git-branch-release

Git Release Branch Execution Guide

This prompt handles the execution phase of release workflow - creating release branches, finalizing versions, executing deployments, and managing the complete release lifecycle.

🎯 RELEASE EXECUTION OBJECTIVES:

1. EXECUTE release branch creation from prepared release plan
2. FINALIZE version numbers and apply tags properly
3. MERGE release branches to main and develop following workflow
4. DEPLOY to production with proper validation and monitoring
5. COMPLETE release lifecycle with documentation and cleanup

📋 RELEASE EXECUTION PROCESS:

STEP 1: Pre-execution Validation

Release Readiness Verification:

# Verify release preparation completed
echo "Validating release readiness..."

# Check that release plan exists
if [ ! -f "docs/releases/release-v[VERSION]-plan.md" ]; then
  echo "❌ Release plan not found. Run git-prep-release.mdc first"
  exit 1
fi

# Verify develop branch is ready
git checkout develop
git pull origin develop

# Confirm all planned features are merged
git log --oneline --since="1 month ago" | grep -E "(feat|fix|docs):"

# Check CI/CD status
echo "✅ Develop branch ready for release"

Environment and Dependencies Check:

# Verify all dependencies are secure and up to date
npm audit                           # Security audit
npm outdated                       # Check for outdated packages

# Run comprehensive test suite
npm run test:full                  # All tests including integration
npm run test:e2e                   # End-to-end tests
npm run test:accessibility         # A11y compliance tests

# Verify build process
npm run build                      # Production build
npm run build:analysis            # Bundle analysis

echo "✅ All quality gates passed"

STEP 2: Release Branch Creation and Configuration

Release Branch Creation:

# Set release variables
RELEASE_VERSION="[VERSION]"  # e.g., "1.2.0"
RELEASE_BRANCH="release/v$RELEASE_VERSION"
CURRENT_DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)

echo "Creating release branch: $RELEASE_BRANCH"

# Create release branch from develop
git checkout develop
git pull origin develop
git checkout -b $RELEASE_BRANCH

# Push release branch to remote
git push -u origin $RELEASE_BRANCH

echo "✅ Release branch $RELEASE_BRANCH created"