install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install jreleaser

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install jreleaser

MacPorts ports tree · devel/jreleaser/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add jreleaser

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · jreleaser · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/jreleaser

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/jreleaser.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id JReleaser.jreleaser -e

Windows Package Manager source index · JReleaser.jreleaser · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Release projects quickly and easily with JReleaser

Project links

Commands and aliases

jreleaser

history

Project history and usage

JReleaser is a release automation tool for Java and non-Java projects. It packages release creation, artifact signing, checksums, changelogs, announcements, and publishing to package managers into a CLI and build-tool-oriented workflow.

Project history

The project README describes JReleaser as a tool for releasing Java and non-Java projects, including Go, Rust, Elixir, and C#. Its goal is to simplify release creation and artifact publication while keeping distribution-specific options configurable.

Adoption history

JReleaser has a comparatively broad packaging and integration footprint. The README points to Maven Central artifacts, the Gradle Plugin Portal, GitHub release downloads, Docker images, Flathub, Chocolatey, AppImage, Homebrew, and an Azure DevOps extension. The input batch also records packages in apk, Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, and winget.

How it is used

JReleaser users describe distributions and release behavior in jreleaser.yml, jreleaser.toml, or jreleaser.json, then run the CLI or build-tool integrations from local development or CI/CD. The guide includes quick starts for the CLI, Maven, Gradle, and Ant, and concept pages for workflows, distributions, artifacts, templates, packagers, deployers, announcers, and signing.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, JReleaser is significant because it automates the unglamorous final mile of shipping: turning one project release into many ecosystem-specific packages. It is especially relevant to JVM projects but intentionally crosses language boundaries and treats package managers as first-class release targets.

Timeline

2021: GitHub release pages recorded JReleaser v0.1.0 on 2021-04-10.
2022: GitHub release pages recorded JReleaser v1.0.0 on 2022-04-10.
2025: The release feed recorded a regular v1.x cadence through v1.22.0 on 2025-12-31.
2026: The release feed recorded v1.25.0 on 2026-06-29.

Related projects

JReleaser is related to Maven, Gradle, Ant, Docker, Homebrew, Chocolatey, Scoop, winget, MacPorts, Flathub, AppImage, and CI systems. It sits in the same release-automation space as build plugins, changelog tools, signing tools, and package-manager publishing bots.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./jreleaser.yml./jreleaser.toml./jreleaser.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.jreleaser/config.properties$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/jreleaser/config.properties

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`jreleaser`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.25.0

manager updated2026-06-29

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/jreleaser/jreleaser

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/jreleaser/jreleasernone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:jreleaser
Version	1.25.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jreleaser
Homepage	https://jreleaser.org/
Repository	https://github.com/jreleaser/jreleaser
Upstream docs	https://jreleaser.org/guide/latest
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/jreleaser/jreleaser/releases/download/v1.25.0/jreleaser-1.25.0.zip
Last updated	2026-06-29T10:51:23Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	jreleaser
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

apk95%

jreleaser 1.24.0-r0

Release projects quickly and easily with JReleaser

https://jreleaser.org/

sudo apk add jreleaser

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: jreleaser
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jreleaser

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jreleaser from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

jreleaser-doc 1.24.0-r0

Release projects quickly and easily with JReleaser (documentation)

https://jreleaser.org/

sudo apk add jreleaser-doc

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: jreleaser
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jreleaser

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jreleaser-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

jreleaser

sudo port install jreleaser

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jreleaser

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/jreleaser/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/jreleaser

scoop install main/jreleaser

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jreleaser

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jreleaser.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

JReleaser.jreleaser

winget install --id JReleaser.jreleaser -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jreleaser

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: JReleaser.jreleaser from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/jreleaser.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install jreleaser with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, scoop, winget