This is the first time we are using a separate branch to prepare a release, and this CI feature can significantly reduce the preparation effort. Thank you!
Chen Li On Fri, May 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM Yicong Huang <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Texera dev, > > I want to introduce a new CI feature that was just merged in PR #4598: > release-label driven backport automation > <https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/4598>. > > With this change, backporting to release branches can be requested by > adding a `release/*` label to a PR. For example, if a PR should be > backported to `release/v1.1.0-incubating` branch, you can simply add the > corresponding `release/v1.1.0-incubating` label to the PR. > > Once the label is added, CI will validate whether the PR can be backported > to that release branch. After the PR is merged into `main`, the workflow > will automatically cherry-pick it to the labeled release branch if the > validation passed. > > The PR#4598 <https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/4598> itself was > backported to `release/v1.1.0-incubating`, and you can use it as an example > of how to use it. > > Happy coding! > > Best, > Yicong Huang >
