git checkout main
git pull
git submodule update --init

Bump the package.json version number as appropriate either manually v<M.M.P> or using:

npm version <major|minor|patch>

Build the package locally and audit any dependencies to produce an up-to-date yarn.lock

yarn clean
yarn
yarn compile

Update the CHANGELOG file to reflect all changes in this release

Ensure all local changes are staged and committed (and not pushed) to the main branch (if using npm version, amend the commit).

Use the package.json version number with a v prefix in the format vX.X.X (e.g. v1.6.5) for the message.

If you didn't use npm version, tag the source using the version with a v prefix as above for the tagname:

git tag <tagname>

git push --atomic origin main <tagname>

When a tag is pushed, the GH actions system will automatically create prebuildify binaries for the release

Once the Github action has completed, download these binaries by running:

rm -rf prebuilds build
yarn prebuild-download

Have a compatible physical test device set up and connected to the local machine. (Details)

yarn test

To undertake a normal (latest) npm publish run:

npm publish

To specify a tag (e.g, testing, alpha) use:

npm publish --tag alpha