Create a release based workflow
This course focuses on releases, and more complex branching strategies.
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When your team uses a release-based workflow, GitHub makes it easy to collaborate on your next big idea.
GitHub releases allow your team to package and provide software to your users based on a specific point in the history of your project. In this course, you'll learn how to create a release-based workflow that is built on the foundations of the GitHub flow.
After completing this course, you'll be able to:
- Build a project board to manage your next release
- Create and commit changes on a release branch
- Create a Git tag and a release on GitHub
- Resolve bugs after a release
- Automate and better document your release changes
Steps to complete this course 14
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Create a beta release
Create a beta release, or a pre-release, from the existing codebase.
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Create a project board
Prepare for the next release using GitHub Projects.
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Triage issues in a project
Add an issue to a project column.
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Add a new feature on the release branch
Update the README.md and open a pull request.
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Merge the new feature to the release branch
Merge the pull request to update the release branch.
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Open a release pull request
Create a pull request to bring the new feature into master.
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Approve changes for the next release
Approve pull request changes for an upcoming release.
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Install and configure a GitHub app
Use the Release Drafter GitHub app to help with release notes.
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Merge the config for Release Drafter
Merge the configuration file for Release Drafter to set a template for the release.
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Merge the release branch
Merge the release branch into master.
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Finalize the release
Complete the release by publishing the drafted release.
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Approve a hotfix pull request
Submit a hotfix to a previous release.
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Approve the backport pull request
Backport the patch commits to the release branch.
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Create release v1.0.1
Create a patch release based on the most recent commit on the release branch.
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