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Publishing a new release

Please read first the general Contributing section. Also, please read the FAQ section in the Julia General registry.

Start the release process

In order to start the release process a person with the necessary permissions should:

  • Update the version in the following files
    • Project.toml (1 place, under version)
    • codemeta.json (2 places, under version and softwareVersion)
  • Ensure that CHANGELOG.md has been properly maintained and up to date
    • Change the Unreleased section to the new version, set the date
    • Add new Unreleased section
    • Update the very bottom of the CHANGELOG with new diffs
  • If necessary make a new commit that will be registered and tagged as a new version
  • Open a commit page on GitHub
  • Write the @JuliaRegistrator register comment for the commit:

Release comment

The Julia Registrator bot should automatically register a request for the new release. Once all checks have passed on the Julia Registrator's side, the new release will be published and tagged automatically.