Creating Release Candidates

E3SM-Unified and its core dependencies follow a structured release process that relies on release candidates (RCs). These pre-release versions are used for testing and validation before an official release is finalized and deployed.

This section describes how to create RCs for both individual dependencies (like e3sm_diags or mpas-analysis) and for the e3sm-unified metapackage itself. It also includes tools and tips for troubleshooting build failures.

• Overview of Release Candidate Workflows
• Creating RCs for Dependency Packages
• Creating an RC for E3SM-Unified
• Troubleshooting Conda Build Failures