path: root/release_process.md

Once all code changes for this version have been committed, a release can be
created with the following steps:

1. Run tests and ensure all tests pass
1. Set the version in index.html
1. Update changelog
1. Run `python compile.py`
1. Commit these changes with message `Release vX.Y.Z`
1. Tag the commit `git tag X.Y.Z`
1. Push the changes `git push`
1. Push the new tag `git push --tags`
1. Get the hash of the file `sha256sum bip39-standalone.html`
1. Create the text for the release notes (see prior releases)
1. Sign the release notes `gpg --clearsign /tmp/releasenotes.txt`
1. Create a release on github from the tagged commit
    1. include the signed release notes as text for the release
    1. attach the bip39-standalone.html file
1. Add a new post to twitter from @bip39tool with the version, link and hash
1. Publish to any hosted locations (eg iancoleman.github.io/bip39)
1. Download the file from the release and confirm it hashes to the expected value
1. Confirm the signature as posted to the release notes.