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Release

Desktop products on NuGet only

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novolis-apps does not publish NuGet packages. Releases are application binaries distributed via GitHub Releases (installers, portable zips, checksums).

Versioning

Version YEAR.MAJOR.MINOR.BUILD comes from build/version.json plus the GitHub Actions run_number (via read-version in the Merge workflow).

CI and release assets

Every merge to main that touches release-impacting paths runs Linux CI first, then a Windows job publishes all apps from `Get-NovolisAppCatalog`. Docs-only / markdown pushes are ignored; test-only or non-release paths skip the Windows job.

AssetPattern
Books Writer Studio installer / zip`BooksWriterStudioSetup-{version}-win-x64.exe` / `BooksWriterStudio-{version}-win-x64.zip`
Books Mobile installer / zip`BooksMobileSetup-{version}-win-x64.exe` / `BooksMobile-{version}-win-x64.zip`
Draft Studio installer / zip`DraftStudioSetup-{version}-win-x64.exe` / `DraftStudio-{version}-win-x64.zip`
Sketch Studio installer / zip`SketchStudioSetup-{version}-win-x64.exe` / `SketchStudio-{version}-win-x64.zip`
Sins of a Capitalism Tycoon installer / zip`SinsOfACapitalismTycoonSetup-{version}-win-x64.exe` / `SinsOfACapitalismTycoon-{version}-win-x64.zip`
Live Studio installer / zip`LiveStudioSetup-{version}-win-x64.exe` / `Novolis.Audio.Live.Studio-{version}-win-x64.zip`
Checksums`SHA256SUMS.txt`

Android APK for Books Mobile is not a release asset — local deploy only.

Inno Setup scripts are generated via Novolis.Avalonia.Packaging.Inno (NovolisGenerateInnoScript MSBuild target):

  • Per-user install (PrivilegesRequired=lowest, %LocalAppData%\Programs\Novolis\…) — no admin
  • Publisher display name Novolis; canonical URL github.com/Novolis-Platform
  • MIT license wizard page from repo-root LICENSE
  • Brand icon from repo-root icon.ico (SetupIconFile + exe ApplicationIcon)
  • Version resource: Company/Product/Copyright/Description under the Novolis brand

After each successful release, CI keeps the newest 5 GitHub Releases (scripts/prune-github-releases.ps1).

Dependency order

When apps depend on new Novolis.Avalonia.* or Novolis.Rendering.* APIs, merge and publish upstream repos first, wait for GitHub Packages, then merge novolis-apps. Consumers use floating 2026.1.* versions from GPR only (no local feeds).

Manual republish:

pwsh -File scripts/build-installer.ps1 -App All
# or: BooksWriterStudio | BooksMobile | DraftStudio | SketchStudio | SinsOfACapitalismTycoon | LiveStudio