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# Release Guide
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## Creating a Release
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1. **Go to GitHub**: Navigate to https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases
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2. **Click "Draft a new release"**
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3. **Choose a tag**: Click "Choose a tag" and type a new semantic version that follows the last one available (e.g., `v1.0.0`)
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5. **Generate notes**: Click "Generate release notes" to auto-populate the name and description
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6. **Publish**: Click "Publish release"
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The release workflow will automatically:
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- Build binaries for 6 platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows × amd64, arm64)
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- Create and push Docker images with `:latest` and `:X.Y.Z` tags (note: no 'v' prefix)
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- Attach all artifacts to the GitHub release
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- Generate checksums and signatures
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## After Release
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- Docker images will be available at:
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- `ghcr.io/modelcontextprotocol/registry:latest` - Latest stable release
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- `ghcr.io/modelcontextprotocol/registry:X.Y.Z` - Specific release version (note: no 'v' prefix)
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- Binaries can be downloaded from the GitHub release page
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## Deploying to Production
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Releases do not automatically deploy to production. To deploy a release:
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1. Update `mcp-registry:imageTag` in `deploy/Pulumi.gcpProd.yaml` to the desired version (e.g., `1.2.3` - note: no 'v' prefix)
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2. Commit and push the change to the `main` branch (either through a PR or by pushing directly to main)
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3. The [deploy-production.yml](../../.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml) workflow will automatically trigger and deploy the specified version
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See the [deployment documentation](../../deploy/README.md) for more details.
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## Staging
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Staging auto-deploys from `main` via [deploy-staging.yml](../../.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml). It always runs the latest `main` branch code.
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## Rollback
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To rollback production, update `deploy/Pulumi.gcpProd.yaml` to the previous version and push.
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**Note:** Rollbacks may not work as expected if the release included database migrations, since migrations are not automatically reversed.
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## Docker Image Tags
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The registry publishes different Docker image tags for different use cases:
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- **`:latest`** - Latest stable release (updated only on releases)
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- **`:X.Y.Z`** - Specific release versions (e.g., `:1.0.0` - note: no 'v' prefix)
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- **`:main`** - Rolling tag updated on every push to main branch (continuous deployment)
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- **`:main-YYYYMMDD-sha`** - Specific development builds from main branch
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**Note:** Git release tags include the 'v' prefix (e.g., `v1.0.0`), but Docker image tags follow the standard Docker convention and do not include the 'v' prefix (e.g., `1.0.0`).
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## Versioning
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We use semantic versioning (SemVer):
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- `v1.0.0` - Major release with breaking changes
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- `v1.1.0` - Minor release with new features
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- `v1.0.1` - Patch release with bug fixes |