# Release Process 1. Create a PR "Preparing for release X.Y.Z" against master branch * Alter CHANGELOG.md from `<placeholder_version> (unreleased)` to `<X.Y.Z> (YYYY-MM-DD)` * Use `git log --pretty=format:'- %s -- %an'` as the basis for for changelog entries * Update `JaegerClientVersion` in constants.go to `Go-X.Y.Z` 2. Create a release "Release X.Y.Z" on Github * Create Tag `vX.Y.Z` * Copy CHANGELOG.md into the release notes 3. Create a PR "Back to development" against master branch * Add `<next_version> (unreleased)` to CHANGELOG.md * Update `JaegerClientVersion` in constants.go to `Go-<next_version>dev`