# Release process

## Semi-automatic

1. Make sure your repo is clean by git's standards
2. Tag the repository and push the tag `VERSION=v0.10.0 git tag -m $VERSION $VERSION; git push origin $VERSION`
3. Publish a draft release using the tag you just created
4. Perform the [image promotion process](https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/tree/master/k8s.gcr.io#image-promoter)
5. Publish release
6. Email `kubernetes-sig-scheduling@googlegroups.com` to announce the release

## Manual

1. Make sure your repo is clean by git's standards
2. Tag the repository and push the tag `VERSION=v0.10.0 git tag -m $VERSION $VERSION; git push origin $VERSION`
3. Checkout the tag you just created and make sure your repo is clean by git's standards `git checkout $VERSION`
4. Build and push the container image to the staging registry `VERSION=$VERSION make push`
5. Publish a draft release using the tag you just created
6. Perform the [image promotion process](https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/tree/master/k8s.gcr.io#image-promoter)
7. Publish release
8. Email `kubernetes-sig-scheduling@googlegroups.com` to announce the release