chore: Update release-process.md

franciscojavierarceo · web-flow · commit 55566f0ef6b0 · 2024-05-25T10:07:11.000-04:00
diff --git a/docs/project/release-process.md b/docs/project/release-process.md
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 For Feast maintainers, these are the concrete steps for making a new release.
 
+### 0. Cutting a minor release
+You only need to hit the `release` workflow using [the GitHub action](https://github.com/feast-dev/feast/blob/master/.github/workflows/release.yml).
+First test with a `dry-run` then run it live. This is all you need to do. All deployments to dockerhub, PyPI, and npm are handled by the workflows.
+
+Also note that as a part of the workflow, the [infra/scripts/release/bump_file_versions.py](https://github.com/feast-dev/feast/blob/master/infra/scripts/release/bump_file_versions.py) file will increment the Feast versions in the appropriate files. 
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 ### 1. (for patch releases) Cherry-pick changes into the branch from master
 If you were cutting Feast 0.22.3, for example, you might do:
 1. `git checkout v0.22-branch` (or `git pull upstream v0.22-branch --rebase` if you've cut a release before)
@@ -16,6 +22,8 @@ If you were cutting Feast 0.22.3, for example, you might do:
 
 After this step, you will have all the changes you need in the branch.
 
+Note, for patches you *do not need to run the `bump_file_versions.py` script.* 
+
 ### 2. Pre-release verification (currently broken)
 A lot of things can go wrong. One of the most common is getting the wheels to build correctly (and not accidentally 
 building dev wheels from improper tagging or local code changes during the release process).
