Maintainer Runbooks

Runbooks to ensure standard processes are followed during a release etc.

Release checklist

Checklist of items to perform as a contributor before carrying out a release

Prepare the release

• Review all Issues marked as inactive or bug to ensure the release is complete
• Check #message-submissions in the discord to ensure all translations are up to date
• Review the CHANGELOG.md file to ensure all changes are included
• Ensure the jitpack build is passes for the latest commit

Deploy the release

• Create the release in maven mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="5.1.4" -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
• Create a versioned release on GitHub with the changelog as the body
• Upload the release to spigot
• Notify the discord channel about the update