fix: custom release-please plugin for updating versions in readme.md

DEVELOPER-NOTES.md

@@ -28,6 +28,31 @@ Manually test a few things that don't transfer well to automated testing:
 5. **Mac & Windows (both must to be checked):** Confirm that OS-wide protocol handler was registered by opening <a href="ipfs://bafybeigdyrzt5sfp7udm7hu76uh7y26nf3efuylqabf3oclgtqy55fbzdi">`ipfs://bafybeigdyrzt5sfp7udm7hu76uh7y26nf3efuylqabf3oclgtqy55fbzdi`</a> in a stock web browser (Edge, Safari, Google Chrome) _without_ IPFS Companion
 
 ### Main release process
+
+PRs are created automatically by release-please and the release is created automatically by CI. The following steps are only needed if you want to manually create a release.
+
+```bash
+### Bootstrap release please was used when starting to use release-please, but it's no longer needed (WILL REMOVE)
+release-please bootstrap \
+  --token=$GH_TOKEN \
+  --repo-url=ipfs/ipfs-desktop \
+  --release-type=node \
+  --bump-minor-pre-major=true \
+  --bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major=true \
+  --initial-version=v0.31.0
+# https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-desktop/pull/2664
+
+### Create release PR
+npm run test-rp-pr
+
+### create github release
+npm run test-rp-ghrelease
+
+### When the above PR is merged and github release is created, bump the brew cask version:
+brew bump --open-pr homebrew/cask/ipfs
+
+```
+<!--
 1. Update the version using `npm version [major|minor|patch]` (it will create a new tag `vA.B.C`, note it down)
 1. Update all links and badges in `README.md` to point to the new version (`A.B.C`).
    - You may use `ts-node scripts/release/updateReadme.ts <oldVersion> <newVersion>` to update the readme. e.g. `ts-node scripts/release/updateReadme.ts 0.26.0 0.26.1`
@@ -42,6 +67,7 @@ Manually test a few things that don't transfer well to automated testing:
 1. Update selected package managers:
    - Wait for CI to finish and confirm that it updated [Snap](https://snapcraft.io/ipfs-desktop), and is at least pending review on [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/packages/ipfs-desktop#versionhistory).
    - Update the [Homebrew cask](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#updating-a-cask).
+-->
 
 ### Manually notarize `.dmg` with Apple
 

README.md

@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/made%20by-Protocol%20Labs-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://protocol.ai/)
 [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/project-IPFS-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://ipfs.tech/)
 [![total download count](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/total.svg?style=flat-square&label=all%20downloads)](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases)
-<!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 [![latest release download count](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/v0.31.0/total.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/tag/v0.31.0)
-<!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
 **IPFS Desktop gives you all the power of [IPFS](https://ipfs.io) in a convenient desktop app: a complete IPFS node, plus handy OS menubar/taskbar shortcuts and an all-in-one file manager, peer map, and content explorer.**
 
@@ -21,12 +19,10 @@ Use IPFS Desktop to get acquainted with IPFS without needing to touch the termin
 
 When in doubt, pick one of package formats with built-in automatic update mechanism:
 
-<!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 - **Mac:** [ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-mac.dmg](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-mac.dmg)
 - **Windows:** [IPFS-Desktop-Setup-0.31.0.exe](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/IPFS-Desktop-Setup-0.31.0.exe)
 - **Linux:**  [ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage)
   - If you prefer to manage updates on your own, see [other package formats](#install) below.
-<!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
 ### Table of Contents
 
@@ -115,24 +111,18 @@ Release notes and older versions of IPFS Desktop can be found on the [releases p
 Don't see your favorite package manager? Visit our [package managers page](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/issues/691) and help us add support for it!
 
 ### Mac
-<!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 - **Installer:** [ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-mac.dmg](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-mac.dmg)\
 [![](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-mac.dmg.svg?style=flat-square&label=downloads)](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-mac.dmg)
 - **Homebrew** (community-maintained): `brew install --cask ipfs`
-<!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
 ### Windows
-<!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 - **Installer:** [IPFS-Desktop-Setup-0.31.0.exe](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/IPFS-Desktop-Setup-0.31.0.exe)\
 [![](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/v0.31.0/IPFS-Desktop-Setup-0.31.0.exe.svg?style=flat-square&label=downloads)](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/IPFS-Desktop-Setup-0.31.0.exe)
 - **Chocolatey** (community-maintained): `choco install ipfs-desktop`
 - **Scoop** (community-maintained): `scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/ipfs-desktop`
 - **WinGet** (community-maintained): `winget install IPFS.IPFS-Desktop`
-<!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
 ### Linux/FreeBSD
-
-<!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 - **AppImage**: [ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage)\
 [![](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage.svg?style=flat-square&label=downloads)](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage)
 - **Tarball** (use this for building packages for distros): [ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x64.tar.xz](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x64.tar.xz)\
@@ -144,7 +134,6 @@ Don't see your favorite package manager? Visit our [package managers page](https
 - **FreeBSD** (experimental): [ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x64.freebsd](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x64.freebsd) (requires [Linux Binary Compatibility to be enabled](https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/linuxemu/))\
 [![](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x64.freebsd.svg?style=flat-square&label=downloads)](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/download/v0.31.0/ipfs-desktop-0.31.0-linux-x64.freebsd)
 - **Snapcraft** support is deprecated and discouraged due to [confinement issues](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-desktop/issues/2031), use `.AppImage` instead
-<!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
 Additional third-party packages exist, but have the built-in auto-update mechanism disabled.
 Instead, update cycle is maintained by respective communities:
@@ -171,7 +160,7 @@ npm start
 
 IPFS Desktop in itself is a simple container that makes sure Kubo and IPFS Webui can work together in a standalone fashion and has access to other os-specfic features like tray and contextual integrations.
 There are multiple ways to access IPFS Webui:
-
+ 
 - https://webui.ipfs.io/#/welcome
 - http://127.0.0.1:5001/webui (shipped with kubo)
 - IPFS Desktop itself