This document contains all the necessary information about out release process.
A "merge freeze" will be applied a few days before the release. This means that NOTHING will be added to the release branch.
A "merge freeze" ends once the release was published.
Note: More about versioning can be found in our dedicated VERSIONING file.
Releases can come in different flavors. Here's a list with the most common release types and how they're treated
The minor / major release is a planned release which includes all the changes added since the last minor / major release (including bugfixes). The user should pick up the latest minor / major release automatically when installing / updating Serverless.
The minor / major releases is released at a pre-defined time.
Assuming our current version is v1.1.0.
The minor release would be v1.2.0. The major release would be v2.0.0.
Patch releases should only include critical bug fixes and released ASAP. The user should pick up the latest patch release automatically when installing / updating Serverless.
Assuming our current version is v1.1.0.
The patch release would be v1.1.1.
Alpha releases are created to have a sneak peek into the upcoming feature set of the new release. They're also used for pre-release QA / internal usage.
Alpha releases are not scheduled and can be pushed multiple times throughout a development phase.
Alpha releases should never be installed automatically when the user installs / updates Serverless. The user should be forced to explicitly name the alpha release during the installation / update phase (e.g. via npm install --global serverless@alpha).
Assuming our current version is v1.1.0.
The alpha releas would be v1.2.0-alpha.1. A subsequent alpha release would be v1.2.0-alpha.2 etc.