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name: Release
about: Create a new release [for release managers only]
title: 'Release MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH'
labels: 'release'
assignees: ''
---
Create a new release.
**Summary**
<--release summary to be used in announcements-->
**Commit**
<--latest commit ID to include in this release-->
**Changelog**
<--add notices from PRs merged since the prior release, see ["keep a changelog"]-->
**Checklist**
Release numbering must follow [Semantic Versioning]. These steps assume the
current `master` branch **development** version is **MAJOR.MINOR.0**.
On the day of the feature freeze for the current development **MAJOR.MINOR.0**
release, create a new release branch and release candidate tag:
- [ ] Double check that your local `master` is up-to-date with the upstream repo.
- [ ] Create a new branch called `release/MAJOR.MINOR` from `master`.
- [ ] Add a tag to the `HEAD` commit in the `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch.
- The tag name should be `vMAJOR.MINOR.0-RC.1`
- Use message "Release MAJOR.MINOR.0 RC.1".
- Make sure the tag is signed, for extra safety use the explicit `--sign` flag.
- [ ] Push the `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch and new tag to the `bitcoindevkit/bdk` repo.
- Use `git push --tags` option to push the new `vMAJOR.MINOR.0-RC.1` tag.
Change `master` branch version to next development **MAJOR.MINOR+1.0** release:
- [ ] Switch back to the `master` branch.
- [ ] Create a new PR branch called `bump_dev_MAJOR_MINOR+1`, eg. `bump_dev_0_18`.
- [ ] Bump the `bump_dev_MAJOR_MINOR+1` branch to the next development MAJOR.MINOR+1 version.
- Change the `Cargo.toml` version value to `MAJOR.MINOR+1.0`.
- The commit message should be "Bump version to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0".
- [ ] Create PR and merge the `bump_dev_MAJOR_MINOR+1` branch to `master`.
- Title PR "Bump dev version to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0".
If any issues need to be fixed before the **MAJOR.MINOR.0** version is released:
- [ ] Merge fix PRs to the `master` branch.
- [ ] Git cherry-pick fix commits to the `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch.
- [ ] Verify fixes in `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch.
- [ ] Add a tag to the `HEAD` commit in the `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch.
- The tag name should be `vMAJOR.MINOR.0-RC.x+1`, where x is the current release candidate number.
- Use tag message "Release MAJOR.MINOR.0 RC.x+1".
- Make sure the tag is signed, for extra safety use the explicit `--sign` flag.
- [ ] Push the new tag to the `bitcoindevkit/bdk` repo.
- Use `git push --tags` option to push the new `vMAJOR.MINOR.0-RC.x+1` tag.
On the day of a **MAJOR.MINOR.0** release:
- [ ] Add a tag to the `HEAD` commit in the `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch.
- The tag name should be `vMAJOR.MINOR.0`
- The first line of the tag message should be "Release MAJOR.MINOR.0".
- In the body of the tag message put a copy of the **Summary** and **Changelog** for the release.
- Make sure the tag is signed, for extra safety use the explicit `--sign` flag.
- [ ] Wait for the CI to finish one last time.
- [ ] Push the new tag to the `bitcoindevkit/bdk` repo.
- [ ] Publish **all** the updated crates to crates.io.
- [ ] Create the release on GitHub.
- Go to "tags", click on the dots on the right and select "Create Release".
- Set the title to `Release MAJOR.MINOR.0`.
- In the release notes body put the **Summary** and **Changelog**.
- Use the "+ Auto-generate release notes" button to add details from included PRs.
- Until we reach a `1.0.0` release check the "Pre-release" box.
- [ ] Make sure the new release shows up on [crates.io] and that the docs are built correctly on [docs.rs].
- [ ] Announce the release, using the **Summary**, on Discord, Twitter and Mastodon.
- [ ] Celebrate :tada:
On the day of a **MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH+1** release:
- [ ] Merge fix PRs to the `master` branch.
- [ ] Git cherry-pick fix commits to the `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch to be patched.
- [ ] Verify fixes in `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch.
- [ ] Add a tag to the `HEAD` commit in the `release/MAJOR.MINOR` branch.
- The tag name should be `vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH+1`
- The first line of the tag message should be "Release MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH+1".
- In the body of the tag message put a copy of the **Summary** and **Changelog** for the release.
- Make sure the tag is signed, for extra safety use the explicit `--sign` flag.
- [ ] Wait for the CI to finish one last time.
- [ ] Push the new tag to the `bitcoindevkit/bdk` repo.
- [ ] Publish **all** the updated crates to crates.io.
- [ ] Create the release on GitHub.
- Go to "tags", click on the dots on the right and select "Create Release".
- Set the title to `Release MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH+1`.
- In the release notes body put the **Summary** and **Changelog**.
- Use the "+ Auto-generate release notes" button to add details from included PRs.
- Until we reach a `1.0.0` release check the "Pre-release" box.
- [ ] Make sure the new release shows up on [crates.io] and that the docs are built correctly on [docs.rs].
- [ ] Announce the release, using the **Summary**, on Discord, Twitter and Mastodon.
- [ ] Celebrate :tada:
[Semantic Versioning]: https://semver.org/
[crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/bdk
[docs.rs]: https://docs.rs/bdk/latest/bdk
["keep a changelog"]: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/