android - How to update library for new version in Bintray?

Question

I published my library to jCenter as v1.0.0 by using novoda/bintray-release at the first time. Actually I want to update it as v1.0.1, how can i do it?

[EDITED] I added the image for release note of another library as below.

Answer 1

These are the steps I follow whenever I update my Bintray library:

1. Update the libraryVersion name in your library module build.gradle file. See this answer for more on that.

   ext {
       ...     
       libraryVersion = '2.0.0'
       ...
   }
   

2. Create a new version in Bintray that matches what you called libraryVersion in your build.gradle file.

3. In the root folder of your project, run the following command in a terminal.

   ./gradlew bintrayUpload
   

   There are different things that can fail here. Google the error code to solve it. Here were a couple recent ones for me.

   • JavaDoc generation failed
   • Could not sign version
   • Dex error On Android Studio 3.0 Beta4

4. Update your GitHub documentation and create new release matching the Bintray version.

After following these steps my project was immediately updated on Bintray (and jCenter).

Notes

• It is possible to make an update by only changing the libraryVersion and running ./gradlew bintrayUpload (and not create a new release in Github or a new version in Bintray). However, when I did that it removed the version history in Bintray, so my current preference is to do all four steps above.

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