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Expand Up @@ -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

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