desktop-edge-win/releasing.md

Making a Release

Making a point release is a manual process at this time. It's kept as a manual process but is quick to perform. There are a few things which must be done before a release can be considered ready.

Checklist

1. Verify the file at the root of the checkout named version is updated with the version number that is being released
2. Verify all pull requests are merged into main that should be released
3. Verify all changes have been accounted for in release-notes.md and verify that the file is accurate for the version being released. For example if producing release 10.10.10 the release notes should refer to the changes in 10.10.10. [This step is often missed]

Performing the Release

1. Navigate to Releases
2. A github action should have already created a draft release with some changes listed within.
3. Verify these changes are correct.
4. In another window/tab navigate to Actions
5. On the left - click "Build Installer" under "Workflows" to filter down to only the Installer CI actions.
6. Find the installer built from the main branch and open it
7. Locate the execuable installer added to the job and download it. It'll have a name such as: ZitiDesktopEdgeClient-x.y.z and will be a zip file
8. After downloading the zip file, unzip it somewhere and verify there are two different files: the executable and a hash
9. Back on the Releases page - click the button to 'edit' the latest release (which should be marked 'Draft')
10. Veify the Tag Version and Release title match the version specified in the version file
11. Drag the unzipped files (two of them) onto the section of the form labeled: "Attach binaries by dropping them here or selecting them."
12. Copy the release notes markdown from the release-notes.md into the release.
13. When ready click "Publish Release"