# Releasing Marked

Marked uses [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) to release new versions. All PRs should use the "Squash and merge" strategy and the commit message should follow the [conventional commit guidelines](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).

## Overall strategy

**Master is always shippable:** We try to merge PRs in such a way that `master` is the only branch to really be concerned about *and* `master` can always be released. This allows smoother flow between new features, bug fixes, and so on.

## Versioning

We follow [semantic versioning](https://semver.org) where the following sequence is true `[major].[minor].[patch]`; therefore, consider the following implications of the release you are preparing:

1. **Major:** There is at least one change not deemed backward compatible.
2. **Minor:** There is at least one new feature added to the release.
3. **Patch:** No breaking changes, no new features.

What to expect while Marked is a zero-major (0.x.y):

1. The major will remain at zero; thereby, alerting consumers to the potentially volatile nature of the package.
2. The minor will tend to be more analogous to a `major` release.
3. The patch will tend to be more analogous to a `minor` release or a collection of bug fixes (patches).