diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/JGitUtils.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/JGitUtils.java
index f22a139..ea40dcf 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/JGitUtils.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/JGitUtils.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class JGitUtils
             {
                 list.add( new ScmFile( diff.getNewPath(), ScmFileStatus.CHECKED_IN ) );
             }
-            rw.release();
+            rw.close();
         }
         return list;
     }
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/branch/JGitBranchCommand.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/branch/JGitBranchCommand.java
index b42afe6..087580a 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/branch/JGitBranchCommand.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/branch/JGitBranchCommand.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class JGitBranchCommand
             // search for the tagged files
             final RevWalk revWalk = new RevWalk( git.getRepository() );
             RevCommit commit = revWalk.parseCommit( branchResult.getObjectId() );
-            revWalk.release();
+            revWalk.close();
 
             final TreeWalk walk = new TreeWalk( git.getRepository() );
             walk.reset(); // drop the first empty tree, which we do not need here
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class JGitBranchCommand
             {
                 files.add( new ScmFile( walk.getPathString(), ScmFileStatus.CHECKED_OUT ) );
             }
-            walk.release();
+            walk.close();
 
             return new BranchScmResult( "JGit branch", files );
 
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/checkout/JGitCheckOutCommand.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/checkout/JGitCheckOutCommand.java
index 8d4931b..3382825 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/checkout/JGitCheckOutCommand.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/checkout/JGitCheckOutCommand.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class JGitCheckOutCommand
 
             RevWalk revWalk = new RevWalk( git.getRepository() );
             RevCommit commit = revWalk.parseCommit( git.getRepository().resolve( Constants.HEAD ) );
-            revWalk.release();
+            revWalk.close();
 
             final TreeWalk walk = new TreeWalk( git.getRepository() );
             walk.reset(); // drop the first empty tree, which we do not need here
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class JGitCheckOutCommand
             {
                 listedFiles.add( new ScmFile( walk.getPathString(), ScmFileStatus.CHECKED_OUT ) );
             }
-            walk.release();
+            walk.close();
 
             getLogger().debug( "current branch: " + git.getRepository().getBranch() );
 
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/diff/JGitDiffCommand.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/diff/JGitDiffCommand.java
index a543ef8..9e5a14f 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/diff/JGitDiffCommand.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/diff/JGitDiffCommand.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class JGitDiffCommand
         }
         finally
         {
-            or.release();
+            or.close();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/tag/JGitTagCommand.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/tag/JGitTagCommand.java
index a66992a..379db59 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/tag/JGitTagCommand.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/tag/JGitTagCommand.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class JGitTagCommand
             // search for the tagged files
             RevWalk revWalk = new RevWalk( git.getRepository() );
             RevCommit commit = revWalk.parseCommit( tagRef.getObjectId() );
-            revWalk.release();
+            revWalk.close();
 
             final TreeWalk walk = new TreeWalk( git.getRepository() );
             walk.reset(); // drop the first empty tree, which we do not need here
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class JGitTagCommand
             {
                 taggedFiles.add( new ScmFile( walk.getPathString(), ScmFileStatus.CHECKED_OUT ) );
             }
-            walk.release();
+            walk.close();
 
             return new TagScmResult( "JGit tag", taggedFiles );
         }
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/checkin/JGitCheckInCommandCommitterAuthorTckTest.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/checkin/JGitCheckInCommandCommitterAuthorTckTest.java
index 10fdb85..0a5858d 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/checkin/JGitCheckInCommandCommitterAuthorTckTest.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-jgit/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/jgit/command/checkin/JGitCheckInCommandCommitterAuthorTckTest.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class JGitCheckInCommandCommitterAuthorTckTest
         RevWalk rw = new RevWalk( repository );
         AnyObjectId headId = repository.resolve( Constants.HEAD );
         RevCommit head = rw.parseCommit( headId );
-        rw.release();
+        rw.close();
         return head;
     }