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+# Deploy to Central
+
+```shell
+## confirm on master and building
+git checkout master
+mvn clean verify
+
+## set the appropriate version
+mvs
+
+## run tests and package
+mvn -T 4 clean package
+
+## deploy
+mvn -T 4 deploy -pl '!composites,!platforms' -Pcentral -DskipTests -DskipStagingRepositoryClose=true -DstagingProgressTimeoutMinutes=9
+
+## git commit, git tag, git push --tags
+
+## convert to javax
+./jakarta-to-javax.sh
+
+## set javax version
+mvs
+
+## deploy javax
+mvn -T 4 clean package
+mvn -T 4 deploy -pl '!composites,!platforms' -Pcentral -DskipTests -DskipStagingRepositoryClose=true -DstagingProgressTimeoutMinutes=9
+
+## checkout / cleanup
+git checkout .
+
+## goto ebean-15x branch
+git checkout ebean-15x
+
+## update ebean-15x branch from master and resolve conflicts
+git merge master
+## resolve conflicts
+## git commit, git push
+
+## set 15.x version
+mvs
+
+## build and deploy 15.x
+mvn -T 4 clean package
+mvn -T 4 deploy -pl '!composites,!platforms' -Pcentral -DskipTests -DskipStagingRepositoryClose=true -DstagingProgressTimeoutMinutes=9
+
+```
+
+