This skill helps you release new versions of Cog. Cog is a multi-language, multi-artifact project with a carefully orchestrated release process.
Overview
Cog releases include:
- CLI binaries (Go) - macOS and Linux, x86_64 and ARM64
- coglet Python wheels (Rust/PyO3) - Linux x86_64/ARM64, macOS ARM64
- cog SDK Python wheel (Python) - Universal
- coglet Rust crate - Published to crates.io
Release Types
| Type | Format | Example | Branch | PyPI | crates.io | Homebrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable | v0.17.0 |
v0.18.0 | main | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-release | v0.17.0-alpha3, v0.17.0-rc1 |
v0.18.0-rc1 | main | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dev | v0.17.0-dev1 |
v0.18.0-dev2 | any | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Quick Release Commands
1. Bump Version (if needed)
# Check current version
mise run version
# Bump to new version (updates VERSION.txt, Cargo.toml, Cargo.lock, commits)
mise run version:bump 0.18.0
2. Create a release branch and push
git checkout -b release/v0.18.0
git push origin release/v0.18.0
3. Create PR to main
# Open a pull request to main, get it reviewed and merged. Then you can create the release tag from main.
gh pr create --base main --head release/v0.18.0 --title "Release v0.18.0" --body "Release description and notes"
4. Create and Push Tag
git checkout main && git pull origin main
# For stable release
git tag v0.18.0
git push origin v0.18.0
# For pre-release
git tag v0.18.0-rc1
git push origin v0.18.0-rc1
# For dev release (can be from any branch)
git tag v0.18.0-dev1
git push origin v0.18.0-dev1
5. Monitor Release Build
# Watch the release build workflow
gh workflow view release-build.yaml
# Or watch in real-time
gh run watch
6. Publish Release (stable/pre-release only)
- Go to GitHub Releases page
- Find the draft release
- Review release notes
- Click "Publish release"
- This triggers
release-publish.yamlwhich publishes to PyPI and crates.io
Release Process Details
Automated Workflows
-
release-build.yaml- Triggered on version tags- Verifies tag matches VERSION.txt and Cargo.toml
- Verifies stable/pre-release tags are on main branch
- Builds SDK wheel (with updated coglet version constraint)
- Builds coglet wheels for all platforms (Linux x64/ARM64, macOS ARM64)
- Uses GoReleaser to build CLI binaries and create draft release
- Uploads wheels to GitHub release
- For dev releases: immediately publishes as pre-release
-
release-publish.yaml- Triggered when release is published- Publishes coglet wheels to PyPI
- Publishes coglet crate to crates.io
- Publishes cog SDK to PyPI (depends on coglet)
- Updates Homebrew tap (stable releases only)
-
homebrew-tap.yaml- Updates Homebrew cask- Generates cask from
.github/cog.rb.tmpl - Creates PR in
replicate/homebrew-tap
- Generates cask from
Version Files
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
VERSION.txt |
Canonical version (single source of truth) |
crates/Cargo.toml |
Rust workspace version |
crates/Cargo.lock |
Locked dependency versions |
Version Constraints
The SDK (pyproject.toml) has a dependency on coglet:
coglet>=0.1.0,<1.0
During release build, this is updated to:
coglet>=0.18.0,<1.0
This ensures the SDK depends on the matching coglet version.
Pre-Release Checklist
Before creating a release tag:
- All tests pass:
mise run test - Lint passes:
mise run lint - Version is correct in
VERSION.txt -
mise run version:checkpasses -
crates/Cargo.tomlmatchesVERSION.txt - Changelog is updated (if applicable)
- Documentation is updated (
mise run docs:llm)
Troubleshooting
Version mismatch error
Version mismatch! VERSION.txt has X but tag is vY
Fix: Run mise run version:bump Y, push, then re-tag.
Tag not on main
Release tags must be on the main branch
Fix: Merge your changes to main, then tag from main.
Rebuilding a failed release
- Delete the GitHub release if it was created:
gh release delete v0.18.0 --yes - Delete the tag:
git push --delete origin v0.18.0 && git tag -d v0.18.0 - Fix the issue
- Re-create and push the tag
Manual PyPI publish (emergency)
If the automated publish fails:
# Download wheels from GitHub release
gh release download v0.18.0 -p "coglet-*.whl" -D dist
gh release download v0.18.0 -p "cog-*.whl" -D dist
# Publish with twine
twine upload dist/coglet-*.whl # First!
twine upload dist/cog-*.whl # After coglet is uploaded
Architecture Notes
- Trusted Publishing: PyPI and crates.io use OIDC trusted publishing (no API tokens in secrets)
- Environments Required: Configure
pypi,crates-io, andhomebrewenvironments in GitHub repo settings - CGO: Required for go-tree-sitter (static Python schema parser)
- Zig: Used for Linux cross-compilation (CC=zig cc)
- macOS builds: Use native compiler (zig lacks macOS SDK stubs)
- Wheel discovery: CLI discovers wheels from
dist/at Docker build time, not embedded in binary