Release Process

How Nexus OS releases are managed.

Versioning

Nexus OS follows Semantic Versioning (SemVer):

• MAJOR — Breaking changes to CLI or config format
• MINOR — New features, backward compatible
• PATCH — Bug fixes only

Release Checklist

1. Update version in Cargo.toml
2. Update CHANGELOG.md
3. Run full test suite
4. Build release binaries for all platforms
5. Create GitHub release with binaries
6. Update Homebrew formula
7. Update documentation site

Building Release Binaries

# Linux (x86_64)
cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

# macOS (Apple Silicon)
cargo build --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin

# macOS (Intel)
cargo build --release --target x86_64-apple-darwin

# Windows
cargo build --release --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc

Platform Support