From 9a675da756ef43ac587f39a06c9b187d3cf479bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Lee Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2026 12:18:28 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add release block in README.md (#964) Signed-off-by: Andy Lee --- README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 80ca0980..38a682df 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ The Harvester UI Extension is a Rancher extension that provides the user interfa > **Note:** > This extension is available starting from **Rancher 2.10.0**. Ensure your Rancher version is **2.10.0 or later** to access Harvester integration. +## Table of Contents + +- [Installation](#installation) +- [Development Setup](#development-setup) +- [Commit Message Guidelines](#commit-message-guidelines) +- [Branch Structure](#branch-structure) +- [Testing Guidelines](#testing-guidelines) +- [Release](#release) +- [Contributing](#contributing) +- [License](#license) + + + ## Installation For Harvester UI extension installation instructions, please refer to the page **Rancher Integration** -> **Harvester UI Extension** in [official Harvester documentation](https://docs.harvesterhci.io). @@ -157,6 +170,13 @@ To test the standalone UI, configure Harvester to load the UI from an external s 2. Set **ui-source** to `External` 3. Set **ui-index** to the desired URL + +## Release + +The Harvester UI Extension follows the [Harvester](https://github.com/harvester/harvester) release cycle. After RC1 is cut for a new Harvester version, we usually create and work from the corresponding release branch (for example, `release-harvester-v1.8`). The remaining RC builds and the final official release are published from that branch. + +After Harvester releases a new version, update the Harvester entry in rancher/ui-plugin-charts [manifest.json](https://github.com/rancher/ui-plugin-charts/blob/aafd215debbc6cb3100e7ba4b0a542c932397acd/manifest.json#L133-L151). This ensures air-gapped users can pull the new Harvester UI Extension image. + ## Contributing If you want to contribute, start by reading this document, then visit our [Getting Started guide](https://extensions.rancher.io/extensions/next/extensions-getting-started) to learn how to develop and submit changes.