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## Release steps

### Release patch version

1. Create a [pull request](https://github.com/apache/apisix/commit/d13e7f7f0b3f6001cb634598e533a23658927285) (contains the changelog and version change) to master
2. Create a [pull request](https://github.com/apache/apisix/commit/19587ed9f71dd20c5e8dbdc2f79c8f96296e73e3) (contains the backport commits, and the change in step 1) to minor branch
3. Merge it into minor branch
4. Package a vote artifact to Apache's dev-apisix repo. The artifact can be created
via `VERSION=x.y.z make release-src`
5. Send the [vote email](https://lists.apache.org/thread/vq4qtwqro5zowpdqhx51oznbjy87w9d0) to dev@apisix.apache.org
6. When the vote is passed, send the [vote result email](https://lists.apache.org/thread/k2frnvj4zj9oynsbr7h7nd6n6m3q5p89) to dev@apisix.apache.org
7. Move the vote artifact to Apache's apisix repo
8. Register the release info in https://reporter.apache.org/addrelease.html?apisix
9. Create a [GitHub release](https://github.com/apache/apisix/releases/tag/2.10.2) from the minor branch
10. Update [APISIX's website](https://github.com/apache/apisix-website/commit/f9104bdca50015722ab6e3714bbcd2d17e5c5bb3)
11. Update APISIX rpm package
12. Update [APISIX docker](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker/commit/829d45559c303bea7edde5bebe9fcf4938071601), and create new branch form master, named as `release/apisix-${version}`, e.g. `release/apisix-2.10.2`
13. Send the [ANNOUNCE email](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree7b06e6eac854fd42ba4f302079661a172f514a92aca2ef2f1aa7bb%40%3Cdev.apisix.apache.org%3E) to dev@apisix.apache.org & announce@apache.org

### Release minor version

1. Create a minor branch, and create [pull request](https://github.com/apache/apisix/commit/bc6ddf51f15e41fffea6c5bd7d01da9838142b66) to master branch from it
2. Package a vote artifact to Apache's dev-apisix repo. The artifact can be created
via `VERSION=x.y.z make release-src`
3. Send the [vote email](https://lists.apache.org/thread/q8zq276o20r5r9qjkg074nfzb77xwry9) to dev@apisix.apache.org
4. When the vote is passed, send the [vote result email](https://lists.apache.org/thread/p1m9s116rojlhb91g38cj8646393qkz7) to dev@apisix.apache.org
5. Move the vote artifact to Apache's apisix repo
6. Register the release info in https://reporter.apache.org/addrelease.html?apisix
7. Create a [GitHub release](https://github.com/apache/apisix/releases/tag/2.10.0) from the minor branch
8. Merge the pull request into master branch
9. Update [APISIX's website](https://github.com/apache/apisix-website/commit/7bf0ab5a1bbd795e6571c4bb89a6e646115e7ca3)
10. Update APISIX rpm package
11. Update [APISIX docker](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker/commit/829d45559c303bea7edde5bebe9fcf4938071601), and create new branch form master, named as `release/apisix-${version}`, e.g. `release/apisix-2.10.2`
12. Send the [ANNOUNCE email](https://lists.apache.org/thread/4s4msqwl1tq13p9dnv3hx7skbgpkozw1) to dev@apisix.apache.org & announce@apache.org