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@ -5,18 +5,23 @@ set `HOMEBREW_DEVELOPER=1`) require tags on the [Homebrew/brew repository](https
in order to get new versions of Homebrew. There are a few steps in making a new
Homebrew release:
1. Check the [Homebrew/brew pull requests](https://github.com/homebrew/brew/pulls)
and [issues](https://github.com/homebrew/brew/issues) to see if there is
1. Check the [Homebrew/brew pull requests](https://github.com/homebrew/brew/pulls),
[issues](https://github.com/homebrew/brew/issues),
[Homebrew/core issues](https://github.com/homebrew/homebrew-core/issues) and
[Discourse](https://discourse.brew.sh) to see if there is
anything pressing that needs to be fixed or merged before the next release.
If so, fix and merge these changes.
2. After no code changes have happened for at least a few hours (ideally 24 hours)
2. After no code changes have happened for at least a couple of hours (ideally 24 hours)
and you are confident there's no major regressions on the current `master`
branch you can create a new Git tag. Ideally this should be signed with your
GPG key. This can then be pushed to GitHub.
3. Use `brew release-notes --markdown $PREVIOUS_TAG` to generate the release
notes for the release. [Create a new release on GitHub](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/new)
notes for the release.
4. [Create a new release on GitHub](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/new)
based on the new tag.
You can watch a video of the above process [on YouTube](https://youtu.be/dQCpLaXOf6k)
If this is a major or minor release (e.g. X.0.0 or X.Y.0) then there are a few more steps:
1. Before creating the tag you should delete any `odisabled` code, make any