Fix imports in all the .java files
Fix License headers in all files. (If you are using Intellij IDEA, "Copyright Plugin" is very handy)
Check NOTICE.txt, make sure any copyright headers from contributors show up there
Make sure each jar we ship has an entry in LICENCES.txt or equivalent (Axis2 uses a directory to store text files of each license)
Make sure we don't ship any snapshot jars.
Get yourself a
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PGP Key Add your key to the KEYS file (example Axis2 KEYS are at /www.apache.org/dist/ws/axis2/ on mintoaur.apache.org)
Run
Apache RAT tool to uncover issues with the release artifacts. Remove Author tags in all files