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diff --git a/doc/release.md b/doc/release.md index e0af9bf0625..afe3033c288 100644 --- a/doc/release.md +++ b/doc/release.md @@ -101,6 +101,21 @@ After this, the release should be available on the Clippy [release page]. [release page]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/releases +## Update the `stable` branch + +At this step you should have already checked out the commit of the `rust-1.XX.0` +tag. Updating the stable branch from here is as easy as: + +```bash +# Assuming the current directory corresponds to the Clippy repository and the +# commit of the just created rust-1.XX.0 tag is checked out. +$ git push upstream rust-1.XX.0:stable # `upstream` is the `rust-lang/rust-clippy` remote +``` + +_NOTE: Usually there are no stable backports for Clippy, so this update should +be possible without force pushing or anything like this. If there should have +happened a stable backport, make sure to re-merge those changes just as with the +`beta` branch._ ## Update `CHANGELOG.md` |