csharp-sdk/.github/workflows/release.md
Jeff Handley 604dcaac06
Add release-notes, breaking-changes, and bump-version Copilot skills (#1328)
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-02-20 11:30:36 -08:00

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# Release Process
The following process is used when publishing new releases to NuGet.org:
1. **Ensure the CI workflow is fully green**
- Some of the integration tests are flaky and require re-running
- Once the state of the branch is known to be good, a release can proceed
- **The release workflow _does not_ run tests**
2. **Prepare release notes using Copilot CLI**
- From a local clone of the repository, use Copilot CLI to invoke the `release-notes` skill
- Provide the target commit (SHA, branch, or tag) when prompted, ensuring it's one from above where CI is known to be green
- The skill will determine the version from `src/Directory.Build.props`, gather PRs, categorize changes, audit breaking changes, identify acknowledgements, and create a **draft** GitHub release
- Review each section as the skill presents it and confirm or adjust as needed
- After the draft release is created, review it on GitHub
- Check the 'Set as a pre-release' checkbox if appropriate
- Click 'Publish release'
3. **Monitor the Release workflow**
- After publishing the release, a workflow will begin for producing the release's build artifacts and publishing the NuGet package to NuGet.org
- If the job fails, troubleshoot and re-run the workflow as needed
- Verify the package version becomes listed on at [https://nuget.org/packages/ModelContextProtocol](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ModelContextProtocol)
4. **Update the source to increment the version number**
- The `release-notes` skill will offer to invoke the `bump-version` skill to create a pull request bumping the version
- Alternatively, manually update [`/src/Directory.Build.Props`](../../src/Directory.Build.props) to bump the version to the next expected release version