Release and distribute

Release begins after packaging. At this stage you already have an artifact manifest. The release workflow prepares metadata, checks provider requirements, uploads or submits the artifact, and records what happened.

The release loop

Step
Command shape
What it proves
Validate release content
fission release-content validate ...
Notes, screenshots, privacy files, review material, and store metadata exist and match provider requirements.
Check provider readiness
fission readiness distribute ...
Credentials, provider tools, package identity, tracks, and artifact shape are valid before upload.
Distribute
fission distribute ... or fission publish ...
The manifest-backed artifact is uploaded or submitted to the selected provider.
Keep the receipt
target/fission/distribution/...
The team can later prove which asset, hash, provider id, URL, or rollout state was produced.
Release commands should fail with diagnosable errors. Missing credentials, expired auth, invalid tracks, absent screenshots, and provider rejections should be safe to fix and retry.

Pick the provider page

Destination
Start here
Common artifacts
GitHub release assets
installers, binaries, archives, APK/AAB/IPA, static site zip
Static website hosting
static site manifest
Mobile and desktop stores
AAB, IPA, MSIX, store metadata
Container registry
static or server Docker image
Buckets and object stores
arbitrary package assets and static files
Notes, screenshots, review files
provider metadata and human-facing release material
Use Release lifecycle details when you need the full command model and provider lifecycle rather than one provider path.

Keep fission.toml readable

fission.toml is the root manifest. Put stable facts there: app id, version, target declarations, provider references, release tracks, and paths to release-content files.
Do not put full release notes, long localized store descriptions, screenshot inventories, or review attachments directly into fission.toml. Put those in referenced files so people can review them and reuse them across CI.

Receipts matter

A release receipt records provider ids, URLs, deployment ids, uploaded bytes, artifact hashes, release status, and follow-up steps. Keep receipts in CI artifacts or release records. They answer practical questions later: what was uploaded, where did it go, which hash did we publish, and what did the provider return?

Next steps

If you do not have an artifact manifest yet, go back to Build and package. If you are preparing a store or public release, start with Release content before upload.
Fission
A cross-platform, GPU-accelerated user interface framework for Rust. MIT licensed.
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Ready to use today. Widget APIs are expected to remain stable; some runtime and shell APIs may change before 1.0.0.
Fission 0.7.0