Release Checklist

• Master branch checks are green
• Create a new draft release
  • Bump the version based on SemVer guidelines.
  • Make sure the version is v succeeded by the SemVer number. Example: v1.1.14.
  • If the change includes a migration, it is considered a new feature, and the minor version needs to be bumped.
• Verify that the GoReleaser actions triggered by the new draft release completes successfully.
• Update the release notes (after goreleaser auto-generated list)
  • Remove test and documentation related stuff
  • Try to sort the list by importance
  • Update the description of items if needed so the reader will understand better what this release changes
  • Migration should be noted and documented outside the changelog (check the changelog for migrate: prefix):
    • How to run the migration if needed
    • Whether lakeFS service needs to be down while migration is running (backward compatibility)
• Uncheck ‘This is a pre-release’
• Update charts repository (PR, Approve and Commit)
  • Bump the version patch level (charts/lakefs/Chart.yaml)
  • Update appVersion to the lakeFS version (charts/lakefs/Chart.yaml)