The purpose of this page is describing module release practical procedures. Mainly these steps are based on general "Release Procedure" but contains some of refinements found in the process of recent release procedures.
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5) git commit -m "Update NEWS" NEWS.md (commits changes in release notes files);
6) mvn mvn -DautoVersionSubmodules=true release:clean release:prepare (runs maven release buld process. Here we need to check and setup release number, tag number and next feature version number)
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14) Annonce in Slack about a new release in the #release thread (example of message):
`edge-oai-pmh 2.2.1` has been released https://github.com/folio-org/edge-oai-pmh/releases/tag/v2.2.1
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2) Create a reease branch from there, for example: MODINVSTOR-524/release-19.2.3 (<release_ticket>/<release_branch_name>.
3) Cherry pick into prevoiusly created release branch all needed commits from mainstream development branch, i.e. master. Make any extra fixes, if any changes needed, and commit them into previously created release branch*.
git cherry-pick <commit_hash>
*Don't forget to back porting extra fixes into mainstream development branch, i.e. master, if these changes valuable not only for particular bugfix release.
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7) Go to the module's repository on GitHub and create a new "Pull request" of pushed relaese branch (MODINVSTOR-524/release-19.2.3) into the "long-live release branch - b19.2 in or case,
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`mod-inventory-storage 19.2.3` has been released https://github.com/folio-org/mod-inventory-storage/releases/tag/v19.2.3