RELEASING.md

Releasing

1. Merge all your changes to the stable branch
2. If releasing a new major version, ensure that package name has been updated, e.g. if new version is v6 package name in go.mod and every import should be github.com/UpCloudLtd/upcloud-go-api/v6
3. Update CHANGELOG.md
   1. Add new heading with the correct version e.g. ## [6.7.0]
   2. Update links at the bottom of the page
   3. Leave ## Unreleased section at the top empty
   4. Check that Version in upcloud/client/client.go is up-to-date. The value is automatically updated by GitHub Actions.
4. Test GoReleaser config with goreleaser check
5. Tag a commit with the version you want to release e.g. v6.7.0
6. Push the tag & commit to GitHub
   • GitHub action automatically
     • sets the version based on the tag
     • creates a draft release to GitHub
     • populates the release notes from CHANGELOG.md with make release-notes
7. Verify that release notes are in line with CHANGELOG.MD
8. Publish the drafted release