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+# Releasing BrewBar
+
+## Version scheme
+
+Semantic versioning, two or three numbers:
+
+- **1.1, 1.2, …** — new features (settings, new menu items, …)
+- **1.0.1, 1.0.2, …** — bug fixes only
+- **2.0** — reserved for something that changes how the app fundamentally works
+
+The version lives in `MARKETING_VERSION` in the Xcode project. Change it in
+Xcode: target **BrewBar → General → Version** (this updates Debug and Release
+together). The git tag and zip filename must match it exactly: version `1.1`
+→ tag `v1.1` → `BrewBar-1.1.zip`.
+
+## Release checklist
+
+1. **Finish and merge the work.** Tests green, app manually verified:
+   ```
+   xcodebuild -project BrewBar.xcodeproj -scheme BrewBar -configuration Debug -destination "platform=macOS" test
+   ```
+
+2. **Bump the version** in Xcode (see above), commit.
+
+3. **Build and package** (from the project root):
+   ```
+   xcodebuild -project BrewBar.xcodeproj -scheme BrewBar -configuration Release -destination "platform=macOS" build SYMROOT=build
+   ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent build/Release/BrewBar.app dist/BrewBar-<VERSION>.zip
+   shasum -a 256 dist/BrewBar-<VERSION>.zip
+   ```
+   `ditto` (not `zip`) — it preserves code signatures and Finder metadata.
+
+4. **Update the cask** `Casks/brewbar.rb`: set `version` and paste the new
+   `sha256`. Brew refuses any download whose hash doesn't match this value.
+
+5. **Commit and push**:
+   ```
+   git add Casks/brewbar.rb BrewBar.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+   git commit -m "release <VERSION>"
+   git push
+   ```
+
+6. **Create the Forgejo release**: repo → Releases → New Release.
+   - Tag: `v<VERSION>` (must match the cask URL), target `main`
+   - Attach `dist/BrewBar-<VERSION>.zip`
+   - Title: `BrewBar <VERSION>`; description: what changed since last release
+
+7. **Upgrade on any machine**:
+   ```
+   brew update && brew upgrade --cask brewbar
+   ```
+   (`brew update` pulls the tap, sees the new cask version, `upgrade` fetches
+   the release zip.)
+
+## Notes
+
+- The app is signed with an Apple *Development* certificate, not notarized.
+  Installs need `--no-quarantine`; without it Gatekeeper blocks the app.
+- `dist/` and `build/` are gitignored — release zips live only in Forgejo
+  releases, never in git.
+- First install on a new machine:
+  ```
+  brew tap maxsoch/brewbar https://forgejo.socheleau.fr/maxsoch/BrewBar.git
+  brew install --cask --no-quarantine maxsoch/brewbar/brewbar
+  ```