install-nix-action/RELEASE.md

Release

As of v31, releases of this action follow Semantic Versioning.

Publishing a new release

Publish the release

Draft a new release on GitHub:

• In Choose a tag, create a new tag, like v31.2.1, following semver.
• Click Generate release notes.
• Set as the latest release should be selected automatically.
• Publish release

Update the major tag

The major tag, like v31, allows downstream users to opt-in to automatic non-breaking updates.

This process follows GitHub's own guidelines: https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/main/docs/action-versioning.md

Fetch the latest tags

git pull --tags --force

Move the tag

git tag -fa v31

git push origin v31 --force

Update the release notes for the major tag

Find the release on GitHub: https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action/releases

Edit the release and click Generate release notes. Edit the formatting and publish.