Alfresco SDK 4.15.0 (#742 )	2026-03-12 17:51:45 +05:30
Vivek Kumar	e4db66a066	[ACS-11188]: [publish] Release Alfresco SDK 4.14.0 GA (#741 )	2026-03-09 14:25:00 +05:30
tathagta15	3a34eaa201	[ACS-11189] [skip tests] Alfresco SDK 4.14.0 A2 Release (#740 )	2026-02-27 20:01:10 +05:30