Prepare for the next release candidate

garydgregory · garydgregory · commit 994da0a267a8 · 2026-01-25T14:41:56.000Z
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,60 @@ This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
 New features
 ------------
 
+o          Add and use IOUtils.closeQuietlyAdd(Closeable, Throwable) #818. Thanks to Gary Gregory. 
+
+Fixed Bugs
+----------
+
+o          Fix Apache RAT plugin console warnings. Thanks to Gary Gregory. 
+o          ByteArraySeekableByteChannel.position(long) and truncate(long) shouldn't throw an IllegalArgumentException for a new positive position that's too large #817. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz. 
+o          Fix malformed Javadoc comments. Thanks to Gary Gregory. 
+o          ReadAheadInputStream.close() doesn't always close its filtered input stream. Thanks to Stanislav Fort, Gary Gregory. 
+
+Changes
+-------
+
+o          Bump org.apache.commons:commons-parent from 91 to 96 #816. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot. 
+o          Bump commons-codec:commons-codec from 1.19.0 to 1.20.0 #812. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot. 
+o          Bump commons.bytebuddy.version from 1.17.8 to 1.18.4 #814, #820. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot. 
+o          Bump commons-lang3 from 3.19.0 to 3.20.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot. 
+
+
+Commons IO 2.7 and up requires Java 8 or above.
+Commons IO 2.6 requires Java 7 or above.
+Commons IO 2.3 through 2.5 requires Java 6 or above.
+Commons IO 2.2 requires Java 5 or above.
+Commons IO 1.4 requires Java 1.3 or above.
+
+Historical list of changes: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-io/changes.html
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons IO, including instructions on how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons IO website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-io/
+
+Download page: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-io/download_io.cgi
+
+Have fun!
+-Apache Commons Team
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Apache Commons IO 2.22.0 Release Notes
+
+The Apache Commons IO team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons IO 2.22.0.
+
+Introduction
+------------
+
+The Apache Commons IO library contains utility classes, stream implementations, file filters,
+file comparators, endian transformation classes, and much more.
+
+This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
+
+New features
+------------
+
 o          Add and use IOUtils.closeQuietly(Closeable, Throwable) #818. Thanks to Gary Gregory. 
 
 Fixed Bugs
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
     <title>Apache Commons IO Release Notes</title>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="2.22.0" date="2026-01-19" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+    <release version="2.22.0" date="2026-01-25" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
       <!-- FIX -->
       <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Fix Apache RAT plugin console warnings.</action>
       <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz">ByteArraySeekableByteChannel.position(long) and truncate(long) shouldn't throw an IllegalArgumentException for a new positive position that's too large #817.</action>
       <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Fix malformed Javadoc comments.</action>
       <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Stanislav Fort, Gary Gregory">ReadAheadInputStream.close() doesn't always close its filtered input stream.</action>
       <!-- ADD -->
-      <action type="add" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Add and use IOUtils.closeQuietly(Closeable, Throwable) #818.</action>
+      <action type="add" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Add and use IOUtils.closeQuietlyAdd(Closeable, Throwable) #818.</action>
       <!-- UPDATE -->
       <action type="update" dev="ggregory"             due-to="Gary Gregory, Dependabot">Bump org.apache.commons:commons-parent from 91 to 96 #816.</action>
       <action type="update" dev="ggregory"             due-to="Gary Gregory, Dependabot">Bump commons-codec:commons-codec from 1.19.0 to 1.20.0 #812.</action>
