[JENKINS-27722] upgrade to the release plugin has left the plugin broken

I cloned the release plugin repo from github to customize the plugin. The plugin when packaged on local machine it does a successful package but when the hpi package is uploaded to jenkins server the release button on the left panel is not showing up. When I checked out the older branch from the repository the plugin works perfectly fine. May be the recent changes is failing the plugin.

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Originally reported by hshah, imported from: upgrade to the release plugin has left the plugin broken

• assignee: petehayes
  
• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): release-plugin
  
• label(s): Plugin, Release
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 3
  
• watchers: 12
  
• imported: 20251223-222157
  

Raw content of original issue

I cloned the release plugin repo from github to customize the plugin. The plugin when packaged on local machine it does a successful package but when the hpi package is uploaded to jenkins server the release button on the left panel is not showing up. When I checked out the older branch from the repository the plugin works perfectly fine. May be the recent changes is failing the plugin.

• environment: Java 1.7


Start in the jenkinsci/release-plugin repository by packaging the current branch and an older working branch, then upload each HPI to Jenkins to reproduce the missing release button. Compare the recent branch changes and verify the plugin's behavior in the Jenkins UI. Done means the current packaged plugin restores the release button after installation.

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