diff --git a/MAINTAINING.md b/MAINTAINING.md index 5ce3d0b9c..ea80dbd9f 100644 --- a/MAINTAINING.md +++ b/MAINTAINING.md @@ -184,8 +184,12 @@ Follow steps for adding translations from Weblate up to step 5. Next: - `PATCH` – bump when there have been only fixes added. If changes include something more than just bugfixes, bump `MAJOR` or `MINOR` version accordingly. -- update version for windows/osx packages using [`./tools/update-versions.sh`] - script +- bumping a higher-level version "resets" lower-version numbers, e.g. + `v1.7.1 → v2.0.0` +- update version: + - bump version number in `cmake/Installation.cmake` + - for windows/osx packages use the [`./tools/update-versions.sh`] script, + e.g. `./tools/update-versions.sh 1.11.0` - before creating a `MAJOR`/`MINOR` release generate changelog with `clog`. - in a `MAJOR`/`MINOR` release tag should include information that changelog is located in the `CHANGELOG.md` file, e.g. `For details see CHANGELOG.md` @@ -196,8 +200,6 @@ Follow steps for adding translations from Weblate up to step 5. Next: - when making a `PATCH` tag, include in tag message short summary of what the tag release fixes, and to whom it's interesting (often only some OSes/distributions would find given `PATCH` release interesting). -- bumping a higher-level version "resets" lower-version numbers, e.g. - `v1.7.1 → v2.0.0` - create and GPG-sign tarball using [`./tools/create-tarball.sh`] script, and upload the tarball to a github release.