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The release module for GeoNetwork.
+To generate ``zip`` bundles use the release profile (``release``, ``cmis``, ``jcloud``, ``s3``):
+```
+mvn clean install -Drelease
+```
+
+To generate only for the ``release`` module:
+```bash
+cd release
+mvn clean install -Drelease
+```
+
+This module is designed to be used as part of a full build. It copies files from web/target so gn-web-app must be built first.
+
+## Manual release
+
Open a terminal window and execute the following steps from within the ``release`` folder.
1. Once GeoNetwork has been built (run Maven in the repository root), download Jetty:
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