mikeyobrien

release-bump

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# Install this skill:
npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill "release-bump"

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# Description

Use when bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release, after fixes are committed and ready to publish

# SKILL.md


name: release-bump
description: Use when bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release, after fixes are committed and ready to publish


Release Bump

Overview

Bump version and trigger release for ralph-orchestrator. All versions live in workspace Cargo.toml - individual crates inherit via version.workspace = true.

Quick Reference

Step Command/Action
1. Bump version Edit Cargo.toml: replace all version = "X.Y.Z" (7 occurrences)
2. Build cargo build (updates Cargo.lock)
3. Test cargo test
4. Commit git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock && git commit -m "chore: bump to vX.Y.Z"
5. Push git push origin main
6. Tag git tag vX.Y.Z && git push origin vX.Y.Z

Version Locations (All in Cargo.toml)

# Line ~17 - workspace version
[workspace.package]
version = "X.Y.Z"

# Lines ~113-118 - internal crate dependencies
ralph-proto = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-proto" }
ralph-core = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-core" }
ralph-adapters = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-adapters" }
ralph-tui = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-tui" }
ralph-cli = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-cli" }
ralph-bench = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-bench" }

Tip: Use Edit tool with replace_all: true on version = "OLD"version = "NEW" to update all 7 at once.

What CI Does Automatically

Once you push the tag, .github/workflows/release.yml triggers and:

  1. Creates the GitHub Release with auto-generated notes
  2. Builds binaries for macOS (arm64, x64) and Linux (arm64, x64)
  3. Uploads artifacts to the GitHub Release
  4. Publishes to crates.io (in dependency order)
  5. Publishes to npm as @ralph-orchestrator/ralph

Common Mistakes

Mistake Fix
Only updating workspace.package.version Must update all 7 occurrences including internal deps
Forgetting to run tests Always cargo test before commit
Creating release manually with gh release create Just push the tag - CI creates the release with artifacts
Pushing tag before main Push main first, then push the tag

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