Release Scripts

`release.sh` — Ship a new version of makesomething

Automates the full release pipeline: build → sign → DMG → notarize → Sparkle appcast → GitHub Release.

Quick start

# Auto-bumps version and build number from the latest GitHub Release
./scripts/release.sh

The script checks GitHub for the latest release (e.g. v1.5, build 6) and automatically bumps to v1.6, build 7. You'll see a confirmation prompt before anything runs.

Override version or build

# Set a specific marketing version (auto-bumps build)
./scripts/release.sh 2.0

# Set both marketing version and build number
./scripts/release.sh 2.0 10

Safety

Duplicate detection: If the tag already exists on GitHub, the script exits with an error and suggests what to do.
Confirmation prompt: Shows the version, build, and previous release before proceeding. Press y to continue.

What it does

Fetches the latest release from GitHub to determine version + build
Archives the app via xcodebuild
Exports a signed .app with Developer ID
Creates a DMG with the drag-to-Applications background
Notarizes the DMG with Apple (Gatekeeper compliance)
Signs the DMG with the Sparkle EdDSA key
Generates appcast.xml for Sparkle auto-updates
Creates a GitHub Release with the DMG attached
Pushes the updated appcast.xml to the releases repo

One-time setup (prerequisites)

Xcode with your Developer ID signing certificate
Homebrew tools:
```
brew install create-dmg gh
```
GitHub CLI auth:
```
gh auth login
```
Apple notarization credentials (stored in Keychain):
```
xcrun notarytool store-credentials "AC_PASSWORD" \
    --apple-id YOUR_APPLE_ID \
    --team-id YOUR_TEAM_ID
```
You'll be prompted for an app-specific password (generate one at appleid.apple.com).
Sparkle EdDSA key — already generated and stored in Keychain (done during initial Sparkle setup)
Build the project in Xcode at least once so SPM downloads Sparkle and the Sparkle CLI tools are available

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