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AzureSqlVmToolkit

Release Process

AzureSqlVmToolkit uses SemVer-style versions in VERSION and AzureSqlVmToolkit.psd1.

Required Alignment

Section titled “Required Alignment”

Before a release, these files must agree:

  • VERSION
  • AzureSqlVmToolkit.psd1 ModuleVersion
  • CHANGELOG.md

scripts/Test-Version.ps1 enforces the VERSION and manifest match. scripts/Test-Local.ps1 runs that check automatically.

GitHub Release

Section titled “GitHub Release”

Create a matching tag:

Terminal window
git tag v0.2.0
git push origin v0.2.0

The Release toolkit workflow validates the tag, runs local checks, builds docs, packages the module, and creates the GitHub release.

Nightly Snapshots

Section titled “Nightly Snapshots”

Nightly snapshots are visibility/testing artifacts, not stable releases. Use prerelease versions such as 0.3.0-nightly.20260622, keep the heavy-development warning visible, and mark GitHub releases as prerelease.