Add instruction for patch release (apache#1373)

* add instruction for patch release * create branch from tag
sungwy · Dec 7, 2024 · 4830c4b · 4830c4b
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diff --git a/mkdocs/docs/how-to-release.md b/mkdocs/docs/how-to-release.md
@@ -87,11 +87,14 @@ Update the version in `pyproject.toml` and `pyiceberg/__init__.py` to match the
 To create a patch branch from the latest release tag:
 
 ```bash
-# Check out the base branch for the patch version
-git checkout pyiceberg-0.8.x
+# Fetch all tags
+git fetch --tags
 
-# Create a new branch for the upcoming patch release
-git checkout -b pyiceberg-0.8.1
+# Assuming 0.8.0 is the latest release tag
+git checkout -b pyiceberg-0.8.x pyiceberg-0.8.0
+
+# Cherry-pick commits for the upcoming patch release
+git cherry-pick <commit>
 ```
 
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