Release checklist

Beta release

git flow release start <VERSION_NUMBER> (<VERSION_NUMBER> prefixed with v and add -beta.1 for beta)
Check that all new changes are reflected in the changelog
Bump package.json version to <VERSION_NUMBER> excluding prefix v and including the -beta.1 suffix
nvm ls Make sure you are on node v10+
npm run build
npm run test, make sure all tests are passing
Commit changes
npm publish --tag beta
Make sure your master and develop branches are up-to-date
git flow release finish <VERSION_NUMBER>
git push origin develop
git push origin --tags
git checkout master
git checkout -b master-test
git push origin master-test
Wait for checks to finish on pushed master-test branch
git checkout master
git push origin master
git branch -D master-test
git push origin :master-test
Announce availability in #engineering and on the forum here: https://forum.blockstack.org/c/releases (Include a link to the changelog)

git flow release start <VERSION_NUMBER> master (<VERSION_NUMBER> prefixed with v)
Check that all new changes are reflected in the changelog
Bump package.json version to <VERSION_NUMBER> without prefix v
nvm ls Make sure you are on node v10+
npm run build
Make sure dist/blockstack.js exists
npm run test, make sure all tests are passing
Commit changes
npm publish
Make sure your master and develop branches are up-to-date
git flow release finish <VERSION_NUMBER>
git checkout develop
git merge master
git push origin develop
git push origin --tags
git checkout master
git checkout -b master-test
git push origin master-test
Wait for checks to finish on pushed master-test branch
git checkout master
git push origin master
git branch -D master-test
git push origin :master-test
Announce availability in #engineering and on the forum here: https://forum.blockstack.org/c/releases (Include a link to the changelog)