mdb-ui-kit/docs/getting-started/release-process.md

---
layout: docs
title: Release process
group: getting-started
---

Material Design for Bootstrap has a well defined release process that is automated by [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com).  See the [Build Tools](../build-tools) section for setup.

## Creating a release

### Add a release issue to Github

Use the following task template:

~~~~~~~~
  - [] update `package.json` version
  - [] `grunt prep-release`
  - [] commit
  - [] travis success
  - [] tag for bower e.g. `v4.0.0`
  - [] push to npm
  - [] push to meteor
  - [] `grunt publish`
  - [] close any milestone
  - [] create release and reference milestone issues</code>
~~~~~~~~

  
### Build the release
1. Update the version in `package.json`, it's version is used in the documentation
1. Build the distribution `grunt prep-release`
1. Commit
1. Ensure travis succeeds

### Bower
Tag for bower - a valid tag starts with a `v` such as `v4.0.0`

### NPM
`npm publish`

### Meteor
TODO: push to meteor?

### Github tasks
1. Push documentation with `grunt publish`
1. Close any related open milestone
1. Create a release and reference the milestone
documentation updates 2015-12-24 19:44:35 +03:00			`---`
			`layout: docs`
			`title: Release process`
			`group: getting-started`
			`---`

			`Material Design for Bootstrap has a well defined release process that is automated by [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com). See the [Build Tools](../build-tools) section for setup.`

			`## Creating a release`

			`### Add a release issue to Github`

			`Use the following task template:`

			`~~~~~~~~`
			- [] update `package.json` version
			- [] `grunt prep-release`
			`- [] commit`
			`- [] travis success`
			- [] tag for bower e.g. `v4.0.0`
			`- [] push to npm`
			`- [] push to meteor`
			- [] `grunt publish`
			`- [] close any milestone`
			`- [] create release and reference milestone issues</code>`
			`~~~~~~~~`


			`### Build the release`
			1. Update the version in `package.json`, it's version is used in the documentation
			1. Build the distribution `grunt prep-release`
			`1. Commit`
			`1. Ensure travis succeeds`

			`### Bower`
			Tag for bower - a valid tag starts with a `v` such as `v4.0.0`

			`### NPM`
rework to standardize on npm instead of bower for the build. We still support bower releases, but we will build with npm and tools. Removed optional rubysass, libsass is the standard moving forward because of it's speed. 2016-01-25 02:30:49 +03:00			`npm publish`
documentation updates 2015-12-24 19:44:35 +03:00
			`### Meteor`
			`TODO: push to meteor?`

			`### Github tasks`
			1. Push documentation with `grunt publish`
			`1. Close any related open milestone`
			`1. Create a release and reference the milestone`