Release Scriptella 1.4

core/pom.xml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.scriptella</groupId>
         <artifactId>scriptella-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>scriptella-core</artifactId>

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:
 
@@ -1324,14 +1339,25 @@ 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
 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.

drivers/pom.xml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.scriptella</groupId>
         <artifactId>scriptella-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>scriptella-drivers</artifactId>

pom.xml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.scriptella</groupId>
     <artifactId>scriptella-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Scriptella</name>

tools/pom.xml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.scriptella</groupId>
         <artifactId>scriptella-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>scriptella-tools</artifactId>