To publish: Step #1: Change src/core/lombok/core/Version.java and pick a nice version number. Example: "0.8.1" Step #2: commit everything to the git master branch. Step #3: tag this release with the version number. (Example: v0.8.1) - note the prefix v. Step #4: git push && git push --tags Step #5: ant publish-all Step #6: Change src/core/lombok/core/Version.java to "0.8.2-EDGE", and commit this.