name: publish-release version: 1.2.0 date: 2026-01-20 description: Publish a new release to GitHub Packages. Use when ready to release, after tests pass and version is updated. Creates git tag and pushes to trigger GitHub Actions. canonical_repo: https://github.com/stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills canonical_path: skills/publish-release/SKILL.md

publish-release

Publishes a new release to GitHub Packages via GitHub Actions.

Canonical Source: This skill is maintained at stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills. Run /update-skill publish-release or see Updating This Skill below.

Prerequisites

Before running, ensure:

1. All code changes are complete
2. dotnet test passes
3. VersionInfo.cs has been updated with new version number
4. CHANGELOG.md has been updated with release notes
5. PROJECT_NAME is determined for the current project

Steps

1. Read current version info from src/_PROJECT_NAME_/VersionInfo.cs:

   • Extract Version (e.g., "1.3.0")
   • Extract VersionName (e.g., "Agent Adoption Guidance")

2. Check git status to see what files have changed

3. Stage all changes:

   git add -A
   

4. Create commit with version in message (use HEREDOC for proper formatting):

   git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
   v{Version}: {VersionName}
   
   {Brief summary of changes from CHANGELOG.md}
   
   🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
   
   Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
   EOF
   )"
   

5. Create git tag:

   git tag v{Version}
   

6. Push to origin (triggers GitHub Actions NuGet publish):

   git push origin master --tags
   

7. Announce completion: "As Above, so Below" - the local changes now manifest in the remote repository.

Workflow Monitoring

After push, monitor the GitHub Actions workflow until completion:

1. Determine check interval by querying the last successful workflow duration:

   gh run list --repo {owner}/{repo} --status success --limit 5 --json databaseId,updatedAt,createdAt
   

   • Calculate average duration from recent successful runs
   • Use duration / 3 as the check interval (minimum 30 seconds, maximum 2 minutes)
   • If no previous runs, default to 1 minute interval

2. Get the triggered workflow run ID:

   gh run list --repo {owner}/{repo} --limit 1 --json databaseId,status,conclusion,headBranch
   

   • Verify the run is for the correct tag/branch (v{Version})

3. Poll workflow status at the calculated interval:

   gh run view {run_id} --repo {owner}/{repo} --json status,conclusion
   

   • Continue polling while status is queued, in_progress, or waiting
   • Stop when status is completed

4. Report final result:

   • If conclusion is success: Report success with package availability
   • If conclusion is failure: Report failure and provide link to logs:

     gh run view {run_id} --repo {owner}/{repo} --web
     

Post-Release

After workflow completes successfully:

1. Package will be available at: https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}/packages
2. Users can update with: dotnet tool update --global {package-name}

Updating This Skill

This skill is distributed from the canonical repository. To update your local copy:

Manual Update

# From your project root
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills/main/skills/publish-release/SKILL.md \
  -o .claude/skills/publish-release/SKILL.md

Check for Updates

Compare your local version with canonical:

# Get canonical version
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills/main/skills/publish-release/SKILL.md | head -5

# Check local version
head -5 .claude/skills/publish-release/SKILL.md

Bulk Update (All Projects)

Use the sync script from the canonical repo:

# Clone or update ClaudeSkills repo
cd /path/to/ClaudeSkills
git pull

# Run sync to update all configured projects
./sync.sh