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+# This is an example goreleaser.yaml file with some sane defaults.
+# Make sure to check the documentation at http://goreleaser.com
+project_name: hydra-maester
+
+env:
+  - GO111MODULE=on
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    - "go mod download"
+
+builds:
+  - flags:
+      - -a
+    binary: manager
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - 386
+    goos:
+      - linux
+
+snapshot:
+  name_template: "{{ .Tag }}-next"
+
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+
+
+dockers:
+  - image_templates:
+      - "oryd/hydra-maester:v{{ .Major }}"
+      - "oryd/hydra-maester:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}"
+      - "oryd/hydra-maester:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}.{{ .Patch }}"
+      - "oryd/hydra-maester:{{ .Env.DOCKER_SHORT_TAG }}"
+      - "oryd/hydra-maester:latest"
+
+release:
+  prerelease: auto
+  name_template: "{{.Env.RELEASE_NAME}}"