Release Process

This guide covers version management and releasing new versions of APILinker.

Version Bumping

APILinker uses bump-my-version for version management.

Bump Patch Version (0.5.3 → 0.5.4)

bump-my-version bump patch

Bump Minor Version (0.5.3 → 0.6.0)

bump-my-version bump minor

Bump Major Version (0.5.3 → 1.0.0)

bump-my-version bump major

Release Workflow

1. Update CHANGELOG.md with new version details
2. Bump version: bump-my-version bump <patch|minor|major>
3. Commit changes: git commit -am "Bump version to X.Y.Z"
4. Create tag: git tag vX.Y.Z
5. Push: git push && git push --tags
6. GitHub Actions will automatically publish to PyPI

Configuration

Version bumping is configured in .bumpversion.toml.