diff --git a/docs/internal/RELEASE.md b/docs/internal/RELEASE.md index e4a2be9a3e..2967ffbcc6 100644 --- a/docs/internal/RELEASE.md +++ b/docs/internal/RELEASE.md @@ -35,9 +35,20 @@ For help writing release notes, refer to the [Writers' Toolkit](https://grafana. Please do not delete GitHub releases that were once public. -To release a patch version, simply merge fixes to the release branch then create and push a new tag. (e.g. `v0.x.1`). Any bugfixes or other entries should be added to the existing release notes for that version under a new heading with the version number. +### Website release notes + +Create a new branch and add release notes in `docs/sources/release-notes`. +Once the PR is merged, cherry-pick this commit on to the `release/vX.Y` branch +to trigger the `publish-technical-documentation-release.yml` action. + +### Helm charts update -> For helm charts, you need to merge a PR that bumps the chart version in the main branch (no tagging required), the CI will automatically publish the chart to the [helm repository](https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts). +Merge a PR that bumps the chart version in the main branch (no tagging required), the CI will automatically publish the chart to the [helm repository](https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts). +You can combine this update and the [Website release notes](#website-release-notes) updates in to the same PR. + +### Patch version release + +To release a patch version, simply merge fixes to the release branch then create and push a new tag. (e.g. `v0.x.1`). Any bugfixes or other entries should be added to the existing release notes for that version under a new heading with the version number. ## Manual Release Process