Release Checklist for the SPDX Java Tools

Check for any warnings from the compiler and findbugs
Run unit tests for all packages that depend on the library
Run unit tests with export SPDX_JAVA_LIB_RUN_SLOW_TESTS=true to ensure the extended (slow) test suite passes
Run dependency check to find any potential vulnerabilities mvn dependency-check:check
Test the release mvn release:prepare -DdryRun
Run mvn release:prepare - you will be prompted for the release - typically take the defaults
Run mvn release:perform
Release artifacts to Maven Central
Create a Git release including release notes
Zip up the files from the Maven archive and add them to the release

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