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Include git command for creating release branch off of previous release tag
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* For a regular scheduled release this branch will be based on latest `main`.
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* To do a minimal bug-fix release, base the release branch on the tag from the most recent release and then add only the changes you want to release.
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* Choose this option if you want to release a specific set of changes (e.g. a bug fix) and don't want to incur extra risk by including other changes that have been merged to the `main` branch.
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```bash
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git checkout -b <new_release_branch> <previous_release_tag>
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```
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1. Run the ["Run CLI tests" workflow](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/actions/workflows/cli-test.yml) and make sure the tests are green.
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* You can skip this step if you are releasing from `main` and there were no merges since the most recent daily scheduled run of this workflow.
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1. Double-check the `CHANGELOG.md` contains all desired change comments and has the version to be released with date at the top.

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