Release Process

Create a release/3.3.0 Branch and Tag 3.3.0-rc1

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# Set your release version
VERSION="3.3.0"

# Step 1: Checkout the base branch (usually 'main')
git checkout main
git pull origin main

# Step 2: Create and push the release branch
git checkout -b release/$VERSION
git push -u origin release/$VERSION

# Step 3: Tag the first release candidate
git tag -a $VERSION-rc1 -m "Release candidate 1 for $VERSION"
git push origin $VERSION-rc1

# Later... once RC is approved

# Step 4: Finalize the release
git checkout release/$VERSION
git pull origin release/$VERSION

git checkout main
git pull origin main
git merge --no-ff release/$VERSION -m "Merge release $VERSION"

git tag -a $VERSION -m "Final release $VERSION"
git push origin main
git push origin $VERSION

# Step 5 (Optional): Clean up the release branch
git branch -d release/$VERSION
git push origin --delete release/$VERSION