added the release properties for future refrence

pom.xml.releaseBackup

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<groupId>com.serenitydojo</groupId>
+	<artifactId>java-for-testers</artifactId>
+	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>jar</packaging>
+	<name>java-for-testers</name>
+	<url>https://expansion.serenity-dojo.com/courses/take/java-for-testers-and-test-automation</url>
+
+	<distributionManagement>
+		<repository>
+			<id>github</id>
+			<name>GitHub abhinay5993 Java For SDET</name>
+			<url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers</url>
+		</repository>
+	</distributionManagement>
+
+	<developers>
+		<developer>
+			<name>abhinay5993</name>
+			<email>[email protected]</email>
+			<organizationUrl>https://github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers</organizationUrl>
+		</developer>
+	</developers>
+
+	<scm>
+		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers.git</connection>
+		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers.git</developerConnection>
+		<url>https://github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers</url>
+		<tag>java-for-SDET-autodeployed-v</tag>
+	</scm>
+
+	<properties>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+	</properties>
+
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<version>4.13</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.testng</groupId>
+			<artifactId>testng</artifactId>
+			<version>7.8.0</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+			<version>3.23.1</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+			<artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
+			<version>1.3</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
+			<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
+			<version>30.0-jre</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
+			<version>1.8</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>pl.pragmatists</groupId>
+			<artifactId>JUnitParams</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.5</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+
+	<build>
+		<pluginManagement>
+			<plugins>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.6.0</version>
+					<configuration>
+						<skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
+					</configuration>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.9.1</version>
+				</plugin>
+			</plugins>
+		</pluginManagement>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.8.1</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>21</source>
+					<target>21</target>
+					<release>21</release>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.22.1</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<includes>
+						<include>**/*.java</include>
+						<include>**/*Tests.java</include>
+					</includes>
+					<suiteXmlFiles>
+						<defaultSuiteXmlFile>src/test/resources/testSuites/TestNgTCs_Executions_TestSuite.xml</defaultSuiteXmlFile>
+					</suiteXmlFiles>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>

release.properties

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+#release configuration
+#Sat Apr 20 12:53:33 IST 2024
+completedPhase=end-release
+exec.activateProfiles=github
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+project.dev.com.serenitydojo\:java-for-testers=1.0.1-SNAPSHOT
+project.rel.com.serenitydojo\:java-for-testers=1.0.0
+project.scm.com.serenitydojo\:java-for-testers.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers.git
+project.scm.com.serenitydojo\:java-for-testers.developerConnection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers.git
+project.scm.com.serenitydojo\:java-for-testers.tag=java-for-SDET-autodeployed-v
+project.scm.com.serenitydojo\:java-for-testers.url=https\://github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+pushChanges=true
+releaseStrategyId=default
+remoteTagging=true
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+scm.tag=java-for-testers-1.0.0
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/abhinay5993/java-for-testers.git