Release process

1. Open RELEASE_NOTES.md and summarize the changes made since the last release (hopefully better than the individual commit messages). The history can be grabbed with a simple git command (assuming the last version was 1.3.0:

$ git log v1.3.0..HEAD

2. Edit the version in lib/webmachine/version.rb.
3. Commit both files (commit message is just a suggestion).

$ git add RELEASE_NOTES.md lib/webmachine/version.rb
$ git commit -m "Version 1.3.1"

4. Tag the release, preferably using a signed annotation.

$ git tag -a -s -u $GPGKEY -m "Version 1.3.1" v1.3.1

5. Push the commit and tag.

$ git push origin; git push origin --tags

6. If this is a new major or minor release, push a new stable branch, otherwise merge the commit into the stable branch (or master, depending on where you made the commit).

$ git push origin HEAD:1.3-stable
# or
$ git checkout 1.3-stable; git merge master; git push origin

7. Build the gem. Looking at the output, ensure no transient artifacts (bundler gems, etc) are included.

$ bundle exec rake clobber_package gem

8. Release the gem.

$ bundle exec rake release

9. YOU'RE DONE!