Plannotator Release

The process has four phases. Phase 1 (release notes) is where most of the work happens — present the draft for review before proceeding to later phases.

Phase 1: Draft Release Notes

This is the most important phase. The release notes are the public face of each version and the primary way the community sees their contributions recognized.

Step 1: Determine scope

1. Find the latest release tag: git tag --sort=-v:refname | head -1
2. Determine the new version number. Ask the user if unclear (patch, minor, or major).
3. Gather all changes since the last tag:
   • git log --oneline <last-tag>..HEAD for commit history
   • git log --merges --oneline <last-tag>..HEAD for merged PRs
4. For each PR, use gh pr view <number> --json title,author,body,closedIssues,labels to get details.

Step 2: Research contributors