_Black_ has had a lot of work automating its release process. This document sets out to
explain what everything does and how to release _Black_ using said automation.
-## Cutting a Relase
+## Cutting a Release
To cut a release, you must be a _Black_ maintainer with `GitHub Release` creation
access. Using this access, the release process is:
-1. Cut a new PR editing `CHANGES.md` to version the latest changes
- 1. Example PR: https://github.com/psf/black/pull/2192
+1. Cut a new PR editing `CHANGES.md` and the docs to version the latest changes
+ 1. Example PR: [#2616](https://github.com/psf/black/pull/2616)
2. Example title: `Update CHANGES.md for XX.X release`
2. Once the release PR is merged ensure all CI passes
1. If not, ensure there is an Issue open for the cause of failing CI (generally we'd
The created binaries are attached/stored on the associated
[GitHub Release](https://github.com/psf/black/releases) for download over _IPv4 only_
(GitHub still does not have IPv6 access 😢).
+
+## Moving the `stable` tag
+
+_Black_ provides a stable tag for people who want to move along as _Black_ developers
+deem the newest version reliable. Here the _Black_ developers will move once the release
+has been problem free for at least ~24 hours from release. Given the large _Black_
+userbase we hear about bad bugs quickly. We do strive to continually improve our CI too.
+
+### Tag moving process
+
+#### stable
+
+From a rebased `main` checkout:
+
+1. `git tag -f stable VERSION_TAG`
+ 1. e.g. `git tag -f stable 21.5b1`
+1. `git push --tags -f`
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