chore: update release procedure

cchanche · cchanche · commit 33c21b0e78a3 · 2026-03-06T09:47:03.000+01:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -473,15 +473,24 @@ If you want to deploy your own copy of Release Drafter, follow the [Probot Deplo
 Run the following command:
 
 ```bash
-git checkout master && git pull && npm version [major | minor | patch]
+git checkout master
+git pull
+npm version [major | minor | patch] -m "chore: release %s"
 ```
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> You may want the version increment to correspond to the last drafted release. You can use a verison number instead of `major | minor | patch` if needed.
+
 The command does the following:
 
-- Ensures you’re on master and don’t have local, un-commited changes
-- Bumps the version number in [package.json](package.json) based on major, minor or patch
-- Runs the `postversion` npm script in [package.json](package.json), which:
-  - Runs test
-  - Pushes the tag to GitHub, which triggers GitHub Action that does the following:
-    - Releases NPM
-    - Publish the Release Draft!
+- Run tests (`preversion` script)
+- Bumps the version number in [package.json](package.json) and create corresponding tag
+- Stage changes for git (`version` script)
+- Commit and tag
+- Push & push tag (`postversion` script)
+
+After pushing, the `release.yml` workflow will trigger (`on: push: tag`), and :
+
+- publish to npmjs
+- publish the release draft
+- update major tag (ex: pushing `v6.2.1` bumps `v6` to the same commit)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
     "generate-fixtures": "node ./bin/generate-fixtures.js",
     "lint": "eslint bin/*.js lib/*.js action.js index.js test/**/*.js",
     "prettier": "prettier --write **/*.{js,md,json,yml}",
-    "postversion": "npm run test && git push && git push --tags",
-    "open-releases": "open \"$(node -e 'console.log(`${require(\"./package.json\").repository}/releases`)')\"",
+    "preversion": "npm run test",
+    "version": "git add package.json package-lock.json",
+    "postversion": "git push && git push --tags",
     "prepare": "husky install"
   },
   "dependencies": {
