What problem does it solve?
This Skill helps CNCF projects establish or improve their release documentation, ensuring transparency, consistency, and ease of onboarding for new contributors by creating a comprehensive RELEASES.md file.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Formalize Release Process: Document versioning schemes, release cadences, and supported versions.
- Standardize Release Steps: Provide a clear, executable checklist for release managers.
- Enhance Transparency: Detail artifact publication locations and verification methods.
- Use Case: A CNCF project needs to prepare for graduation and must have a well-defined release process. This Skill will generate a
RELEASES.md file that covers all required aspects, including versioning, cadence, supported versions, release authority, a step-by-step checklist, publication locations, and artifact verification.
Quick Start
Use the releases skill to create a new RELEASES.md file in the repository root, documenting the project's versioning scheme, release cadence, and artifact publication locations.