update readme with release process
@@ -307,3 +307,13 @@ make cluster-clean
# delete the cluster
make cluster-down
```
+
+# Releasing
+
+Steps to create a new release:
+
+1. Test operator, make sure it deploys all components, exposes failures in NetworkAddonsConfig.Status field as well as progressing status of components and "Ready".
+2. Open a PR with two commits:
+ 1. Update manifests with `make manifests`, add newly generated manifests to the source tree. Update links to manifests in [Deployment](#Deployment) section.
+ 2. Bump `VERSION` and `VERSION_REPLACES` in `Makefile`.
+3. Once the PR is merged, tag its **first** commit with proper version name `x.y.z`. This can be done through [GitHub UI](https://github.com/kubevirt/cluster-network-addons-operator/releases/new).
