Releasing.md 1.4 KB

Checklist for making a new release

These are the code changes that need to take place

  • Update version in CMakeLists.txt
  • Update version and changelog at packaging/debian/changelog
  • Update version and changelog at packaging/rpm/flameshot.spec
  • Update data/appdata/flameshot.metainfo.xml
  • Update MacOs version in cmake/modules/MacOSXBundleInfo.plist.in
  • Commit and push to a PR
  • Merge PR to main
  • Create and push git tag on main
  • Manually retrigger the github actions so it uses the latest git tag

These are the steps for actually making the release

  • Download all binaries from CI run started from PR related to code changes shown above
  • Create sha256 for each binary and compare against sha256 shown in the CI to verify there was no corruption or inserted malware.
  • Create a new "New Release" in github and explain changes in release notes
  • Upload all binaries and sha's
  • Update flatpak manifest for flathub: https://github.com/flathub/org.flameshot.Flameshot
  • Push snapcraft edge release to stable
  • If this is a major release coordinate with sign path on signed windows binaries
  • Update change log on website data/changelog.md
  • Update version on website