Merge pull request #10333 from electron/more-releasing-tips

add more releasing tips
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This document describes the process for releasing a new version of Electron. This document describes the process for releasing a new version of Electron.
## Create a backport branch
If you're about release a new major or minor version of Electron like `1.8.0`,
`1.9.0`, or `2.0.0`, first create a branch from the most recent minor release
for later backports:
Assuming you're about to publish `1.8.0`, and the highest `1.7` release was
`1.7.6`:
```sh
git checkout -b 1-7-x v1.7.6
git push origin HEAD
```
## Create a temporary branch ## Create a temporary branch
Create a new branch from `master`. Name it `release` or anything you like. Create a new branch from `master`. Name it `release` or anything you like.
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## Merge temporary branch ## Merge temporary branch
Merge the temporary back into master, without creating a merge commit: Merge the temporary branch back into master, without creating a merge commit:
```sh ```sh
git merge release master --no-commit git checkout master
git merge release --no-commit
git push origin master git push origin master
``` ```