docs: document release process

docs/release.md

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+# Releasing Devtools
+
+> This is for maintainers only.
+
+## Pre-requisites
+
+1. Make sure you have publishing rights to the `@vue/devtools` and `@vue/devtools-api` npm packages (check with `npm owner ls @vue/devtools`). If not, ping @yyx990803 for publishing permission.
+
+2. Sign up and create [API keys for Firefox Addons](https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/addon/api/key/). Create `.amo.env.json` in project root with the keys:
+
+    ```json
+    {
+      "apiKey": "...",
+      "apiSecret": "..."
+    }
+    ```
+
+3. Run `npm run release:beta`.
+
+  If it completes without error, it should have published the necessary npm packages.
+
+  In addition, this should create the following files:
+
+  - `dist/chrome.zip`
+
+    This is the packed chrome extension which should be uploaded via [Chrome Web Store developer dashboard](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/devconsole). Note the items are under the `vuejs-dev` publisher group. We current have two extensions, one for beta (currently Vue 3 only) and one for stable (Vue 2 only). We will eventually replace the stable with this branch once it supports both Vue 2 and Vue 3, but for now the Vue 3 supporting version should be published under the beta channel.
+
+  - `distvue.js_devtools-x.x.x.zip`
+
+    Similarly, the stable version of the Firefox Addon can be updated [here](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/addon/vue-js-devtools/edit). But before then, we simply publish it as a pre-signed zip file. It should be added as a binary to the GitHub release.
+
+4. The release should have updated the versions of a few `package.json` files. Add and commit them, then add a git tag in the format of `v6.x.x`. Push both the commit and the tag to GitHub, and publish the release on GitHub (we should probably automate this with local script + GitHub actions).

sign-firefox.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(credFile)) {
     apiKey: '',
     apiSecret: ''
   }, null, 2), { encoding: 'utf8' })
-  console.log('Please provide Mozilla API credentials in .amo.env.json\nhttps://addons.mozilla.org/fr/developers/addon/api/key/')
+  console.log('Please provide Mozilla API credentials in .amo.env.json\nhttps://addons.mozilla.org/developers/addon/api/key/')
   process.exit(1)
 }