Finalize the release

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Finalizing releases

It's important to be aware of the information what will be visible in that release. In the pre-release, the version and commit messages are visible.

Semantic versioning

Semantic versioning is a formal convention for specifying compatibility. It uses a three-part version number: major version; minor version; and patch. Version numbers convey meaning about the underlying code and what has been modified. For example, versioning could be handled as follows:

Code status	Stage	Rule	Example version
First release	New product	Start with 1.0.0	1.0.0
Backward compatible fix	Patch release	Increment the third digit	1.0.1
Backward compatible new feature	Minor release	Increment the middle digit and reset the last digit to zero	1.1.0
Breaking updates	Major release	Increment the first digit and reset the middle and last digits to zero	2.0.0

Check out this article on Semantic versioning to learn more.

Step 11: Finalize the release

Let's now change our recently automated release from draft to latest release.

⌨️ Activity: Finalize release

1. Go to the Releases page for this repository.
   • You can click the link above, or click the Code tab at the top of your repository. Then, find the navigation bar below the repository description, and click 1 release.
2. Click the Edit button next to your draft release.
3. Using semantic versioning, then type v1.0.0 as your release title.
4. Include a description of the changes made in this branch.
5. Click Publish release.

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