RELEASE.md

✅ socmod Release Checklist

This checklist walks through everything needed to release new versions, e.g., 0.2 in examples below

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1. Bump Version in DESCRIPTION

• Open DESCRIPTION
• Change Version: e.g. from 0.1 → 0.2

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2. Update NEWS.md (optional)

Add a new section at the top of NEWS.md:

# socmod 0.2

- First full vignette-based pipeline working
- Added `initialize_agents()`
- Quarto-compatible documentation with reproducible examples
- Pre-release script `check_dev_ready.R`

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3. Commit Your Changes

git add DESCRIPTION NEWS.md vignettes/ R/ man/ tests/ inst/
git commit -m "v0.2 release: vignette pipeline, init_agents, docs ready"

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4. Tag the Release

git tag -a v0.2 -m "v0.2 release: major documentation and modeling updates"

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5. Push to GitHub

git push origin main
git push origin v0.2

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6. Build the Site

In R:

devtools::document()
pkgdown::build_site()

Then:

git add docs/
git commit -m "Update pkgdown site for v0.2"
git push

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🎉 Done! You're ready for a clean public release.