release

name	release
description	Create a release PR with version bump and changelog update

Create a release PR that bumps the version and updates the changelog. After the PR is merged, a GitHub workflow will automatically tag the release and bump to the next development version.

Arguments

The skill accepts a version level argument:

• patch - 0.1.0 -> 0.1.1
• minor - 0.1.0 -> 0.2.0
• major - 0.1.0 -> 1.0.0
• Or an explicit version like 0.2.0

Example: /release minor

Steps

1. Verify prerequisites:

   • Must be on main branch
   • Working directory must be clean
   • Must be up to date with origin/main

   git fetch origin
   if [ "$(git branch --show-current)" != "main" ]; then
     echo "Error: Must be on main branch"
     exit 1
   fi
   if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
     echo "Error: Working directory not clean"
     exit 1
   fi
   if [ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" != "$(git rev-parse origin/main)" ]; then
     echo "Error: Not up to date with origin/main"
     exit 1
   fi
   

2. Run local checks:

   cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
   cargo test --lib
   

   If checks fail, stop and report the errors.

3. Determine the new version:

   # Get current version from Cargo.toml
   CURRENT=$(grep '^version = ' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
   echo "Current version: $CURRENT"
   
   # Use cargo-release to calculate new version
   cargo release version <LEVEL> --dry-run 2>&1 | grep -o '[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+'
   

4. Create release branch:

   NEW_VERSION="X.Y.Z"  # from step 3
   git checkout -b release/v${NEW_VERSION}
   

5. Bump versions using cargo-release:

   cargo release version <LEVEL> --execute --no-confirm
   

6. Update CHANGELOG.md:

   • Move items from "Unreleased" section to new version section
   • Add release date
   • Create new empty "Unreleased" section

   The changelog should follow Keep a Changelog format. Ask the user if they want to review/edit the changelog before proceeding.

7. Commit changes:

   CRITICAL: The commit message MUST start with release: v (no other words before the version). The tag-release.yml workflow matches startsWith(message, 'release: v') on the merge commit. When GitHub squash-merges a single-commit PR, the commit message becomes the merge commit message.

   git add -A
   git commit -m "release: v${NEW_VERSION}"
   

8. Push and create PR:

   • The upstream repo is iopsystems/llm-perf
   • The fork remote is origin (determine the owner from git remote -v)

   git push -u origin release/v${NEW_VERSION}
   
   gh pr create \
     --repo iopsystems/llm-perf \
     --head <fork-owner>:release/v${NEW_VERSION} \
     --title "release: v${NEW_VERSION}" \
     --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
   ## Release v${NEW_VERSION}
   
   This PR prepares the release of v${NEW_VERSION}.
   
   ### Changes
   - Version bump
   - Changelog update
   
   ### After Merge
   The release workflow will automatically:
   1. Create git tag `v${NEW_VERSION}`
   2. Build and publish release artifacts (deb/rpm for amd64/arm64)
   3. Bump to next development version (`-alpha.0`)
   
   ---
   See CHANGELOG.md for details.
   EOF
   )"
   

9. Report the PR URL to the user.

After PR Merge

When the PR is merged to main, the tag-release.yml workflow will:

1. Detect the version from Cargo.toml
2. Create and push the git tag vX.Y.Z
3. The release.yml workflow then builds deb/rpm packages and creates a GitHub Release
4. Open and auto-merge a PR bumping to next dev version (e.g., 0.2.1-alpha.0)

Troubleshooting

• cargo-release not installed: cargo install cargo-release
• gh CLI not installed: brew install gh or see https://cli.github.com/
• Not authenticated with gh: gh auth login