bump-version-hints.md

These instructions are a guide to making a new major or minor (not patch) release. The challenge is that charts refer to the image version. But this version is only created when the release is published. Consequently the following sequence of steps is needed:

1. Modify only golang code (no version bump)
   1. Do not change MajorMinor or Version in base/util.go

Make new major/minor release

2. Bump version references in /charts changes and bump /charts/iter8 chart version (no changes to /testdata) and bump Kustomize files and bump verifyUserExperience workflow
   1. The charts are modified to use the new image
   2. The chart versions should be bumped to match the major/minor version (this is required for the iter8 chart) but is desirable for all

Merging the chart changes triggers a automatic chart releases

3. Version bump golang and /testdata and other workflows
   1. Bump MajorMinor or Version in base/util.go
   2. Bump explicit version references in remaining workflows
   3. Bump Dockerfile
   4. Changes to /testdata is only a version bump in charts (iter8.tools/version)

Make a release (new patch version)

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At this point the documentation can be updated to refer to the new version. This usually takes 2 commits (or one with failed link checking)

Some things to change in the docs:

• iter8.tools/version in Kubernetes manifests samples
• --version for any helm upgrade and helm template commands
• getting-started/delete.md.md and getting-started/install.md
• Reference to values.yaml