Update Release Process

Why

The release v2023-07-18 of cardano-wallet highlighted the need to further automate the release process, and to clarify consistency between artifacts and tests. The release v2023-12-18 highlighted further gaps in test and dependency maintenance.

Decision

• We continue to use trunk-based development, where all code is merged into the master branch frequently, such that this branch is (almost) ready to be released at any point in time.
• A release is a collection of artifacts that have been tested together and will be published.
  • We create a release from a specific Git commit, marked by a Git tag.
  • We create and test artifacts without human involvement using automation.
  • We publish human-readable release notes, specifically a changelog and a list of known issues.
  • We publish a release by clicking a button on Github Releases. Artifacts are automatically pushed to other platforms.
• The release is made under human supervision using a release checklist.

Details

see Release process