diff --git a/docs/development/releasing.md b/docs/development/releasing.md index 04c844752573..37bafd47640f 100644 --- a/docs/development/releasing.md +++ b/docs/development/releasing.md @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ release $ npm run release -- --validateRelease ``` -## Merge temporary branch +## Merge temporary branch (pre-2-0-x branches only) Once the release builds have finished, merge the `release` branch back into the source release branch using the `merge-release` script. If the branch cannot be successfully merged back this script will automatically @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Removing old .npmrc (default) Activating .npmrc "electron" ``` -The Electron account's credentials are stored in LastPass under the entry +The Electron account's credentials are kept by GitHub. "Electron - NPM" for the URL "https://www.npmjs.com/login". ```sh $ npm login @@ -268,8 +268,11 @@ electron $ npm run publish-to-npm ``` -Note: the `publish-to-npm` script may have trouble with Node 7 or higher. If -you have trouble, try running with an older version of Node, e.g. a 6.x LTS. +Note: In general you should be using the latest Node during this +process; however, older versions of the `publish-to-npm` script +may have trouble with Node 7 or higher. If you have trouble with +this in an older branch, try running with an older version of Node, +e.g. a 6.x LTS. [the releases page]: https://github.com/electron/electron/releases [this bump commit]: https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/78ec1b8f89b3886b856377a1756a51617bc33f5a