Release Process

Mooncake uses GoReleaser for automated releases.

Creating a Release

1. Tag the release:

   git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release v1.0.0"
   git push origin v1.0.0
   

2. Automated process:

3. GitHub Actions automatically triggers
4. Runs tests
5. Builds binaries for all platforms
6. Creates GitHub release with changelog
7. Uploads all artifacts

What Gets Built

GoReleaser automatically builds for: - Linux: amd64, arm64, arm, 386 - macOS: amd64 (Intel), arm64 (Apple Silicon) - Windows: amd64, arm, 386

What Gets Published

Each release includes: - ✓ Compiled binaries for all platforms - ✓ Archived releases (.tar.gz for Linux/macOS, .zip for Windows) - ✓ Checksums file for verification - ✓ Auto-generated changelog - ✓ Release notes

Versioning

Use semantic versioning: - v1.0.0 - Major release - v1.1.0 - Minor release (new features) - v1.0.1 - Patch release (bug fixes)

Testing Locally

Test the release process without publishing:

# Install goreleaser
go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser@latest

# Test the build
goreleaser build --snapshot --clean

# Test the full release (doesn't publish)
goreleaser release --snapshot --clean

Commit Message Format

For better changelogs, use conventional commits: - feat: add new feature → Features section - fix: resolve bug → Bug fixes section - docs: update readme → Excluded from changelog - chore: update deps → Excluded from changelog

Example Release

# Make your changes
git add .
git commit -m "feat: add dry-run mode"

# Create release
git tag -a v1.2.0 -m "Release v1.2.0: Add dry-run mode"
git push origin v1.2.0

# Wait for GitHub Actions to complete
# Release will appear at: https://github.com/alehatsman/mooncake/releases

Rollback

If a release has issues:

# Delete the tag locally
git tag -d v1.0.0

# Delete the tag remotely
git push origin :refs/tags/v1.0.0

# Delete the GitHub release manually from the web interface

Optional: Homebrew

To publish to Homebrew, uncomment the brews section in .goreleaser.yml and create a tap repository.