Release process

1. Open CHANGELOG.md and summarize the changes made since the last release (hopefully better than the individual commit messages). The history can be grabbed with a simple git command (assuming the last version was 1.3.0:

    $ git log v1.3.0..HEAD
   

2. Edit the version in lib/webmachine/version.rb.

3. Commit both files (commit message is just a suggestion).

    $ git add RELEASE_NOTES.md lib/webmachine/version.rb
    $ git commit -m "Version 1.3.1"
   

4. Tag the release, preferably using a signed annotation.

    $ git tag -a -s -u $GPGKEY -m "Version 1.3.1" v1.3.1
   

5. Push the commit and tag.

    $ git push origin; git push origin --tags
   

6. If this is a new major or minor release, push a new stable branch, otherwise merge the commit into the stable branch (or master, depending on where you made the commit).

    $ git push origin HEAD:1.3-stable
    # or
    $ git checkout 1.3-stable; git merge master; git push origin
   

7. Build the gem. Looking at the output, ensure no transient artifacts (bundler gems, etc) are included.

    $ bundle exec rake clobber_package gem
   

8. Release the gem.

    $ bundle exec rake release
   

9. YOU'RE DONE!