There're no hard rules about when to release slack-ruby-client. Release bug fixes frequently, features not so frequently and breaking API changes rarely.
Run tests, check that all tests succeed locally.
bundle install
rake
Check that the last build succeeded in GitHub Actions for all supported platforms.
Change "Next" in CHANGELOG.md to the current date.
### 0.2.2 (7/10/2015)
Remove the line with "Your contribution here.", since there will be no more contributions to this release.
In the "Stable Release" section of the README, change **next** to **stable** and add the version number so users know that they are reading the documentation for a released version.
## Stable Release
You're reading the documentation for the **stable** release of slack-ruby-client, 0.2.2. See [UPGRADING](UPGRADING.md) when upgrading from an older version.
Commit your changes.
git add README.md CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "Preparing for release, 0.2.2."
git push origin master
Release.
$ rake release
slack-ruby-client 0.2.2 built to pkg/slack-ruby-client-0.2.2.gem.
Tagged v0.2.2.
Pushed git commits and tags.
Pushed slack-ruby-client 0.2.2 to rubygems.org.
Add the next release to CHANGELOG.md.
### 0.2.3 (Next)
* Your contribution here.
Increment the third version number in lib/slack/version.rb.
Undo your change in README about the stable release.
## Stable Release
You're reading the documentation for the **next** release of slack-ruby-client. Please see the documentation for the [last stable release, v0.2.2](https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client/blob/v0.2.2/README.md) unless you're integrating with HEAD. See [UPGRADING](UPGRADING.md) when upgrading from an older version.
Commit your changes.
git add README.md CHANGELOG.md lib/slack/version.rb
git commit -m "Preparing for next development iteration, 0.2.3."
git push origin master