Release Checklist

One time changes as we make the 1st release:

• Update autogen-version to switch the Zeek naming scheme (prerelease="dev-${commit}")
• add source url and sha256 in Spicy Homebrew formula
• setup branch protection rules for release branches

General process:

• Update release version in doc/conf.py (we could put this information somewhere else, too).
• bump version in Spicy Homebrew formula
• if needed: cut release branch (naming scheme release/X.Y) and change to it
• tag a release with update-changes -R vX.Y.Z. _The commit message must not contain skip CI (from default template) as that would skip the release pipeline
  • If this is a major release cherry this commit into the main branch
• push tags (release, vX.Y.Z) and branch (release/X.Y)
• wait for release to be created. This might take some time as the release job waits for other jobs to pass first
• confirm that release artifacts contain all artifacts; if missing download from the Cirrus CI task artifacts and download manually (rename if needed)
• check that source tarball spicy-X.Y.Z.tar.gz has correct name; else rename via edit of release