Releasing

The release process of Task is done with the help of GoReleaser. You can test the release process locally by calling the test-release task of the Taskfile.

GitHub Actions should release artifacts automatically when a new Git tag is pushed to main branch (raw executables and DEB and RPM packages).

Raw executables can also be reproduced and verified locally by checking out a specific tag and calling goreleaser build, using the Go version defined in the above GitHub Actions.

Package managers

GoReleaser will automatically publish the release to most package managers:

• Cloudsmith (DEB and RPM repositories)
• Homebrew
• npm
• winget

A single package manager still require manual steps:

• Snapcraft:
  • Update the version: field on snapcraft.yaml
  • Trigger a new build on Snapcraft -> Builds
  • Once finished, move the new build to "stable" on Snapcraft -> Releases

These package managers are updated automatically by the community:

• Scoop
• Nix