This is released from the main branch from 2.9.0 forward. Unless an older version needs patching, then it must be released from the maintenance branch, for instance 2.8.x branch. If there is no maintenance branch for the release that needs patching, create it from the tag.
- Check the draft release notes to see if everything is there
- Wait until main build finished after merging the last PR
- Update the draft release with the next tag version (eg.
2.9.0), title and release description - Check that GitHub Actions release build has executed successfully (GA will start a CI build for the new tag and publish artifacts to Sonatype)
- The artifacts will become visible at https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/typesafe/play/