gaphor/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md

Although we strive to make releases as automated as possible, there are a few steps that we need to take to release a new version.

• Ensure all of the PRs since the last release are labeled with chore, fix, feature, or skip-changelog. All of the items in the draft release should be under the Features, Bug Fixes, or Maintenance headings.
• Test the previous build packages in Windows and macOS to ensure they launch successfully.
• Bump the version by updating it in the pyproject.toml file or by running poetry version X.X.X.
• Bump the AppImage version by running cd appimage, make update VERSION=a.b.c
• Go to the release, click on edit draft. Add a summary to the title in the draft release.
• In the draft release, update the version tag to the correct version (remove the v in front). Click on Publish Release.
• Wait for the build to finish and the release artifacts to be uploaded. The PyPI release is made automatically during the build.
• In the https://github.com/flathub/org.gaphor.Gaphor repo, create a new branch. Run make update VERSION=X.X.X. Commit your changes and create a PR.
• Wait for the build to finish, install the test build using the instructions, and ensure that it launches using flatpak run org.gaphor.Gaphor.
• Merge the PR.
• In the https://github.com/gaphor/gaphor.github.io repo, edit the _config.yml file and set the gaphor_version to the updated version.
• Announce the new version on Twitter. 🎉