Release Process#
Version numbers:
official release:
{major}.{minor}.{patch}
(e.g.2.2.1
,3.1.0
,4.0.0
…)pre-release:
{major}.{minor}.{patch}.{dev|rc}{devel}
(e.g.4.0.0.dev7
,4.0.0rc1
, …)
Steps to cut a new release (from a clean checkout of master
):
Run
tox -e release_prepare {NEW_VERSION_NUMBER}
.Review the staged changes, check all news fragments in
news.d
were properly handled (merged intoNEWS.md
and removed by towncrier).Run
tox -e release_finalize
Follow the last command instructions, and push to GitHub.