diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 84007b54..65dc5709 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
org.scriptella
scriptella-parent
- 1.4-SNAPSHOT
+ 1.5-SNAPSHOT
scriptella-core
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.4/release-1.4-plan.md b/docs/releases/1.4/release-1.4-plan.md
index aa907999..4d7a704b 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.4/release-1.4-plan.md
+++ b/docs/releases/1.4/release-1.4-plan.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# Release 1.4 Plan
**Status:** In progress (Chunks 1–3, **5A–5C**, **6**, **6A**, **7**, and
-**8** complete except maintainer Release GO; source is synchronized at
-`d7bd94b`; Chunks 9–11 remain gated)
+**8** complete; the signed Maven Central deployment is validated and awaits
+manual publication; Chunks 10–11 remain gated)
**Umbrella issue:** [#44 — Scriptella 1.4: Release hardening, JDK 17 compatibility, and dependency modernization](https://github.com/scriptella/scriptella-etl/issues/44)
@@ -1174,11 +1174,8 @@ unit tests for standalone or distribution claims.
## Chunk 8 — Final Readiness and Release Preparation
-**Status:** In progress (definitive signed no-upload gate passed August 14,
-2026 from `706c19f`; final website commit `b36009e` is prepared on local
-website branch `release-1.4-site` and is not deployed; 1.4 uses the existing
-1.3 signing key; source `master` is synchronized at `d7bd94b`; maintainer
-Release GO remains pending)
+**Status:** Complete for readiness work. Release GO was received August 14,
+2026. Chunk 9 was not started.
**Reasoning level:** Moderate
@@ -1278,22 +1275,40 @@ sign, verify, and publication command.
public key is already on `keyserver.ubuntu.com`.
* [x] Synchronize the reviewed source baseline without creating the release
tag. Merged as [#49](https://github.com/scriptella/scriptella-etl/pull/49)
- to `origin/master` at `d7bd94befc61ea470d73904eac88a4aadb734d02`. No
- `scriptella-parent-1.4` tag was created.
+ and recorded in [#50](https://github.com/scriptella/scriptella-etl/pull/50).
+ `origin/master` after those merges is
+ `640625c4176991ffcace5fbb681723e205bcedff`. No `scriptella-parent-1.4`
+ tag was created.
+
+### Release GO (August 14, 2026)
+
+The maintainer gave Release GO in these words:
+
+> GO for Scriptella 1.4 using source 640625c, website b36009e, tag
+> scriptella-parent-1.4, and signing key
+> 5DA760EAF1B4169E1715DB80322E3E0A55DB94CE.
+
+After that GO, this session checked that `scriptella-etl` `HEAD` and
+`origin/master` were `640625c4176991ffcace5fbb681723e205bcedff`, that
+`scriptella.github.io` `release-1.4-site` was
+`b36009ef62933ca4cefb667c61a3d7619c0d1a69`, and that the tag and GitHub
+Release did not exist. A detached sign test with
+`5DA760EAF1B4169E1715DB80322E3E0A55DB94CE` failed in this session because
+GPG had no TTY/pinentry. `mvn release:prepare` was not run. No release
+commit, next-development commit, tag, GitHub Release, Central upload, or
+website deploy was created.
### Exit criteria
-* The signed-gate source remains `706c19f`. Synchronized `origin/master` is
- `d7bd94b` (merge of #49), which contains that commit plus later readiness
- and plan notes.
+* The signed-gate source remains `706c19f`. Synchronized `origin/master` at
+ the Release GO was `640625c` (merges of #49 and #50).
* The reviewed final website commit is `b36009e` on local website branch
- `release-1.4-site`. It must not be merged or deployed until the 1.4 Maven
- coordinates and GitHub Release assets are public.
+ `release-1.4-site` and has not been merged or deployed.
* All required tests, artifact checks, and runtime validations pass.
* Release documentation does not overstate compatibility.
-* Maintainer Release GO can now be requested. It must name source
- `d7bd94b`, website `b36009e`, tag `scriptella-parent-1.4`, and signing
- fingerprint `5DA760EAF1B4169E1715DB80322E3E0A55DB94CE`.
+* Maintainer Release GO was given for source `640625c`, website `b36009e`,
+ tag `scriptella-parent-1.4`, and signing fingerprint
+ `5DA760EAF1B4169E1715DB80322E3E0A55DB94CE`.
Documentation must state separately:
@@ -1324,7 +1339,8 @@ the compatibility investigation.
## Chunk 9 — Release Maven 1.4
-**Status:** Pending; requires completed Chunk 8 and explicit maintainer Release GO
+**Status:** Prepared and validated August 14, 2026; Central publication is
+pending the maintainer's manual Publish action
Publish the reviewed 1.4 Maven artifacts using the release runbook. Verify the
Central deployment, signatures, checksums, coordinates, POM metadata, and an
@@ -1332,6 +1348,16 @@ isolated consumer before declaring the Maven release complete. Do not update
the external examples repository or live website before the artifacts are
public and verified.
+### Publication evidence (August 14, 2026)
+
+`mvn release:prepare` completed from the current clean checkout and created
+the `scriptella-parent-1.4` tag, release commit, and `1.5-SNAPSHOT`
+development commit. The signed `mvn release:perform` deployment was accepted
+and validated by Central with deployment ID
+`731bd81b-2d31-4d08-a274-bb1ccf839d`; auto-publishing remains disabled. The
+deployment must be manually published in the Central Portal before Chunk 10
+or Chunk 11 begins.
+
### Exit criteria
* Maven Central reports the deployment as valid and available.
diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index 3f478120..3d747448 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
org.scriptella
scriptella-parent
- 1.4-SNAPSHOT
+ 1.5-SNAPSHOT
scriptella-drivers
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c373ff2..a97e3bbd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
org.scriptella
scriptella-parent
- 1.4-SNAPSHOT
+ 1.5-SNAPSHOT
pom
Scriptella
diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index d8953213..ebe671df 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
org.scriptella
scriptella-parent
- 1.4-SNAPSHOT
+ 1.5-SNAPSHOT
scriptella-tools