release.md

Release Process

To release the library, follow these steps:

1. Push all changes to the dev branch.
2. Wait until the CI action has successfully finished.
3. Create a new branch from dev and name it release/x.x.x.
4. Change the version in the following files from HEAD-SNAPSHOT to x.x.x:
   • pom.xml
   • Nalu.java
   • NaluTest.java
   • Templates (if applicable)
5. Commit and push the changes with the comment: prepare release x.x.x.
6. Create a pull request to merge the release/x.x.x branch into main and complete the merge.
7. Release the new version (e.g., via Nexus).
8. Create a new branch from main and name it snapshot.
9. Change the version in the same files (pom.xml, Nalu.java, NaluTest.java, Templates) from x.x.x back to HEAD-SNAPSHOT.
10. Commit and push the changes with the comment: start next iteration.
11. Merge the snapshot branch into dev.
12. Delete the snapshot branch.