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> [!WARNING]
> This manual is intended for OpenTofu core and fork maintainers. If you are looking for the normal contribution guide, see [this file](CONTRIBUTING.md).
This manual describes how to create an OpenTofu release. OpenTofu has two kinds of releases. Alpha releases are created
from the `main` branch, while we split off a version (e.g. `v1.8`) branch before creating a `beta`, `rc` or `stable`
This manual describes how to create an OpenTofu release. OpenTofu has two kinds of releases. Alpha and Beta releases are created
from the `main` branch, while we split off a version (e.g. `v1.8`) branch before creating an `rc` or `stable`
release.
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## Naming in this document
- **Alpha** is an early preview release. This is versioned `X.Y.0-alphaW`, where `X`,`Y` and `W` are numbers, such as `1.2.0-alpha1`.
- **Beta** is a semi-stable preview release. This is versioned `X.Y.0-betaW`, where `X`,`Y` and `W` are numbers, such as `1.2.0-beta1`.
- **RC** is a release candidate which does not have new features over a beta. This is versioned `X.Y.0-rcW`, where `X`,`Y` and `W` are numbers, such as `1.2.0-rc1`.
- **Stable** is a release that has no new features and bug fixes over an RC. This is versioned `X.Y.0`, where `X` and `Y` are numbers, such as `1.2.0`.
- **Point release** is a release that contains bugfixes only on top of a stable release. This is versioned `X.Y.Z` where `X`, `Y` and `Z` are numbers, such as `1.2.3`.
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## Gathering the team for a release
To create a release, make sure you have people on standby with the following credentials:
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Now that you have the files up to date, do the following:
1. On your computer, make sure you have checked out the correct branch:
* `main` for `alpha` releases
* `main` for `alpha` and `beta` releases
* `vX.Y` for any other releases (assuming you are releasing version `X.Y.Z`)
2. Make sure the branch is up-to-date by running `git pull`
3. Create the correct tag: `git tag -m "X.Y.Z" vX.Y.Z` (assuming you are releasing version `X.Y.Z`)
* If you have a GPG key, consider adding the `-s` option to create a GPG-signed tag
4. Push the tag: `git push vX.Y.Z`
4. Push the tag: `git push origin vX.Y.Z`
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