From b09c386208347d656fed38757fb0cd701834948c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ruy Adorno <ruyadorno@google.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:29:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] doc: add major version note to release guide

Adding a note on how to properly edit the the `src/node_version.h` file
when working on the cherry-pick step of the Release Guide when working
on a new major version release.

Signed-off-by: Ruy Adorno <ruyadorno@google.com>
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/45054
Reviewed-By: Rafael Gonzaga <rafael.nunu@hotmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Beth Griggs <bethanyngriggs@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Yagiz Nizipli <yagiz@nizipli.com>
---
 doc/contributing/releases.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/contributing/releases.md b/doc/contributing/releases.md
index 205f7e1dd82939..5752af3797d8de 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/releases.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/releases.md
@@ -721,6 +721,24 @@ Revert all changes that were made to `src/node_version.h`:
 $ git checkout --ours HEAD -- src/node_version.h
 ```
 
+<details>
+<summary>Major version release</summary>
+
+On the main branch, instead of reverting changes made to `src/node_version.h`
+edit it instead and:
+
+* Increment `NODE_MAJOR_VERSION` by one
+* Reset `NODE_PATCH_VERSION` to `0`
+* Change `NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` back to `0`
+
+Amend the current commit to apply the changes:
+
+```console
+$ git commit --amend
+```
+
+</details>
+
 Even if there are no conflicts, ensure that you revert all the changes that were
 made to `src/node_version.h`.