diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md index 4b977efdd..f1b87a9a7 100644 --- a/docs/releasing.md +++ b/docs/releasing.md @@ -1,15 +1,20 @@ # Releasing To initiate a new production deployment: + ```sh script/release vX.Y.Z ``` + See `script/release --help` for more information. -> **Note:** -> Every production release will request an approval by the select few people before it can proceed. +> [!NOTE] +> +> Every production release will request an approval by the select few people +> before it can proceed. What this does is: + - Builds Linux binaries on Ubuntu; - Builds and signs Windows binaries on Windows; - Builds, signs, and notarizes macOS binaries on macOS; @@ -18,22 +23,31 @@ What this does is: - The changelog is [generated from the list of merged pull requests](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/releasing-projects-on-github/automatically-generated-release-notes); - Updates cli.github.com with the contents of the new release; - Updates the [`gh` Homebrew formula](https://github.com/williammartin/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/g/gh.rb) in the [`homebrew/homebrew-core` repo](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3AHomebrew%2Fhomebrew-core+%22gh%22+in%3Atitle&type=pullrequests). + - The [GitHub CLI deployment workflow](.github/workflows/deployment.yml) + initiates a PR to update the `gh` Homebrew formula. + - This updated formula is then picked up by the scheduled workflow for its + inclusion in the `homebrew/homebrew-core`. To test out the build system while avoiding creating an actual release: + ```sh script/release --staging vX.Y.Z --branch patch-1 -p macos ``` + The build artifacts will be available via `gh run download -n macos`. ## General guidelines -* Features to be released should be reviewed and approved at least one day prior to the release. -* Feature releases should bump up the minor version number. -* Breaking releases should bump up the major version number. These should generally be rare. +- Features to be released should be reviewed and approved at least one day prior + to the release. +- Feature releases should bump up the minor version number. +- Breaking releases should bump up the major version number. These should + generally be rare. ## Test the build system locally -A local release can be created for testing without creating anything official on the release page. +A local release can be created for testing without creating anything official on +the release page. 1. Make sure GoReleaser is installed: `brew install goreleaser` 2. `script/release --local` @@ -45,5 +59,6 @@ Occasionally, it might be necessary to clean up a bad release and re-release. 1. Delete the release and associated tag 2. Re-release and monitor the workflow run logs -3. Open pull request updating [`gh` Homebrew formula](https://github.com/williammartin/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/g/gh.rb) with new SHA versions, linking the previous PR +3. Open pull request updating [`gh` Homebrew formula](https://github.com/williammartin/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/g/gh.rb) + with new SHA versions, linking the previous PR 4. Verify resulting Debian and RPM packages, Homebrew formula