release

To automate a software release, you orchestrate changelog drafting, version bumping, canary and stable publishing, Docker smoke testing, and GitHub release creation. Coordinating these steps ensures consistency and reduces manual errors across the entire deployment process.

A canary release is an early publishing stage used before a stable deployment. You need it to perform Docker smoke testing and validate version bumps in a controlled environment before announcing the final stable package to your users.

Yes, the release workflow requires pnpm as a dependency and integrates with GitHub Actions. You must configure these environment prerequisites to manage the release train setup, execute deployment scripts, and publish packages successfully.

You generate a changelog and set up a release train by executing version bumping scripts and coordinating them with your deployment workflow. This process prepares the npm package for canary publishing and Docker smoke testing before the stable release.

The best way to manage a full patch release is using an end-to-end orchestration workflow. It handles the entire process from drafting the changelog and preparing the release branch to creating the final GitHub release and announcing the deployment.