Release Process

This skill guides the release process following Git Flow with automated CI/CD.

Release Flow Overview

develop ──▶ release/v{X.Y.Z} ──PR──▶ main
   ▲                                   │
   │                                   ▼
   │                            (auto-release.yml)
   │                                   │
   │                                   ▼
   │                              tag: v{X.Y.Z}
   │                                   │
   │                                   ▼
   │                            (publish.yml)
   │                                   │
   │                                   ▼
   │                              JSR publish
   │                                   │
   └───────────── backmerge ◀──────────┘

Workflow

1. Ensure develop is ready

git checkout develop
git pull origin develop
git status

Verify all features for this release are merged.

2. Run full CI locally

deno task ci

All tests must pass before proceeding.

3. Determine version number

Follow semantic versioning:

• MAJOR (X.0.0): Breaking changes
• MINOR (0.X.0): New features, backward compatible
• PATCH (0.0.X): Bug fixes only

Check current version:

jq -r '.version' deno.json

4. Create release branch

git checkout -b release/v{NEW_VERSION}

5. Bump version

Use the project's bump script:

bash scripts/bump_version.sh

Or manually update deno.json:

# Edit deno.json version field

6. Update CHANGELOG.md

Add release notes under new version heading.

7. Commit version bump

git add deno.json CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "chore: bump version to {NEW_VERSION}"

8. Push and create PR to main

git push -u origin release/v{NEW_VERSION}

Create PR: release/v{NEW_VERSION} → main

Important: PR must be from release/* branch directly to main for auto-release to trigger.

9. Merge triggers automation

When PR to main is merged:

1. auto-release.yml creates tag v{NEW_VERSION}
2. publish.yml publishes to JSR

10. Sync develop with main

After release is published, backmerge main to develop:

git checkout develop
git pull origin develop
git merge origin/main
git push origin develop

This ensures develop has the version bump and CHANGELOG updates.

Checklist

• All features merged to develop
• deno task ci passes
• Version number determined (semver)
• Release branch created from develop
• Version bumped in deno.json
• CHANGELOG.md updated
• PR to main created (from release/* branch)
• PR merged → auto-release creates tag
• Verify JSR publication
• Backmerge main to develop

Example: Release v1.8.0

# Prepare
git checkout develop
git pull origin develop
deno task ci

# Create release
git checkout -b release/v1.8.0
bash scripts/bump_version.sh
# Edit CHANGELOG.md
git add deno.json CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "chore: bump version to 1.8.0"
git push -u origin release/v1.8.0

# Create PR via GitHub
# release/v1.8.0 → main (triggers auto-release on merge)

# After merge and JSR publish, sync develop
git checkout develop
git pull origin develop
git merge origin/main
git push origin develop

Important Notes

• Never push directly to main
• Version in deno.json must match tag
• Auto-release only triggers on release/* branch merge to main
• JSR publish requires tag to be on main branch