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Note: check for Eclipse metadata files (.classpath, .project) and remove. Uncommitted versions of these files will cause mvn release:prepare to fail.
Run integration tests
See integration test set up instructions at https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/test-harness/trunk/xdocs/README-INTEGRATION-TESTING.txt
Create tag
Issue the following release plugin goals:
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sudo chown -R apache:apache kernel
Base pom.xml updates
Update 2.6.x and 2.6.0 branch poms to bind to 1.0.7
Jira Kernel project
Set 1.0.7 version to released; add 1.0.7 (tentative).
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