RELEASING.md

Releasing

Steps

1. Set versions:

   export RELEASE_VERSION=A.B.C
   export NEXT_VERSION=A.B.D-SNAPSHOT

2. Check out the release branch.

   git checkout -b release-$RELEASE_VERSION

3. Update CHANGELOG.md with changes since the last release. This step is manual and somewhat tedious. Follow the existing CHANGELOG.md format.

4. Update documentation and Gradle properties with RELEASE_VERSION

   sed -i "" \
     "s/VERSION_NAME=.*/VERSION_NAME=$RELEASE_VERSION/g" \
     gradle.properties

5. Tag the release and push to GitHub. Submit and merge PR.

   git commit -am "Prepare for release $RELEASE_VERSION."
   git tag -a quiver-$RELEASE_VERSION -m "Version $RELEASE_VERSION"
   git push && git push --tags
   # Then create PR and merge it

6. Trigger the "Publish a release" action manually. This will publish to Sonatype Nexus, closing and releasing the artifact automatically to promote it to Maven Central. Note that it can take 10 to 30 minutes or more for the artifacts to appear on Maven Central.

7. Checkout main branch and pull the latest changes

   git checkout main
   git pull

8. In a new branch, prepare for the next release and push to GitHub. Submit and merge PR.

   git checkout -b next-version-$NEXT_VERSION
   sed -i "" \
     "s/VERSION_NAME=.*/VERSION_NAME=$NEXT_VERSION/g" \
     gradle.properties
   git commit -am "Prepare next development version."
   git push
   # The create PR and merge it

9. Draft a new release of A.B.C and publish it.

   • (Trialing) Copy release notes added to CHANGELOG.md in step 1 into Github release.

Troubleshooting

• If the GitHub action fails, drop the artifacts from Sonatype and re-run the job. A Sonatype account with app.cash permissions is required. Raise an issue if you do not have this.