Setting up automated plugin release - Version format can generate pre-release versions (as defined by maven / dependabot)

[timja]

Problem with the Setting up automated plugin release page, source file

See jenkinsci/bom#794 (comment)

Several times we've had versions not updated by dependabot and @basil has tracked it down to maven / dependabot normalising our version format to pre-releases

cc @jglick @jetersen

Not sure if this is the most appropriate place but it's where the documentation is hosted

[jetersen]

I believe this affects renovate-bot as well

[jglick]

Not sure if this is the most appropriate place

Can you move to https://github.com/jenkinsci/incrementals-tools/issues please? (I lack permissions to do so.)

[timja]

Not sure if this is the most appropriate place

Can you move to https://github.com/jenkinsci/incrementals-tools/issues please? (I lack permissions to do so.)

can't transfer across orgs only repositories

[MarkEWaite]

Fixed by jenkinsci/incrementals-tools#24

[jglick]

I hope so. Still looking for working examples.

[timja]

I hope so. Still looking for working examples.

jenkinsci/jenkins#6156