1a. Document all the changes for new release in [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/docs/CHANGELOG.md) and update version if needed in [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/docs/SECURITY.md)
7. Update the release description with the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/docs/CHANGELOG.md) for this release.
8. Remove the `draft` checkbox for the `TAG` release and manually publish it.
9. Bump version of the VictoriaMetrics cluster in the [sandbox environment](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/ops/blob/main/sandbox/manifests/benchmark-vm/vmcluster.yaml)
1. Update `vmagent` chart version in [`values.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-agent/values.yaml) and [`Chart.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-agent/Chart.yaml)
2. Update `vmalert` chart version in [`values.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-alert/values.yaml) and [`Chart.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-alert/Chart.yaml)
3. Update `vmauth` chart version in [`values.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-auth/values.yaml) and [`Chart.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-auth/Chart.yaml)
4. Update `cluster` chart versions in [`values.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-cluster/values.yaml), bump version for `vmselect`, `vminsert` and `vmstorage` and [`Chart.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-cluster/Chart.yaml)
5. Update `k8s-stack` chart versions in [`values.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-k8s-stack/values.yaml), bump version for `vmselect`, `vminsert`, `vmstorage`, `vmsingle`, `vmalert`, `vmagent` and [`Chart.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-k8s-stack/Chart.yaml)
6. Update `single-node` chart version in [`values.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-single/values.yaml) and [`Chart.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-single/Chart.yaml)
7. Update `vmanomaly` chart version in [`values.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-anomaly/values.yaml) and [`Chart.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-anomaly/Chart.yaml)
8. Update `vmgateway` chart version in [`values.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-gateway/values.yamll) and [`Chart.yaml`](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/blob/master/charts/victoria-metrics-gateway/Chart.yaml)
9. Run `make gen-docs`
10. Run `make package` that creates or updates zip file with the packed chart
11. Run `make merge`. It creates or updates metadata for charts in index.yaml
12. Push changes to master. `master` is a source of truth