Create a release based workflow

Create a release based workflow that is built on the foundations of the GitHub flow.

Step 5: Finalize the release

Awesome work on the release notes 👍

Finalizing releases

It's important to be aware of the information what will be visible in that release. In the pre-release, the version and commit messages are visible.

Semantic versioning

Semantic versioning is a formal convention for specifying compatibility. It uses a three-part version number: major version; minor version; and patch. Version numbers convey meaning about the underlying code and what has been modified. For example, versioning could be handled as follows:

Code status	Stage	Rule	Example version
First release	New product	Start with 1.0.0	1.0.0
Backward compatible fix	Patch release	Increment the third digit	1.0.1
Backward compatible new feature	Minor release	Increment the middle digit and reset the last digit to zero	1.1.0
Breaking updates	Major release	Increment the first digit and reset the middle and last digits to zero	2.0.0

Check out this article on Semantic versioning to learn more.

Finalize the release

Now let's change our recently automated release from draft to latest release.

⌨️ Activity: Finalize release

1. In a separate tab, go to the Releases page for this repository.
   • Tip: To reach this page, click the Code tab at the top of your repository. Then, find the navigation bar below the repository description, and click the Releases heading link.
2. Click the Edit button next to your draft release.
3. Ensure the Target branch is set to main.
4. Click Publish release.
5. Wait about 20 seconds then refresh this page (the one you're following instructions from). GitHub Actions will automatically update to the next step.

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