Remove unused local var.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/release/plugin/mojos/CommonsDistributionStagingMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/release/plugin/mojos/CommonsDistributionStagingMojo.java
index 2c7bf28..02f1e89 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/release/plugin/mojos/CommonsDistributionStagingMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/release/plugin/mojos/CommonsDistributionStagingMojo.java
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@
      *                                can properly handle the exception.
      */
     private File copyReleaseNotesToWorkingDirectory() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        StringBuffer copiedReleaseNotesAbsolutePath;
         SharedFunctions.initDirectory(getLog(), distVersionRcVersionDirectory);
         getLog().info("Copying RELEASE-NOTES.txt to working directory.");
         File copiedReleaseNotes = new File(distVersionRcVersionDirectory, releaseNotesFile.getName());