How to setup the Maven release plugin with Git?

Question

The last few days I have tried to configure the Maven Release plugin for a release with Git. I have setup a test project for it and I have tried so much configurations that I don't know how to display them all to you...

In every case the Maven Release plugin use only the branch that is currently checked out. If I start the Release plugin on the master branch it create the tag on it, but if I'm on the develop branch it creates every thing there.

My actual pom looks like this:

<project>
...
<scm>
    <connection>scm:git:file://D:\Dev\gitremotetest\testpp</connection>
    <developerConnection>scm:git:file://D:\Dev\gitremotetest\testpp</developerConnection>
    <tag>HEAD</tag>
</scm>
...
<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.5.3</version>
            <dependencies>
                <dependency>
                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
                    <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
                    <version>1.9.5</version>
                </dependency>
            </dependencies>
            <configuration>
                <branchName>develop</branchName>
                <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
                <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>
...
</project>

I have searched a lot of websites and I cant find a complete configuration of the Release plugin with Git. The outcome should be, that the develop branch is pre-release version 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT and post-release version 0.0.2-SNAPSHOT. The master branch should contain prerelease version 0.0.0 and post-release version 0.0.1.

This is the verbose Maven output:

Apache Maven 3.3.9 (bb52d8502b132ec0a5a3f4c09453c07478323dc5; 2015-11-10T17:41:47+01:00)
Maven home: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\EMBEDDED
Java version: 1.8.0_91, vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: C:\Programme\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\jre
Default locale: de_DE, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "windows 7", version: "6.1", arch: "amd64", family: "dos"
[DEBUG] Created new class realm maven.api
[DEBUG] Importing foreign packages into class realm maven.api
[DEBUG]   Imported: LOTS OF IMPORTS
[DEBUG] Populating class realm maven.api
[INFO] Error stacktraces are turned on.
[DEBUG] Reading global settings from EMBEDDED\conf\settings.xml
[DEBUG] Reading user settings from C:\Users\ph729\.m2\settings.xml
[DEBUG] Reading global toolchains from D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\EMBEDDED\conf\toolchains.xml
[DEBUG] Reading user toolchains from C:\Users\ph729\.m2\toolchains.xml
[DEBUG] Using local repository at C:\Users\ph729\.m2\repository
[DEBUG] Using manager EnhancedLocalRepositoryManager with priority 10.0 for C:\Users\ph729\.m2\repository
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[DEBUG] Extension realms for project test:testpp:pom:0.0.13-SNAPSHOT: (none)
[DEBUG] Looking up lifecyle mappings for packaging pom from ClassRealm[plexus.core, parent: null]
[DEBUG] Resolving plugin prefix release from [org.apache.maven.plugins, org.codehaus.mojo]
[DEBUG] Resolved plugin prefix release to org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin from POM test:testpp:pom:0.0.13-SNAPSHOT
[DEBUG] === REACTOR BUILD PLAN ================================================
[DEBUG] Project: test:testpp:pom:0.0.13-SNAPSHOT
[DEBUG] Tasks:   [release:prepare]
[DEBUG] Style:   Aggregating
[DEBUG] =======================================================================
[INFO]                                                                         
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building testpp 0.0.13-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[DEBUG] Resolving plugin prefix release from [org.apache.maven.plugins, org.codehaus.mojo]
[DEBUG] Resolved plugin prefix release to org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin from POM test:testpp:pom:0.0.13-SNAPSHOT
[DEBUG] Lifecycle default -> [validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-sources, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate-test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resources, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-integration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy]
[DEBUG] Lifecycle clean -> [pre-clean, clean, post-clean]
[DEBUG] Lifecycle site -> [pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy]
[DEBUG] === PROJECT BUILD PLAN ================================================
[DEBUG] Project:       test:testpp:0.0.13-SNAPSHOT
[DEBUG] Dependencies (collect): []
[DEBUG] Dependencies (resolve): []
[DEBUG] Repositories (dependencies): [ID (https://IP+PORT/repository/maven-public/, default, releases+snapshots), central (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2, default, releases)]
[DEBUG] Repositories (plugins)     : [ID (https://IP+PORT/repository/maven-central/, default, releases+snapshots), central (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2, default, releases)]
[DEBUG] -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[DEBUG] Goal:          org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.5.3:prepare (default-cli)
[DEBUG] Style:         Aggregating
[DEBUG] Configuration: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
  <addSchema default-value="true">${addSchema}</addSchema>
  <allowReleasePluginSnapshot default-value="false">${allowReleasePluginSnapshot}</allowReleasePluginSnapshot>
  <allowTimestampedSnapshots default-value="false">${ignoreSnapshots}</allowTimestampedSnapshots>
  <arguments>${arguments}</arguments>
  <autoVersionSubmodules default-value="false">${autoVersionSubmodules}</autoVersionSubmodules>
  <basedir default-value="${basedir}"/>
  <checkModificationExcludeList>${checkModificationExcludeList}</checkModificationExcludeList>
  <commitByProject default-value="false">${commitByProject}</commitByProject>
  <completionGoals default-value="">${completionGoals}</completionGoals>
  <developmentVersion>${developmentVersion}</developmentVersion>
  <dryRun default-value="false">${dryRun}</dryRun>
  <generateReleasePoms default-value="false">${generateReleasePoms}</generateReleasePoms>
  <javaHome default-value="${java.home}"/>
  <localRepoDirectory default-value="${maven.repo.local}"/>
  <mavenExecutorId default-value="invoker">${mavenExecutorId}</mavenExecutorId>
  <mavenHome default-value="${maven.home}"/>
  <password>${password}</password>
  <pomFileName>${pomFileName}</pomFileName>
  <preparationGoals default-value="clean verify">${preparationGoals}</preparationGoals>
  <project default-value="${project}"/>
  <projectVersionPolicyId default-value="default">${projectVersionPolicyId}</projectVersionPolicyId>
  <pushChanges default-value="true">${pushChanges}</pushChanges>
  <reactorProjects default-value="${reactorProjects}"/>
  <releaseVersion>${releaseVersion}</releaseVersion>
  <remoteTagging default-value="true">${remoteTagging}</remoteTagging>
  <resume default-value="true">${resume}</resume>
  <scmCommentPrefix default-value="[maven-release-plugin] ">${scmCommentPrefix}</scmCommentPrefix>
  <session default-value="${session}"/>
  <settings default-value="${settings}"/>
  <suppressCommitBeforeTag default-value="false">${suppressCommitBeforeTag}</suppressCommitBeforeTag>
  <tag>testpp-0.0.13-SNAPSHOT-m1</tag>
  <tagBase>${tagBase}</tagBase>
  <tagNameFormat default-value="@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}">${tagNameFormat}</tagNameFormat>
  <updateDependencies default-value="true">${updateDependencies}</updateDependencies>
  <updateWorkingCopyVersions default-value="true">${updateWorkingCopyVersions}</updateWorkingCopyVersions>
  <useEditMode default-value="false">${useEditMode}</useEditMode>
  <username>${username}</username>
  <waitBeforeTagging default-value="0">${waitBeforeTagging}</waitBeforeTagging>
</configuration>
[DEBUG] =======================================================================
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- maven-release-plugin:2.5.3:prepare (default-cli) @ testpp ---
[DEBUG] Dependency collection stats: {ConflictMarker.analyzeTime=2, ConflictMarker.markTime=0, ConflictMarker.nodeCount=191, ConflictIdSorter.graphTime=1, ConflictIdSorter.topsortTime=1, ConflictIdSorter.conflictIdCount=68, ConflictIdSorter.conflictIdCycleCount=0, ConflictResolver.totalTime=11, ConflictResolver.conflictItemCount=172, DefaultDependencyCollector.collectTime=646, DefaultDependencyCollector.transformTime=17}
[DEBUG] org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:jar:2.5.3:
AND LOTS OF MORE
[DEBUG] Configuring mojo org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.5.3:prepare from plugin realm ClassRealm[plugin>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.5.3, parent: sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@5c647e05]
[DEBUG] Configuring mojo 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.5.3:prepare' with basic configurator -->
[DEBUG]   (f) addSchema = true
[DEBUG]   (f) allowReleasePluginSnapshot = false
[DEBUG]   (f) allowTimestampedSnapshots = false
[DEBUG]   (f) autoVersionSubmodules = false
[DEBUG]   (s) basedir = D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[DEBUG]   (f) commitByProject = false
[DEBUG]   (f) dryRun = false
[DEBUG]   (f) generateReleasePoms = false
[DEBUG]   (f) javaHome = C:\Programme\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\jre
[DEBUG]   (f) mavenExecutorId = invoker
[DEBUG]   (f) mavenHome = D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\EMBEDDED
[DEBUG]   (f) preparationGoals = clean verify
[DEBUG]   (f) project = MavenProject: test:testpp:0.0.13-SNAPSHOT @ D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\pom.xml
[DEBUG]   (f) projectVersionPolicyId = default
[DEBUG]   (f) pushChanges = true
[DEBUG]   (f) reactorProjects = [MavenProject: test:testpp:0.0.13-SNAPSHOT @ D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\pom.xml]
[DEBUG]   (f) remoteTagging = true
[DEBUG]   (f) resume = true
[DEBUG]   (f) scmCommentPrefix = [maven-release-plugin] 
[DEBUG]   (f) session = org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession@67a056f1
[DEBUG]   (f) settings = org.apache.maven.execution.SettingsAdapter@247667dd
[DEBUG]   (f) suppressCommitBeforeTag = false
[DEBUG]   (f) tag = testpp-0.0.13-SNAPSHOT-m1
[DEBUG]   (f) tagNameFormat = @{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
[DEBUG]   (f) updateDependencies = true
[DEBUG]   (f) updateWorkingCopyVersions = true
[DEBUG]   (f) useEditMode = false
[DEBUG]   (f) waitBeforeTagging = 0
[DEBUG] -- end configuration --
[DEBUG] release.properties not found - using empty properties
[INFO] Verifying that there are no local modifications...
[INFO]   ignoring changes on: **\pom.xml.next, **\release.properties, **\pom.xml.branch, **\pom.xml.tag, **\pom.xml.backup, **\pom.xml.releaseBackup
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git rev-parse --show-toplevel"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git status --porcelain ."
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/.project
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/.project
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/.settings/
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/.settings/
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/release.properties
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/release.properties
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/target/
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/target/
[INFO] Checking dependencies and plugins for snapshots ...
[INFO] Transforming 'testpp'...
[INFO] Not generating release POMs
[INFO] Executing goals 'clean verify'...
[DEBUG] Using ${maven.home} of: 'D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\EMBEDDED'.
[DEBUG] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\EMBEDDED\bin\mvn.cmd -B -X -D maven.repo.local=C:\Users\ph729\.m2\repository -s C:\Users\ph729\AppData\Local\Temp\release-settings5443953982957427387.xml clean verify"
[INFO] Apache Maven 3.3.9 (bb52d8502b132ec0a5a3f4c09453c07478323dc5; 2015-11-10T17:41:47+01:00)
[INFO] Maven home: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\EMBEDDED
[INFO] Java version: 1.8.0_91, vendor: Oracle Corporation
[INFO] Java home: C:\Programme\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\jre
[INFO] Default locale: de_DE, platform encoding: Cp1252
[INFO] OS name: "windows 7", version: "6.1", arch: "amd64", family: "dos"
[INFO] [DEBUG] Created new class realm maven.api
[INFO] [DEBUG] Importing foreign packages into class realm maven.api
[INFO] [DEBUG]   Imported: LOTS OF IMPORTS
[INFO] [DEBUG] Populating class realm maven.api
[INFO] [INFO] Error stacktraces are turned on.
[INFO] [DEBUG] Reading global settings from D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\EMBEDDED\conf\settings.xml
[INFO] [DEBUG] Reading user settings from C:\Users\ph729\AppData\Local\Temp\release-settings5443953982957427387.xml
[INFO] [DEBUG] Reading global toolchains from D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\EMBEDDED\conf\toolchains.xml
[INFO] [DEBUG] Reading user toolchains from C:\Users\ph729\.m2\toolchains.xml
[INFO] [DEBUG] Using local repository at C:\Users\ph729\.m2\repository
[INFO] [DEBUG] Using manager EnhancedLocalRepositoryManager with priority 10.0 for C:\Users\ph729\.m2\repository
[INFO] [INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] [DEBUG] Extension realms for project test:testpp:pom:0.0.13: (none)
[INFO] [DEBUG] Looking up lifecyle mappings for packaging pom from ClassRealm[plexus.core, parent: null]
[INFO] [DEBUG] === REACTOR BUILD PLAN ================================================
[INFO] [DEBUG] Project: test:testpp:pom:0.0.13
[INFO] [DEBUG] Tasks:   [clean, verify]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Style:   Regular
[INFO] [DEBUG] =======================================================================
[INFO]     [INFO]                                                                         
[INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [INFO] Building testpp 0.0.13
[INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle default -> [validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-sources, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate-test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resources, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-integration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle clean -> [pre-clean, clean, post-clean]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle site -> [pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle default -> [validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-sources, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate-test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resources, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-integration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle clean -> [pre-clean, clean, post-clean]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle site -> [pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle default -> [validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-sources, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate-test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resources, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-integration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle clean -> [pre-clean, clean, post-clean]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Lifecycle site -> [pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy]
[INFO] [DEBUG] === PROJECT BUILD PLAN ================================================
[INFO] [DEBUG] Project:       test:testpp:0.0.13
[INFO] [DEBUG] Dependencies (collect): []
[INFO] [DEBUG] Dependencies (resolve): []
[INFO] [DEBUG] Repositories (dependencies): [ID (https://IP+PORT/repository/maven-public/, default, releases+snapshots), central (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2, default, releases)]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Repositories (plugins)     : [ID (https://IP+PORT/repository/maven-central/, default, releases+snapshots), central (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2, default, releases)]
[INFO] [DEBUG] -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [DEBUG] Goal:          org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5:clean (default-clean)
[INFO] [DEBUG] Style:         Regular
[INFO] [DEBUG] Configuration: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
[INFO] <configuration>
[INFO]   <directory default-value="${project.build.directory}"/>
[INFO]   <excludeDefaultDirectories default-value="false">${clean.excludeDefaultDirectories}</excludeDefaultDirectories>
[INFO]   <failOnError default-value="true">${maven.clean.failOnError}</failOnError>
[INFO]   <followSymLinks default-value="false">${clean.followSymLinks}</followSymLinks>
[INFO]   <outputDirectory default-value="${project.build.outputDirectory}"/>
[INFO]   <reportDirectory default-value="${project.reporting.outputDirectory}"/>
[INFO]   <retryOnError default-value="true">${maven.clean.retryOnError}</retryOnError>
[INFO]   <skip default-value="false">${clean.skip}</skip>
[INFO]   <testOutputDirectory default-value="${project.build.testOutputDirectory}"/>
[INFO]   <verbose>${clean.verbose}</verbose>
[INFO] </configuration>
[INFO] [DEBUG] =======================================================================
[INFO] [INFO] 
[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-clean-plugin:2.5:clean (default-clean) @ testpp ---
[INFO] [DEBUG] Dependency collection stats: {ConflictMarker.analyzeTime=1, ConflictMarker.markTime=0, ConflictMarker.nodeCount=3, ConflictIdSorter.graphTime=1, ConflictIdSorter.topsortTime=1, ConflictIdSorter.conflictIdCount=3, ConflictIdSorter.conflictIdCycleCount=0, ConflictResolver.totalTime=4, ConflictResolver.conflictItemCount=3, DefaultDependencyCollector.collectTime=64, DefaultDependencyCollector.transformTime=10}
[INFO] [DEBUG] org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:jar:2.5:
[INFO] [DEBUG]    org.apache.maven:maven-plugin-api:jar:2.0.6:compile
[INFO] [DEBUG]    org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:3.0:compile
[INFO] [DEBUG] Created new class realm plugin>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5
[INFO] [DEBUG] Importing foreign packages into class realm plugin>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5
[INFO] [DEBUG]   Imported:  < maven.api
[INFO] [DEBUG] Populating class realm plugin>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5
[INFO] [DEBUG]   Included: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:jar:2.5
[INFO] [DEBUG]   Included: org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:3.0
[INFO] [DEBUG] Configuring mojo org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5:clean from plugin realm ClassRealm[plugin>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5, parent: sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@5c647e05]
[INFO] [DEBUG] Configuring mojo 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5:clean' with basic configurator -->
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) directory = D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\target
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) excludeDefaultDirectories = false
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) failOnError = true
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) followSymLinks = false
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) outputDirectory = D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\target\classes
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) reportDirectory = D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\target\site
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) retryOnError = true
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) skip = false
[INFO] [DEBUG]   (f) testOutputDirectory = D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\target\test-classes
[INFO] [DEBUG] -- end configuration --
[INFO] [INFO] Deleting D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\target
[INFO] [DEBUG] Skipping non-existing directory D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\target\classes
[INFO] [DEBUG] Skipping non-existing directory D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\target\test-classes
[INFO] [DEBUG] Skipping non-existing directory D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp\target\site
[INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [INFO] Total time: 0.991 s
[INFO] [INFO] Finished at: 2016-09-19T14:08:12+02:00
[INFO] [INFO] Final Memory: 10M/184M
[INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Checking in modified POMs...
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git add -- pom.xml"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git rev-parse --show-toplevel"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git status --porcelain ."
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[DEBUG] M  testpp/pom.xml
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/.project
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/.project
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/.settings/
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/.settings/
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/pom.xml.releaseBackup
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/pom.xml.releaseBackup
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/release.properties
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/release.properties
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git commit --verbose -F C:\Users\ph729\AppData\Local\Temp\maven-scm-1528637449.commit pom.xml"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git symbolic-ref HEAD"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git push file://D:\Dev\gitremotetest\testpp refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Tagging release with the label testpp-0.0.13-SNAPSHOT-m1...
[DEBUG] ScmTagPhase :: scmTagParameters remotingTag true
[DEBUG] ScmTagPhase :: scmTagParameters scmRevision null
[DEBUG] ScmTagPhase :: fileSet  basedir = D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp; files = []
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git tag -F C:\Users\ph729\AppData\Local\Temp\maven-scm-1215806812.commit testpp-0.0.13-SNAPSHOT-m1"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git push file://D:\Dev\gitremotetest\testpp refs/tags/testpp-0.0.13-SNAPSHOT-m1"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git ls-files"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Transforming 'testpp'...
[INFO] Not removing release POMs
[INFO] Checking in modified POMs...
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git add -- pom.xml"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git rev-parse --show-toplevel"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git status --porcelain ."
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[DEBUG] M  testpp/pom.xml
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/.project
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/.project
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/.settings/
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/.settings/
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/pom.xml.releaseBackup
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/pom.xml.releaseBackup
[DEBUG] ?? testpp/release.properties
[WARNING] Ignoring unrecognized line: ?? testpp/release.properties
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git commit --verbose -F C:\Users\ph729    \AppData\Local\Temp\maven-scm-1020827492.commit pom.xml"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git symbolic-ref HEAD"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git push file://D:\Dev\gitremotetest\testpp refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master"
[INFO] Working directory: D:\Dev\git\testpp\testpp
[INFO] Release preparation complete.
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 6.132 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2016-09-19T14:08:14+02:00
[INFO] Final Memory: 11M/152M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

My problem is, that the maven release plugin has so much configuration tags, but no documentation for git. + I never worked with svn and im new to Git.

A solution for my problem would be good, a good usage article for maven release plugin with git would be the best.

EDIT 1:@khmarbaise: This is the git output w´hen i make a mvn release:prepare and an release:perform (including the changes from khmarbaises first comment.

The dark blue SO commit markes a release started from master branch, the light blue from develop.

The pom after changes:

<project>
...
    <scm>
        <connection>scm:git:file:///D:/Dev/gitremotetest/testpp</connection>
        <developerConnection>scm:git:file:///D:/Dev/gitremotetest/testpp</developerConnection>
        <tag>HEAD</tag>
    </scm>
...
    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.5.3</version>
                <configuration>
                    <branchName>develop</branchName>
                    <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
                    <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
...
</project>

My target outcome is:

start the release from develop commit the tag with the release version to master branch and commit the next development version to the develop branch. (I think this should be a common outcome for a release)

EDIT 2: @CptS: If i start a jgitflow:start-release i get this Info:

[INFO] --- jgitflow-maven-plugin:1.0-m5.1:release-start (default-cli) @ testb ---
[WARNING] ..oo00 ---- WARNING ---- 00oo..
[WARNING] core.autocrlf is set to true but is NOT supported by JGit or JGitFlow!
[WARNING] 00oo.. you have been warned 00oo..

And the Corp i work for uses this setting.

EDIT 3: I have choosen the JGitFlow Plugin for my usage. (Under 1 minute to configure and use.)

Answer 1

I usually use mvn release:prepare followed by mvn release:perform this allows me to move from a snapshot to a final version etc..