Prepare for the next release candidate

Author: garydgregory

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ Additional Resources
 + [Contributor License Agreement][cla]
 + [General GitHub documentation](https://help.github.com/)
 + [GitHub pull request documentation](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/)
-+ [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
 
 [cla]:https://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas
 [jira]:https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CODEC

README.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Apache Commons Codec
 
 [![Java CI](https://github.com/apache/commons-codec/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/apache/commons-codec/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/commons-codec/commons-codec?label=Maven%20Central)](https://search.maven.org/artifact/commons-codec/commons-codec)
-[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.20.0.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.20.0)
+[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.21.0.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.21.0)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/apache/commons-codec/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/apache/commons-codec/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-codec/badge)](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-codec)
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Alternatively, you can pull it from the central Maven repositories:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
   <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-  <version>1.20.0</version>
+  <version>1.21.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ Additional Resources
 + [Apache Commons Homepage](https://commons.apache.org/)
 + [Apache Issue Tracker (JIRA)](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CODEC)
 + [Apache Commons Slack Channel](https://the-asf.slack.com/archives/C60NVB8AD)
-+ [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
 
 Apache Commons Components
 -------------------------

RELEASE-NOTES.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
+Apache Commons Codec 1.21.0 Release Notes
+-----------------------------------------
+
+The Apache Commons Codec team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Codec 1.21.0.
+
+The Apache Commons Codec component contains encoders and decoders for
+formats such as Base16, Base32, Base64, digest, and Hexadecimal. In addition to these
+widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a
+collection of phonetic encoding utilities.
+
+This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
+
+
+New features
+------------
+
+* CODEC-333:  Add distinct Base64 decoding for standard and URL-safe formats. Thanks to Aleksandr Beliakov, Gary Gregory.
+
+Fixed Bugs
+----------
+
+*             Fix oak leaf icon references in overview.html when running `mvn clean javadoc:javadoc`. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*             Fix Apache RAT plugin console warnings. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*             Fix malformed Javadoc comments. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+Changes
+-------
+
+*             Bump org.apache.commons:commons-parent from 91 to 96 #415, #418. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+*             Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.20.0 to 2.21.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*             Bump org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 from 3.19.0 to 3.20.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Codec, including instructions on how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Codec website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-codec/
+
+Download page: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-codec/download_codec.cgi
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Apache Commons Codec 1.20.0 Release Notes
 -----------------------------------------
 

src/changes/changes.xml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
     <author>Apache Commons Developers</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="1.21.0" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+    <release version="1.21.0" date="2026-01-23" 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 oak leaf icon references in overview.html when running `mvn clean javadoc:javadoc`.</action>
       <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Fix Apache RAT plugin console warnings.</action>

src/site/xdoc/download_codec.xml

@@ -115,32 +115,32 @@ limitations under the License.
       </p>
     </subsection>
     </section>
-    <section name="Apache Commons Codec 1.20.0 ">
+    <section name="Apache Commons Codec 1.21.0 ">
       <subsection name="Binaries">
         <table>
           <tr>
-              <td><a href="[preferred]/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.tar.gz">commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.tar.gz</a></td>
-              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a></td>
-              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.tar.gz.asc">pgp</a></td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz">commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz</a></td>
+              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a></td>
+              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.tar.gz.asc">pgp</a></td>
           </tr>
           <tr>
-              <td><a href="[preferred]/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.zip">commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.zip</a></td>
-              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.zip.sha512">sha512</a></td>
-              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.20.0-bin.zip.asc">pgp</a></td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip">commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip</a></td>
+              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip.sha512">sha512</a></td>
+              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.21.0-bin.zip.asc">pgp</a></td>
           </tr>
         </table>
       </subsection>
       <subsection name="Source">
         <table>
           <tr>
-              <td><a href="[preferred]/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.tar.gz">commons-codec-1.20.0-src.tar.gz</a></td>
-              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a></td>
-              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.tar.gz.asc">pgp</a></td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz">commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz</a></td>
+              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a></td>
+              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.tar.gz.asc">pgp</a></td>
           </tr>
           <tr>
-              <td><a href="[preferred]/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.zip">commons-codec-1.20.0-src.zip</a></td>
-              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.zip.sha512">sha512</a></td>
-              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.20.0-src.zip.asc">pgp</a></td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip">commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip</a></td>
+              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip.sha512">sha512</a></td>
+              <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/commons/codec/source/commons-codec-1.21.0-src.zip.asc">pgp</a></td>
           </tr>
         </table>
       </subsection>