- Once you have ensured that your preferred release branch contains the latest code, create a tag.
git tag -a <tag-name> -m "<tag-message>"NOTE: Please use -a while creating tag. '-a' refers to the tag being annotated. Only annotated tags can be pushed onto remote.
- Push the created tag onto remote.
git push origin <tag-name>NOTE: No two tags can have the same name. In case you want to delete a tag, use git tag -d <tag-name>
- Move over to the 'Releases' tab on your remote.
- Select 'Draft a new Release'.
- Choose your created tag from the dropdown list. NOTE: In case you want to create a tag at this step only, start by giving a tag name and then selecting the preferred branch for the release)
- Give a Release Title.
- If you want to show your full changelog in your release, select any previous release from the Previous Tag dropdown list.
- Select Generate Release Notes and make changes according to your preference.
- Attach the binaries/files necessary for the release. In our case
metadata.yamlandinfrastructure-components.yamlfrom the generated build/releases/infrastructure-cox/latest directory our needed. - Select if you want the release to be a Pre-Release or the Latest one.
- Hit 'Publish Release' and we now have a new release.