release.md

name	about	title	labels	assignees
Release	When ready to cut a release	Release X.Y.Z	release

• Start a new release branch:

$ git flow release start X.Y.Z

• Rotate CHANGELOG.md (following Keep a Changelog principles)
• Ensure outstanding changes are committed:

$ git status # Is the git staging area clean?
$ git add CHANGELOG.md
$ git commit -m "X.Y.Z"

• Publish the release branch:

$ git flow release publish X.Y.Z

• Ensure that CI checks pass
• Finish and publish the release branch:
  • When prompted, keep default commit messages
  • Use X.Y.Z as the tag message

$ git flow release finish -p X.Y.Z