Release Process

Procedure to cut a Fabric release:

1. Create a release branch, and name it v0.x.0-alpha where x is the next integer, starting with 1.
2. Tag the master branch with the same name v0.x.0-alpha
3. Enter release notes on Fabric Releases.
4. Announce the release on Hyperledger slack channels.

Perform if necessary:

1. Select issues to fix for the release branch and label them as such.
2. Submit pull requests for those selected issues against the release branch.
3. Decide on whether to merge the changes from the release branch to the master branch or requesting the authors to submit the changes on both branches.
4. Release maintainer resolves any merge conflicts.