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# Releases
## Tagging scheme
- tag versions that are to be released, make sure that they are GPG-signed,
i.e. `git tag -s v1.8.0`
- use semantic versions for tags: `vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`
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accordingly.
- 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
## Steps for release
### Before tagging
- Update version number for windows/osx packages using the
[`./tools/update-versions.sh`] script, e.g. `./tools/update-versions.sh
1.11.0`
- 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`
- to release a `PATCH` version after non-fix changes have landed on `master`
- To release a `PATCH` version after non-fix changes have landed on `master`
branch, checkout latest `MAJOR`/`MINOR` version and `git cherry-pick -x`
commits from `master` that you want `PATCH` release to include. Once
cherry-picking has been done, tag HEAD of the branch.
- when making a `PATCH` tag, include in tag message short summary of what the
- 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).
- create and GPG-sign tarball using [`./tools/create-tarball.sh`] script, and
upload the tarball to a github release.
### After tagging
- Create and GPG-sign tarball using [`./tools/create-tarball.sh`] script, and
upload the tarball to the github release that was created by a Travis OSX
release job.
# How to become a maintainer?