From: Jukka Kurkela <jukka.kurkela@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2021 11:04:56 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: Patch release workflow (#8815)
X-Git-Tag: v3.1.0~32
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c26f7b8fcce3dfb0c2cbba241cc134a82954f4f6;p=thirdparty%2FChart.js.git

Patch release workflow (#8815)

* Allow manual triggering of release drafter
* Add instructions for patch release
---

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 064af1103..183c71746 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   correct_repository:
diff --git a/MAINTAINING.md b/MAINTAINING.md
index 50976a19a..dada06d6f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINING.md
+++ b/MAINTAINING.md
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ Creation of this tag triggers a new build:
 
 Finally, [cdnjs](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/Chart.js) is automatically updated from the npm release.
 
+### Releasing a patch version
+
+If there is a need to create a patch version for an older release:
+
+1. Create a branch for the patch version (without the `v` prefix)
+2. Cherry pick the needed commit(s) to that new branch from master
+3. Trigger the release-drafter workflow on that branch from the actions.
+4. Follow the procedure for [Releasing a New Version](#releasing-a-new-version)
+
 ### Further Reading
 
 * [GitHub Action releases](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/pull/7891)