ci: Remove beta branch (#9626)

.releaserc.js

@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ async function config() {
     branches: [
       'release',
       { name: 'alpha', prerelease: true },
-      { name: 'beta', prerelease: true },
+      // { name: 'beta', prerelease: true },
       'next-major',
-      // Long-Term-Support branch of previous major version
+      // Long-Term-Support branch
-      'release-6.x.x',
+      'release-8.x.x',
     ],
     dryRun: false,
     debug: true,
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ async function config() {
           { scope: 'no-release', release: false },
         ],
         parserOpts: {
-          noteKeywords: [ 'BREAKING CHANGE', 'BREAKING CHANGES', 'BREAKING' ],
+          noteKeywords: ['BREAKING CHANGE'],
         },
       }],
       ['@semantic-release/release-notes-generator', {
         preset: 'angular',
         parserOpts: {
-          noteKeywords: ['BREAKING CHANGE', 'BREAKING CHANGES', 'BREAKING']
+          noteKeywords: ['BREAKING CHANGE']
         },
         writerOpts: {
           commitsSort: ['subject', 'scope'],
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ async function config() {
         "@saithodev/semantic-release-backmerge",
         {
           "backmergeBranches": [
-            { from: "beta", to: "alpha" },
+            // { from: 'beta', to: 'alpha' },
-            { from: "release", to: "beta" },
+            // { from: 'release', to: 'beta' },
+            { from: 'release', to: 'alpha' },
           ]
         }
       ],

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,19 +15,6 @@ Details:
 - Purpose: official release
 - Suitable environment: production
 
-## ⚠️ [Beta Releases][log_beta]
-
-> ### “Please try out, we’d love your feedback!”
-
-These are releases that are pretty stable, but may have still some bugs to be fixed before official release.
-
-Details:
-- Stability: *pretty stable*
-- NPM channel: `@beta`
-- Branch: [beta][branch_beta]
-- Purpose: feature maturation
-- Suitable environment: development
-
 ## 🔥 [Alpha Releases][log_alpha]
 
 > ### “If you are curious to see what's next!”

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 ---
 
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=alpha)](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=workflow%3Aci+branch%3Aalpha)
-[![Build Status](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=beta)](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=workflow%3Aci+branch%3Abeta)
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=release)](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=workflow%3Aci+branch%3Arelease)
 [![Snyk Badge](https://snyk.io/test/github/parse-community/parse-server/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/github/parse-community/parse-server)
 [![Coverage](https://codecov.io/github/parse-community/parse-server/branch/alpha/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/github/parse-community/parse-server/tree/alpha)
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@
 [![Postgres Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/postgresql-13,_14,_15,_16,_17-green.svg?logo=postgresql&style=flat)](https://www.postgresql.org)
 
 [![npm latest version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/parse-server/latest.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server)
-[![npm beta version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/parse-server/beta.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server)
 [![npm alpha version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/parse-server/alpha.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server)
 
 [![Backers on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/parse-server/backers/badge.svg)][open-collective-link]
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ A big *thank you* 🙏 to our [sponsors](#sponsors) and [backers](#backers) who
 
 Parse Server is available in different flavors on different branches:
 
-- The main branches are [release][log_release], [beta][log_beta] and [alpha][log_alpha]. See the [changelog overview](CHANGELOG.md) for details.
+- The main branches are [release][log_release] and [alpha][log_alpha]. See the [changelog overview](CHANGELOG.md) for details.
 - The long-term-support (LTS) branches are named `release-<version>.x.x`, for example `release-5.x.x`. LTS branches do not have pre-release branches.
 
 ## Long Term Support