diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Your mvn settings.xml:
+# 
+# <settings>
+#   <servers>
+#     <server>
+#       <id>oss.sonatype.org</id>
+#       <username>...</username>
+#       <password>...</password>
+#     </server>
+#   </servers>
+# </settings>
+# 
+
+# usage
+if [ $# != 1 ] ; then
+  echo -e "Usage: ${0} <version>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# Confirm
+releaseVersion=${1}
+echo -e "INFO: Do you want to deploy version ${releaseVersion} to Maven Central? y/n"
+read a
+if [[ "${a}" != "y" && "${a}" != "Y" ]] ; then
+  exit 0;
+fi
+
+
+# Verify tag
+echo -e "\nINFO: Verifying tag ${releaseVersion}\n\n"
+if ! git tag --verify ${releaseVersion} ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to verify tag ${releaseVersion}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo
+echo
+
+
+# Checkout tag
+echo -e "\nINFO: Checking out tag ${releaseVersion}"
+if ! git checkout ${releaseVersion} ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to checkout tag ${releaseVersion}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# Build and deploy
+echo -e "\nINFO: Building and deploying to Maven Central..."
+if ! mvn clean deploy -DskipTests -Pdeploy > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to build and deploy to Maven Central!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+echo -e "\nINFO: Release ${releaseVersion} deployed to Maven Central."
+echo -e "INFO: Remember, it can take up to 10minutes to be available, and 2 hours for all synching."
+
+echo -e "\nRepository is at: https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/hotfix.sh b/hotfix.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# usage
+if [ $# != 2 ] ; then
+  echo -e "Usage: ${0} <release_version> <hotfix_version>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# Confirm
+releaseVersion="${1}"
+releaseBranch="release/${1}"
+hotfixVersion="${2}"
+echo -e "INFO: Do you want to make hotfix version ${hotfixVersion} from release branch ${releaseBranch}? y/n"
+read a
+if [[ "${a}" != "y" && "${a}" != "Y" ]] ; then
+  exit 0;
+fi
+
+
+# validate tag does not exist
+echo -e "INFO: Fetching tags and branches and validating they do not exist..."
+if ! git fetch --all --tags > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Tags and branches could not be fetched!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if git tag | grep ${hotfixVersion} > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Tag already exists!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# make sure gpg-agent is available and loaded
+echo -e "\nINFO: Searching for gpg-agent..."
+if ! which gpg-agent ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: gpg-agent missing!"
+fi
+if ! gpg-agent 2>&1 | grep "running and available" ; then
+  echo -e "WARN: gpg-agent not running, trying to start..."
+  if ! gpg-agent --daemon ; then
+    echo -e "ERROR: Failed to initialize gpg-agent, please make sure it is up and running before continuing!"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! gpg-agent 2>&1 | grep "running and available" ; then
+    echo -e "ERROR: Failed to initialize gpg-agent, please make sure it is up and running before continuing!"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+
+# Checkout release branch
+echo -e "\nINFO: Checking out release branch ${releaseBranch}"
+if ! git checkout ${releaseBranch} ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to checkout branch ${releaseBranch}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# create temp branch
+echo -e "\nINFO: Creating temp branch..."
+if ! git checkout -b temp ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to create temp branch!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# set hotfix version
+echo -e "\nINFO: Setting version..."
+if ! mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${hotfixVersion} > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to set new version!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# build
+echo -e "\nINFO: Doing a build with new version..."
+if ! mvn clean package -DskipTests > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to build with new version!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# commit to tag
+echo -e "\nINFO: Creating tag..."
+if ! git add . ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git add"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! git commit -m "[Project] Set new version ${hotfixVersion}" ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git commit"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! git tag --sign --message "[Project] New Version ${hotfixVersion}" ${hotfixVersion} ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git tag"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# cleanup
+echo -e "\nINFO: Cleaning up..."
+if ! git checkout ${releaseBranch} ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to checkout release branch"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! git branch -D temp ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to delete temp branch"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# git push
+echo -e "\nINFO: Hotfix ${hotfixVersion} created. Do you want to push to origin? y/n"
+read a
+if [[ "${a}" == "y" || "${a}" == "Y" ]] ; then
+  echo -e "INFO: Pushing to origin..."
+  if ! git push origin ${hotfixVersion} ; then
+    echo -e "ERROR: Failed to push tag"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo -e "\nINFO: Pushed hotfix tag ${hotfixVersion}"
+else
+  echo -e "WARN: Release not pushed!"
+fi
+
+
+echo -e "\nINFO: Hotfix ${hotfixVersion} created."
+
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# usage
+if [ $# != 2 ] ; then
+  echo -e "Usage: ${0} <source_branch> <version>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# Confirm
+sourceBranch=${1}
+releaseVersion=${2}
+echo -e "INFO: Do you want to release version ${releaseVersion} from branch ${sourceBranch}? y/n"
+read a
+if [[ "${a}" != "y" && "${a}" != "Y" ]] ; then
+  exit 0;
+fi
+
+
+# validate tag and release branch do not exist
+echo -e "INFO: Fetching tags and branches and validating they do not exist..."
+if ! git fetch --all --tags > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Tags and branches could not be fetched!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if git tag | grep "${releaseVersion}" > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Tag already exists!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if git branch --all | grep "release/${releaseVersion}" > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Tag already exists!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# validate tag does not exist
+if git tag | grep "${releaseVersion}" > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Tag already exists!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# make sure gpg-agent is available and loaded
+echo -e "\nINFO: Searching for gpg-agent..."
+if ! which gpg-agent ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: gpg-agent missing!"
+fi
+if ! gpg-agent 2>&1 | grep "running and available" ; then
+  echo -e "WARN: gpg-agent not running, trying to start..."
+  if ! gpg-agent --daemon ; then
+    echo -e "ERROR: Failed to initialize gpg-agent, please make sure it is up and running before continuing!"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! gpg-agent 2>&1 | grep "running and available" ; then
+    echo -e "ERROR: Failed to initialize gpg-agent, please make sure it is up and running before continuing!"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+
+# Checkout source branch
+echo -e "\nINFO: Checking out source branch ${sourceBranch}"
+if ! git checkout ${sourceBranch} ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to checkout branch ${sourceBranch}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# create new release branch, and temp tag
+echo -e "\nINFO: Creating release and temp branches..."
+if ! git checkout -b release/${releaseVersion} ; then 
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to create release branch!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! git checkout -b temp ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to create temp branch!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# set release version
+echo -e "\nINFO: Setting version..."
+if ! mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${releaseVersion} > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to set new version!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# build
+echo -e "\nINFO: Doing a build with new version..."
+if ! mvn clean package -DskipTests > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to build with new version!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# commit to tag
+echo -e "\nINFO: Creating tag..."
+if ! git add . ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git add"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! git commit -m "[Project] Set new version ${releaseVersion}" ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git commit"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! git tag --sign --message "[Project] New Version ${releaseVersion}" ${releaseVersion} ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git tag"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# cleanup
+echo -e "\nINFO: Cleaning up..."
+if ! git checkout release/${releaseVersion} ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to checkout release branch"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! git branch -D temp ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to delete temp branch"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# git push
+echo -e "\nINFO: Release ${releaseVersion} created. Do you want to push to origin? y/n"
+read a
+if [[ "${a}" == "y" || "${a}" == "Y" ]] ; then
+  echo -e "INFO: Pushing to origin..."
+  if ! git push origin release/${releaseVersion} ; then
+    echo -e "ERROR: Failed to push release branch"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! git push origin ${releaseVersion} ; then
+    echo -e "ERROR: Failed to push tag"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo -e "\nINFO: Pushed release branch and tag for release version ${releaseVersion}"
+else
+  echo -e "WARN: Release not pushed!"
+fi
+
+
+echo -e "\nINFO: Release ${releaseVersion} created."
+echo -e "INFO: Don't forget to update snapshot version!"
+
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/setVersion.sh b/setVersion.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# != 1 ] ; then
+  echo "Usage: ${0} <version>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+projectVersion=${1}
+
+mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${projectVersion}
+
+exit 0