RELEASE

Appstream-Glib Release Notes

1. Write NEWS entries for appstream_glib in the same format as usual.

git shortlog appstream_glib_0_8_3.. | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new

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Version 0.8.4
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Released: 2024-xx-xx

Notes:

New Features:

Bugfixes:

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3. Update library version if new ABI or API in meson.build

4. Commit changes in git:

git commit -a -m "Release version 0.8.4"
git tag -s -f -m "Release 0.8.4" appstream_glib_0_8_4
<gpg password>
git push --tags
git push

5. run 'ninja dist'

6. Upload tarball to:

scp meson-dist/*.tar.* hughsient@people.freedesktop.org:~/public_html/appstream-glib/releases

7. Do post release version bump in meson.build

8. Commit trivial changes:

git commit -a -m "trivial: post release version bump"
git push