Update POMs and CHANGES.txt for 1.6.0RC0
diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index c9bd940..288afe8 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,94 @@
 HBase Change Log
 
+Release Notes - HBase - Version 1.6.0 02/21/2020
+
+** Sub-task
+    * [HBASE-23151] - Backport HBASE-23083 (Collect Executor status info periodically and report to metrics system) to branch-1
+    * [HBASE-23246] - Fix error prone warning in TestMetricsUserSourceImpl
+    * [HBASE-23288] - Backport HBASE-23251 (Add Column Family and Table Names to HFileContext) to branch-1
+    * [HBASE-23707] - Add IntelliJ check style plugin configuration
+
+** Bug
+    * [HBASE-18439] - Subclasses of o.a.h.h.chaos.actions.Action all use the same logger
+    * [HBASE-19663] - javadoc creation needs jsr305
+    * [HBASE-21776] - Duplicate "Set storagePolicy" debug logging
+    * [HBASE-22096] - /storeFile.jsp shows CorruptHFileException when the storeFile is a reference file
+    * [HBASE-22441] - BucketCache NullPointerException in cacheBlock
+    * [HBASE-23045] -  currentPath may be stitched in a loop in replication source code.
+    * [HBASE-23056] - Block count is 0 when BucketCache using persistent IOEngine and retrieve from file 
+    * [HBASE-23149] - hbase shouldPerformMajorCompaction logic is not correct
+    * [HBASE-23153] - PrimaryRegionCountSkewCostFunction SLB function should implement CostFunction#isNeeded
+    * [HBASE-23177] - If fail to open reference because FNFE, make it plain it is a Reference
+    * [HBASE-23185] - High cpu usage because getTable()#put() gets config value every time
+    * [HBASE-23237] - Negative 'Requests per Second' counts in UI
+    * [HBASE-23254] - Release replication buffer quota correctly, when batch includes bulk loaded hfiles
+    * [HBASE-23261] - Region stuck in transition while splitting
+    * [HBASE-23273] - Table header is not correct on table.jsp when table name is hbase:meta
+    * [HBASE-23287] - WALs not aged off of HDFS because LogCleaner is not added to choreService
+    * [HBASE-23337] - Several modules missing in nexus for Apache HBase 2.2.2
+    * [HBASE-23359] - RS going down with NPE when splitting a region with compaction disabled in branch-1
+    * [HBASE-23360] - [CLI] Fix help command "set_quota" to explain removing quota
+    * [HBASE-23364] - HRegionServer sometimes does not shut down.
+    * [HBASE-23375] - Backport HBASE-22441 to branch-1
+    * [HBASE-23590] - Update maxStoreFileRefCount to maxCompactedStoreFileRefCount
+    * [HBASE-23698] - Switch central repo to https on branch-1
+    * [HBASE-23825] - Increment proto conversion is broken
+
+** New Feature
+    * [HBASE-23073] - Add an optional costFunction to balance regions according to a capacity rule
+    * [HBASE-23210] - Backport HBASE-15519 (Add per-user metrics) to branch-1
+    * [HBASE-23710] - Priority configuration for system coprocessors
+
+** Improvement
+    * [HBASE-20626] - Change the value of "Requests Per Second" on WEBUI
+    * [HBASE-22701] - Better handle invalid local directory for DynamicClassLoader
+    * [HBASE-23114] - Use archiveArtifacts in Jenkinsfiles
+    * [HBASE-23172] - HBase Canary region success count metrics reflect column family successes, not region successes
+    * [HBASE-23174] - Upgrade jackson and jackson-databind to 2.9.10 (branch-1)
+    * [HBASE-23207] - Log a region open journal
+    * [HBASE-23208] - Unit formatting in Master & RS UI
+    * [HBASE-23212] - Provide config reload for Auto Region Reopen based on storeFile ref count
+    * [HBASE-23228] - Allow for jdk8 specific modules on branch-1 in precommit/nightly testing
+    * [HBASE-23238] - Additional test and checks for null references on ScannerCallableWithReplicas
+    * [HBASE-23245] - All MutableHistogram implementations should remove maxExpected
+    * [HBASE-23278] -  Add a table-level compaction progress display on the UI
+    * [HBASE-23283] - Provide clear and consistent logging about the period of enabled chores
+    * [HBASE-23335] - Improve cost functions array copy in StochasticLoadBalancer
+    * [HBASE-23362] - WalPrettyPrinter should include the table name
+    * [HBASE-23621] - Reduce number of Checkstyle violations in tests of hbase-common
+    * [HBASE-23622] - Reduce number of Checkstyle violations in hbase-common
+    * [HBASE-23623] - Reduce number of Checkstyle violations in hbase-rest
+    * [HBASE-23625] - Reduce number of Checkstyle violations in hbase-common
+    * [HBASE-23626] - Reduce number of Checkstyle violations in tests of hbase-common
+    * [HBASE-23627] - Resolve remaining Checkstyle violations in hbase-thrift
+    * [HBASE-23645] - Fix remaining Checkstyle violations in tests of hbase-common
+    * [HBASE-23646] - Fix remaining Checkstyle violations in tests of hbase-rest
+    * [HBASE-23661] - Reduce number of Checkstyle violations in hbase-rest
+    * [HBASE-23675] - Move to Apache parent POM version 22
+    * [HBASE-23802] - Remove unnecessary Configuration instantiation in LossyAccounting
+
+** Test
+    * [HBASE-23259] - Ability to run mini cluster using pre-determined available random ports
+    * [HBASE-23552] - Format Javadocs on ITBLL
+    * [HBASE-23569] - Validate that the log cleaner actually cleans oldWALs as expected
+    * [HBASE-23665] - Split unit tests from TestTableName into a separate test only class
+    * [HBASE-23711] - Add test for MinVersions and KeepDeletedCells TTL
+    * [HBASE-23749] - TestHFileWriterV3 should have tests for all data block encodings
+    * [HBASE-23793] - Increase maven heap allocation to 4G in Yetus personality
+
+
+** Task
+    * [HBASE-23053] - Disable concurrent nightly builds
+    * [HBASE-23213] - Backport HBASE-22460 to branch-1
+    * [HBASE-23219] - Re-enable ZKLess tests for branch-1 (Revert HBASE-14622)
+    * [HBASE-23227] - Upgrade jackson-databind to 2.9.10.1 to avoid recent CVEs
+    * [HBASE-23229] - Update branch-1 to 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
+    * [HBASE-23234] - Provide .editorconfig based on checkstyle configuration
+    * [HBASE-23236] - Upgrade to yetus 0.11.1
+    * [HBASE-23250] - Log message about CleanerChore delegate initialization should be at INFO
+    * [HBASE-23774] - Announce user-zh list
+
+
 Release Notes - HBase - Version 1.5.0 10/14/2019
 
 ** Sub-task
diff --git a/hbase-annotations/pom.xml b/hbase-annotations/pom.xml
index e8767df..d9b9fcc 100644
--- a/hbase-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.hbase</groupId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/hbase-archetypes/hbase-archetype-builder/pom.xml b/hbase-archetypes/hbase-archetype-builder/pom.xml
index 9992a61..78896d6 100644
--- a/hbase-archetypes/hbase-archetype-builder/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.hbase</groupId>
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     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
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diff --git a/hbase-archetypes/hbase-client-project/pom.xml b/hbase-archetypes/hbase-client-project/pom.xml
index cbe3a1a..7bf5e7d 100644
--- a/hbase-archetypes/hbase-client-project/pom.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-archetypes/hbase-shaded-client-project/pom.xml b/hbase-archetypes/hbase-shaded-client-project/pom.xml
index 74d7204..a2c69eb 100644
--- a/hbase-archetypes/hbase-shaded-client-project/pom.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-archetypes/pom.xml b/hbase-archetypes/pom.xml
index 2d6be10..cbc5d92 100644
--- a/hbase-archetypes/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-assembly/pom.xml b/hbase-assembly/pom.xml
index cc5adca..071f204 100644
--- a/hbase-assembly/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml b/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml
index 764f559..48664b9 100644
--- a/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml
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@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
 <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 <groupId>org.apache.hbase</groupId>
 <artifactId>hbase-checkstyle</artifactId>
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+<version>1.6.0</version>
 <name>Apache HBase - Checkstyle</name>
 <description>Module to hold Checkstyle properties for HBase.</description>
 
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diff --git a/hbase-client/pom.xml b/hbase-client/pom.xml
index a1db552..451cb20 100644
--- a/hbase-client/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-common/pom.xml b/hbase-common/pom.xml
index c1e3861..311b00d 100644
--- a/hbase-common/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-error-prone/pom.xml b/hbase-error-prone/pom.xml
index 3302caf..f32d9d0 100644
--- a/hbase-error-prone/pom.xml
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@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
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     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>hbase-error-prone</artifactId>
-  <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.6.0</version>
   <name>Apache HBase - Error Prone Rules</name>
   <description>Module to hold error prone custom rules for HBase.</description>
 
diff --git a/hbase-examples/pom.xml b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
index c6dc053..2aca3a6 100644
--- a/hbase-examples/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml b/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml
index eeb5c86..68ba842 100644
--- a/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml b/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
index a93d4e0..41387d7 100644
--- a/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase-hadoop2-compat/pom.xml b/hbase-hadoop2-compat/pom.xml
index 899c5dc..ea5251c 100644
--- a/hbase-hadoop2-compat/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase-hbtop/pom.xml b/hbase-hbtop/pom.xml
index 9f8831d..4ca5f8f 100644
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diff --git a/hbase-it/pom.xml b/hbase-it/pom.xml
index 81a3619..963024c 100644
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/hbase-metrics-api/pom.xml b/hbase-metrics-api/pom.xml
index f88d5c9..aee67cb 100644
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diff --git a/hbase-metrics/pom.xml b/hbase-metrics/pom.xml
index 73a30cf..c8c268d 100644
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diff --git a/hbase-prefix-tree/pom.xml b/hbase-prefix-tree/pom.xml
index 063c0d2..7b09160 100644
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diff --git a/hbase-procedure/pom.xml b/hbase-procedure/pom.xml
index 5c52c45..b7b946e 100644
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diff --git a/hbase-protocol/pom.xml b/hbase-protocol/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase-resource-bundle/pom.xml b/hbase-resource-bundle/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase-rest/pom.xml b/hbase-rest/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase-server/pom.xml b/hbase-server/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase-shaded/pom.xml b/hbase-shaded/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase-shell/pom.xml b/hbase-shell/pom.xml
index c995882..d12b37f 100644
--- a/hbase-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-shell/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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+    <version>1.6.0</version>
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diff --git a/hbase-testing-util/pom.xml b/hbase-testing-util/pom.xml
index 5a2fb3a..d3200b5 100644
--- a/hbase-testing-util/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-testing-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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+        <version>1.6.0</version>
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     <artifactId>hbase-testing-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-thrift/pom.xml b/hbase-thrift/pom.xml
index ba05c3c..dc7744f 100644
--- a/hbase-thrift/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-thrift/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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+    <version>1.6.0</version>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 947e1d5..5805428 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
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   <artifactId>hbase</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.6.0</version>
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     Apache HBase™ is the Hadoop database. Use it when you need