hathor-release

name	hathor-release
description	Manage Hathor wallet-lib release process. Use when initiating a release (PR from master to release branch) or bumping version (minor/patch/major). Handles PR creation with proper templates, reviewer assignment, labels, and GitHub project integration.

Hathor Release Process

Commands

• /hathor-release init <version> - Initiate release process (PR master → release)
• /hathor-release bump <type> - Bump version (minor|patch|major)

1. Initiate Release (init)

Create PR from master to release branch.

Steps

1. Get current version from package.json
2. Create PR using gh:

gh pr create \
  --base release \
  --head master \
  --title "Release v<VERSION>" \
  --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
### Description

Start the release process for version `<VERSION>`.
This PR will merge any changes on `master` into `release` branch.
EOF
)" \
  --label "enhancement" \
  --reviewer "<CODEOWNER>,<RECENT_DEV>"

3. Add to GitHub project:

gh pr edit <PR_NUMBER> --add-project "Hathor Network"

Reviewer Selection

• Code owner: Check .github/CODEOWNERS (currently @pedroferreira1)
• Recent dev: Run git log --oneline -20 --format="%an" | grep -v "<CODEOWNER>" | head -1 to find last contributor other than code owner

2. Bump Version (bump)

Create version bump PR on release branch.

Steps

1. Checkout and update release branch:

git checkout release
git pull --rebase

2. Bump version (no git tag):

npm version <TYPE> --no-git-tag-version

Where <TYPE> is minor, patch, or major.

3. Get new version from package.json

4. Create bump branch and commit:

git checkout -b chore/bump-v<NEW_VERSION>
git add package.json package-lock.json
git commit -m "chore: bumped to v<NEW_VERSION>"
git push -u origin chore/bump-v<NEW_VERSION>

5. Create PR:

gh pr create \
  --base release \
  --head chore/bump-v<NEW_VERSION> \
  --title "chore: bump v<NEW_VERSION>" \
  --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
### Acceptance Criteria
- Bump to v<NEW_VERSION>

### Security Checklist
- [x] Make sure you do not include new dependencies in the project unless strictly necessary and do not include dev-dependencies as production ones. More dependencies increase the possibility of one of them being hijacked and affecting us.
EOF
)" \
  --label "enhancement" \
  --reviewer "<CODEOWNER>,<RECENT_DEV>"

6. Add to GitHub project:

gh pr edit <PR_NUMBER> --add-project "Hathor Network"

Reminders

After release PR is merged:

• Bump the version using the bump command

After bump PR is merged and the release is published:

• Communicate the release version on Slack