RELEASE.md

FastLED Release howto

Pushing a fastled release, the short version, last updated May 2024

Example

https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/commit/4444758ffaf853ba4f8deb973532548c9c1ee231

How to

Edit these files to update the version number

• library.json
• library.properties
• FastLED.h
• README.md
• Doxyfile

Edit this file with release notes and version number.

• release_notes.md

Release notes should list highlight changes (not necessarily all minor bug fixes) and thank people for their help.

Git commands to commit and tag release'

$ git commit -m "Rev 3.2.10 to add a couple more platform defs and bug fixes" . 
$ git tag 3.2.10 master 
$ git push 
$ git push origin 3.2.10 

Then use the GitHub UI to make a new “Release”

Announce new version on subreddit, highlighting major changes and thanking people for helping.

That’s it.