RELEASE.md

Eclipse Che release process

1. Create branch for release preparation and next bugfixes:

• git branch {branchname} #e.g 7.7.x
• git push --set-upstream origin {branchname}

2. Create PR for switch master to the next development version :

• git branch set_next_version_in_master_{next_version} #e.g 7.8.0-SNAPSHOT
• mvn versions:set versions:commit -DnewVersion=${next_version}
• Update parent version : mvn versions:update-parent versions:commit -DallowSnapshots=true -DparentVersion={next_version}
• git push --set-upstream origin set_next_version_in_master_{next_version}
• Create PR

3. Merge branch to the release branch and push changes, release process will start by webhook:

• git checkout release
• git merge -X theirs {branchname}
• git push -f

4. Close/release staging repository on Nexus

https://oss.sonatype.org/#stagingRepositories

Note: For bugfix release procedure will be similar except creating new branch on first step and update version in master branch

Script

make-release.sh performs the first 3 steps. Release to Nexus is still a manual process for now.