From 8fa0153ce06ec9bf120159db9f4b32246f837259 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Durbin Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:28:38 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] explain how to make a release #21 --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 28bb25d..35950d6 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -68,3 +68,15 @@ The multiple directories with files need to be stored inside the helper `repo` f ``` python dataverse.py 9s3-7d46-hd https://demo.dataverse.org/ doi:10.70122/FK2/LVUADQ user/my-repo -r False -p True ``` + +### Making Releases + +Here are the steps for making a release: + +1. In the README, replace all instances of the old version with the version you intend to release. +1. Draft a new release and make sure the box is checked to publish the action to the GitHub Marketplace. +1. Under "choose a tag", create a tag for the next version. Keep "target" as the default branch. +1. Under "release title" use "Dataverse Uploader Action". +1. Click "generate release notes" and edit as desired. +1. Publish the release. +1. Check to make sure the release was published to .