Doing a Release =============== Doing a release of ``cryptography`` is a two part process. Bumping the version number -------------------------- The first step in doing a release is bumping the version number in the software. * Update the version number in ``cryptography/__about__.py``. * Set the release date in the :doc:`/changelog`. * Do a commit indicating this. * Send a pull request with this. * Wait for it to be merged. Performing the release ---------------------- The commit which merged the version number bump is now the official release commit for this release. You will need to have ``gpg`` installed and a ``gpg`` key in order to do a release. Once this has happened: * Run ``invoke release {version}``. The release should now be available on PyPI and a tag should be available in the repository. You should verify that ``pip install cryptography`` works correctly: .. code-block:: pycon >>> import cryptography >>> cryptography.__version__ '...' Verify that this is the version you just released.