prepare-release

name	prepare-release
description	Use when preparing a new release of mobster — release-please, version bump, GitHub release, PyPI, container image

Prepare Release

Mobster uses release-please CLI for versioning and release notes, GitHub Actions for PyPI, and Konflux for the container image.

Prerequisites

git pull upstream main --tags
export GITHUB_TOKEN=<your_personal_access_token>   # needs repo scope

Install release-please CLI if not already installed — see release-please CLI docs.

Steps

1. Open a release PR

make open-release-pr           # creates PR with version bump + changelog
make open-release-pr-dry-run   # dry-run: preview changes without creating PR

Review the generated PR and merge it into main.

2. Create GitHub release and tag

After the PR is merged:

make github-release            # tags commit, pushes tag, creates GitHub release
make github-release-dry-run    # dry-run preview

This:

• Creates a vX.Y.Z tag and pushes it to the remote
• Creates a GitHub release with auto-generated release notes
• Triggers the PyPI release GitHub Action

3. Verify downstream releases

PyPI — triggered automatically by the vX.Y.Z tag push via GitHub Actions. Check https://pypi.org/project/mobster/ for the new version.

Container image — Konflux builds and publishes on every merged PR:

• Intermediate: quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/the-collective-tenant/mobster-f7a65
• Public: quay.io/konflux-ci/mobster