bench/docs/releasing_frappe_erpext.md

Releasing Frappe ERPNext

• Make a new bench dedicated for releasing

bench init release-bench --frappe-path git@github.com:frappe/frappe.git

• Get ERPNext in the release bench

bench get-app erpnext git@github.com:frappe/erpnext.git

• Configure as release bench. Add this to the common_site_config.json

"release_bench": true,

• Add branches to update in common_site_config.json

"branches_to_update": {
    "staging": ["develop", "hotfix"],
    "hotfix": ["develop", "staging"]
}

• Use the release commands to release

Usage: bench release [OPTIONS] APP BUMP_TYPE

• Arguments :

  • APP App name e.g [frappe|erpnext|yourapp]
  • BUMP_TYPE [major|minor|patch|stable|prerelease]

• Options:

  • --from-branch git develop branch, default is develop
  • --to-branch git master branch, default is master
  • --remote git remote, default is upstream
  • --owner git owner, default is frappe
  • --repo-name git repo name if different from app name

• When updating major version, update develop_version in hooks.py, e.g. 9.x.x-develop