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# Releasing
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This document describes the process for releasing a new version of Electron.
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## Compile release notes
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The current process is to maintain a local file, keeping track of notable changes as pull requests are merged. For examples of how to format the notes, see previous releases on [the releases page].
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## Create a temporary branch (optional)
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If there is any change to the build configuration, use a temporary branch with any name (e.g. `release`). Otherwise you can use `master`.
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## Bump the version
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Run the `bump-release` script, passing `major`, `minor`, or `patch` as an argument:
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```sh
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npm run bump-release -- patch
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```
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This will bump the version number in a number of files. See [this bump commit] for an example.
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Most releases will be `patch`-level. Upgrades to Chrome or other major changes should use `minor`. For more info, see [electron-versioning].
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## Edit the release draft
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1. Visit [the releases page] and you'll see a new draft release with placeholder release notes.
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1. Edit the release and add release notes.
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1. Click 'Save draft'. **Do not click 'Publish release'!**
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1. Wait for all the builds to pass. :hourglass_flowing_sand:
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## Merge temporary branch
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If you created a temporary release branch, merge it back into master, without creating a merge commit:
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```sh
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git merge release master --no-commit
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```
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## Run local debug build
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Run local debug build to verify that you are actually building the version you want. Sometimes you thought you were doing a release for a new version, but you're actually not.
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```sh
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npm run build
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npm start
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```
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Verify the window is displaying the current updated version.
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## Publish the release
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This script will download the binaries and generate the node headers and the .lib linker used on Windows by node-gyp to build native modules.
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```sh
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npm run release
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```
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[the releases page]: https://github.com/electron/electron/releases
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[this bump commit]: https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/78ec1b8f89b3886b856377a1756a51617bc33f5a
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[electron-versioning]: /docs/tutorial/electron-versioning.md
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