From 789640b81850913f84c4b17ebceade326a4195a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Calvin Young <calvinwyoung@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:29:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update commands for publishing new releases (#8)

---
 Makefile     | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md    | 12 ++++++++----
 package.json |  1 -
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ace6b8..4053a2f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,3 +17,28 @@ check:
 .PHONY: fix
 fix:
 	pnpm run fix
+
+# Bump the version, update manifest/versions files, and push a release branch.
+# Usage: make bump-version TYPE=patch|minor|major
+.PHONY: bump-version
+bump-version:
+ifndef TYPE
+	$(error TYPE is required. Usage: make bump-version TYPE=patch|minor|major)
+endif
+	pnpm version $(TYPE) --no-git-tag-version
+	$(eval VERSION := $(shell node -p "require('./package.json').version"))
+	npm_package_version=$(VERSION) node version-bump.mjs
+	git checkout -b release/$(VERSION)
+	git add package.json manifest.json versions.json
+	git commit -m "$(VERSION)"
+	git push -u origin release/$(VERSION)
+
+# Tag the current version on main and push it to trigger the release workflow.
+# Run this after the bump-version PR has been merged.
+.PHONY: release-tag
+release-tag:
+	git checkout main
+	git pull origin main
+	$(eval VERSION := $(shell node -p "require('./package.json').version"))
+	git tag $(VERSION)
+	git push origin $(VERSION)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f22dd8b..713bc6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,9 +41,13 @@ repository](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=backlink-settings).
 
 ### Publishing
 
-1. `pnpm version <major|minor|patch>` — bumps `version` in package.json, updates manifest.json and versions.json, and creates a git commit + tag
-2. `git push origin main --tags` — pushes the commit and tag
-3. GitHub Actions builds the plugin and creates a **draft** release with `main.js` and `manifest.json` attached
-4. Go to [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/calvinwyoung/obsidian-backlink-settings/releases) and publish the draft
+1. `make bump-version TYPE=<patch|minor|major>`: bumps version, creates a release branch,
+   and pushes it
+2. Open a PR on GitHub, review, and merge
+3. `make release-tag`: pulls main, tags the merge commit, and pushes the tag
+4. GitHub Actions builds the plugin and creates a **draft** release
+5. Go to [GitHub
+   Releases](https://github.com/calvinwyoung/obsidian-backlink-settings/releases) and
+   publish the draft
 
 > **Note:** `.npmrc` sets `tag-version-prefix=""` so tags are bare versions like `1.0.0` (no `v` prefix), which is what the GitHub Actions workflow expects.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebeedce..50ce437 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node esbuild.config.mjs",
     "build": "tsc -noEmit -skipLibCheck && node esbuild.config.mjs production",
-    "version": "node version-bump.mjs && git add manifest.json versions.json",
     "check": "biome check .",
     "fix": "biome check --write .",
     "test": "vitest run"