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+cite about-plugin
+about-plugin 'Maven jgitflow build helpers'
+
+function hotfix-start {
+  about 'helper function for starting a new hotfix'
+  group 'jgitflow'
+
+  mvn jgitflow:hotfix-start ${JGITFLOW_MVN_ARGUMENTS}
+}
+
+function hotfix-finish {
+  about 'helper function for finishing a hotfix'
+  group 'jgitflow'
+
+  mvn jgitflow:hotfix-finish -Darguments="${JGITFLOW_MVN_ARGUMENTS}" && git push && git push origin master && git push --tags
+}
+
+function feature-start {
+  about 'helper function for starting a new feature'
+  group 'jgitflow'
+
+  mvn jgitflow:feature-start ${JGITFLOW_MVN_ARGUMENTS}
+}
+
+function feature-finish {
+  about 'helper function for finishing a feature'
+  group 'jgitflow'
+
+  mvn jgitflow:feature-finish ${JGITFLOW_MVN_ARGUMENTS}
+  echo -e '\033[32m----------------------------------------------------------------\033[0m'
+  echo -e '\033[32m===== REMEMBER TO CREATE A NEW RELEASE TO DEPLOY THIS FEATURE ====\033[0m'
+  echo -e '\033[32m----------------------------------------------------------------\033[0m'
+}
+
+function release-start {
+  about 'helper function for starting a new release'
+  group 'jgitflow'
+
+  mvn jgitflow:release-start ${JGITFLOW_MVN_ARGUMENTS}
+}
+
+function release-finish {
+  about 'helper function for finishing a release'
+  group 'jgitflow'
+
+  mvn jgitflow:release-finish -Darguments="${JGITFLOW_MVN_ARGUMENTS}" && git push && git push origin master && git push --tags
+}