RELEASE-CHECKLIST.MD

Release Checklist

The following steps should be taken when a new release of Boats Animator is ready:

Development

• Ensure documentation and screenshots are up to date
• Check Electron's breaking changes https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/breaking-changes
• Bump version in package.json, run npm install and push to main

Build

• Create a GitHub release and write release notes
• Windows: run npm run build and upload release artifacts
• macOS: run npm run build and upload release artifacts
• Linux: run npm run build and upload release artifacts

Publish

• Announce the new release to the Boats Animator Discord Community on the #news channel
• Announce the new release to Bricks in Motion via Discord and the forums
• Create blog post for charlielee.uk