create-release

name	create-release
description	Bump the Rust workspace version in root Cargo.toml, regenerate the lockfile, and open a draft PR on GitHub. Use this skill whenever the user says something like "create a release", "bump the version", "release vX.Y.Z", "prepare a release branch", or "bump workspace version". Trigger even if they just say "release X.Y.Z" or mention a semver version in a release context. Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"DataDog"}

Create Release

Automate the mechanical parts of cutting a release. The full flow (branch from main, bump [workspace.package].version in Cargo.toml, regenerate Cargo.lock, push, open draft PR) is implemented in scripts/create-release.sh. This skill's job is to collect the version, then invoke the script.

Steps

1. Get the target version

If the user didn't supply a version already, ask: "What version should I bump to?"

The version must be bare semver (e.g. 32.0.0, 31.1.0) — no v prefix. The script re-validates and will reject bad input.

2. Run the script

scripts/create-release.sh <version>

The script will:

1. Fail fast if the working tree is dirty.
2. git fetch origin main and branch release/v<version> from origin/main.
3. Update only the version field in [workspace.package] of Cargo.toml.
4. Run cargo update -w to refresh workspace entries in Cargo.lock.
5. Commit (chore: bump workspace version to <version>), push with -u, and open a draft PR titled chore: release v<version> against main.

Return the PR URL from the gh pr create output to the user.

3. On failure

If the script exits non-zero, surface its error to the user and stop — do not try to finish the steps manually without checking in first.

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Source: DataDog/libdatadog — distributed by TomeVault.