nocodb/packages/noco-docs-prev/content/en/engineering/publish.md

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Making a release	Making a release	2000	Engineering	Making a release

This is exclusive to NocoDB team members only. The version 0.84.8 will be used as an example. Please change it during the release.

1. Merge develop to master

• When several features are included in develop branch and they are ready to be released, make a PR with the title 0.84.8 Pre-Release from develop branch to master branch. At least one NocoDB team member approval is required.

2. Publish frontend

• Navigate to packages/nc-gui and execute following command.

  npm run build:copy:jsdeliver
  

3. Install frontend

• Install the latest published version of nc-lib-gui in packages/nocodb, package version can be extracted from result of step 1 or copy it from packages/nc-lib-gui/package.json. While installing, add -E to install exact version of the package.

• Example: for latest published version 0.84.8

    npm i -E nc-lib-gui@0.84.8
  

4. Publish backend

• Bump package version in packages/nocodb/package.json file.
• Publish the npm package by running following npm command in packages/nocodb folder.

  npm run obfuscate:build:publish
  

5. Close all issues

• Go to Issue page and close all issues with tags Fixed or Resolved.

6. Commit release changes

• Commit those changes made by previous steps with the commit message chore(publish): v0.84.8.

7. Prepare release notes

• Populate release note by running following github action (on master branch) - Release : Draft Notes. While running the action you have to provide 2 inputs:
  • Tag : Provide current package version
  • Previous Tag : Provide previously released tag version

8. Publish docker & release

• Publish docker image by running Release : Docker action in github (on master branch), where you have to provide the package version/tag. It may take half an hour. Test it locally after it is done.

• Update the populated release (remove issues which is not related to release) draft and publish. In release note you can use Auto-generate release notes button to populate release content from commits & PR.

9. Sync the changes back to develop branch

• Pull the latest chagnes for both branches to your local
• Switch to develop branch
• Run git merge master
• Push the diff to remote repository