260701.3.1 · Add a little more automation for the release

Release checklist

This file can be used as-is, or copied into the GitHub PR description which includes necessary changes for the upcoming release.

Version bump

This section can be done by running scripts/version-bump.sh with the new version as an argument.

Create a new branch for the required changes for this release.
Update version in Cargo.toml. Run cargo build to update Cargo.lock. Make sure to git add the Cargo.lock changes as well.
Find the current min. supported Rust version by running grep rust-version Cargo.toml.
Update the fd version and the min. supported Rust version in README.md.
Update CHANGELOG.md. Change the heading of the “Upcoming release” section to the version of this release.

Install the latest version (cargo install --locked -f --path .) and make sure that it is available on the PATH (fd --version should show the new version).
Review -h, --help, and the man page.
Run fd -h and copy the output to the “Command-line options” section in the README. This can be done by running gawk -i inplace -f scripts/update-help.awk README.md.
Push all changes and wait for CI to succeed (before continuing with the next section).
Optional: manually test the new features and command-line options described in the CHANGELOG.md.
Run cargo publish --dry-run to make sure that it will succeed later (after creating the GitHub release).

Merge your release branch (should be a fast-forward merge).
Create a tag and push it: git tag vX.Y.Z; git push origin tag vX.Y.Z. This will trigger the deployment via GitHub Actions. REMINDER: If your origin is a fork, don’t forget to push to e.g. upstream instead.
Go to https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases/new to create the new release. Select the new tag and also use it as the release title. For the release notes, copy the corresponding section from CHANGELOG.md and possibly add additional remarks for package maintainers. Publish the release.
Check if the binary deployment works (archives and Debian packages should appear when the CI run for the Git tag has finished).
Publish to crates.io by running cargo publish in a clean repository. One way to do this is to clone a fresh copy.