release-bump – OpenClaw Skill

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name: release-bump description: Use when bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release, after fixes are committed and ready to publish

Release Bump

Overview

Bump version and trigger release for ralph-orchestrator. All versions live in workspace Cargo.toml - individual crates inherit via version.workspace = true.

Confirm the new version with the user. Once the bump commit is pushed, track progress of the release.

Quick Reference

Step	Command/Action
1. Bump version	Edit Cargo.toml: replace all version = "X.Y.Z" (7 occurrences)
2. Build	cargo build (updates Cargo.lock)
3. Test	cargo test
4. Commit	git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock && git commit -m "chore: bump to vX.Y.Z"
5. Push	git push origin main
6. Tag	git tag vX.Y.Z && git push origin vX.Y.Z

Version Locations (All in Cargo.toml)

# Line ~17 - workspace version
[workspace.package]
version = "X.Y.Z"

# Lines ~113-118 - internal crate dependencies
ralph-proto = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-proto" }
ralph-core = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-core" }
ralph-adapters = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-adapters" }
ralph-tui = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-tui" }
ralph-cli = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-cli" }
ralph-bench = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-bench" }

Tip: Use Edit tool with replace_all: true on version = "OLD" → version = "NEW" to update all 7 at once.

What CI Does Automatically

Once you push the tag, .github/workflows/release.yml triggers and:

1. Creates the GitHub Release with auto-generated notes
2. Builds binaries for macOS (arm64, x64) and Linux (arm64, x64)
3. Uploads artifacts to the GitHub Release
4. Publishes to crates.io (in dependency order)
5. Publishes to npm as @ralph-orchestrator/ralph

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Only updating workspace.package.version	Must update all 7 occurrences including internal deps
Forgetting to run tests	Always cargo test before commit
Creating release manually with gh release create	Just push the tag - CI creates the release with artifacts
Pushing tag before main	Push main first, then push the tag