Releases

All releases are published using GitHub releases. Anyone with push access to the repository can create a new release.

Create a branch named releases/X.Y.Z, where X.Y.Z is the version you want to release.
Update the version field in the package.json with the new version you're about to release.
Open a Pull Request for that branch.
Once the branch is approved, git tag vX.Y.Z the version you wish to publish. Important: the version in the tag name must be preceeded by a v.
git push --follow-tags to ensure all new commits (and the tag) are pushed to the remote. Pushing the tag will start the release process.
Wait a few minutes for the build to finish (look for the build in https://github.com/desktop/desktop-trampoline/actions)
Once the build is complete it will create a new release with all of the assets and suggested release notes.
Update the changelog to whatever makes sense for this release. It should be focused on user-facing changes.
Confirm all assets are uploaded for all the supported platforms.
Merge the Pull Request into main and you're done 🎉