RELEASE_PROCESS.md

## Release Process

This guide covers how to release chroma to PyPi

#### Increase the version number
1. Create a new PR for the release that upgrades the version in code. Name it `release/A.B.C` In [this file](https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/blob/main/chromadb/__init__.py) update the __ version __.
```
__version__ = "A.B.C"
```
2. Add the "release" label to this PR
3. Once the PR is merged, tag your commit SHA with the release version
```
git tag A.B.C <SHA>
```
4. You need to then wait for the github action for main for `chroma release` and `chroma client release` to go green. Not doing this will result in a race condition.

#### Perform the release
1. Push your tag to origin to create the release
```
git push origin A.B.C
```
2. This will trigger a Github action which performs the release