FastLED Release howto

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

Example

Edit these files to update the version number

Edit this file with release notes and version number.

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 3.9.4 - Update with namespace and misc compiler fixes."
$ git tag 3.9.4 master 
$ git push 
$ git push origin 3.9.4

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.