bat/doc/release-checklist.md

Release checklist:

• Check for outdated dependencies (cargo outdated)

• Optional: update dependencies with cargo update. See also https://deps.rs/repo/github/sharkdp/bat

• Update syntaxes and themes (cargo install -f --path .; assets/create.sh).

• Update README (features, usage, languages, ..).

• Update man page

• Update version in Cargo.toml. Run cargo build to update Cargo.lock

• Update version in README and possibly update minimum Rust version

• Run cargo fmt

• Run cargo test

• Run cargo install --path . -f

• Test new features & command-line options

• Check -h and --help texts

• cargo publish --dry-run --allow-dirty.

• write GitHub release notes

• check if CI succeeds

• git tag vX.Y.Z; git push --tags

• check binaries (that were uploaded via Travis/AppVeyor)

• publish to crates.io by cloning a fresh repo and calling cargo publish.

• Inform package maintainers about the update:

  • https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/bat/