The checklist for releasing a new version of Thredded.
Pre-requisites for the releaser:
- Push access to the demo app Heroku.
- Push access to RubyGems.
Release checklist:
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Update gem version in
version.rbandREADME.md. -
Update
CHANGELOG.md. Ensure that the following links point to the future git tag for this version:- The "See the full list of changes here" link.
- The migration link, if any.
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Wait for the Travis build to come back green.
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Tag the release and push it to rubygems:
bundle exec rake release -
Copy the release notes from the changelog to GitHub Releases.
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Push the demo app to Heroku:
script/deploy-demo-app
If this is a release with major new functionality, announce it:
- Publish a post on RubyFlow (e.g. like this one for v0.5.0).
- Post an update to the MetaRuby Thredded thread.
- anywhere else you can think of
The announcements should contain all the major new functionality added to Thredded since the previous announcement in that channel.