From 4f63b93a59d3ad8c348c4c43f26dcaea01208592 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Hawkins <hcary@amazon.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:40:03 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] release Hatchling v1.29.0

---
 backend/src/hatchling/__about__.py | 2 +-
 docs/history/hatchling.md          | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/src/hatchling/__about__.py b/backend/src/hatchling/__about__.py
index b3f408df1..c347ac29b 100644
--- a/backend/src/hatchling/__about__.py
+++ b/backend/src/hatchling/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.28.0"
+__version__ = "1.29.0"
diff --git a/docs/history/hatchling.md b/docs/history/hatchling.md
index bf971e749..d9f47a0fa 100644
--- a/docs/history/hatchling.md
+++ b/docs/history/hatchling.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [1.29.0](https://github.com/pypa/hatch/releases/tag/hatchling-v1.29.0) - 2026-02-21 ## {: #hatchling-v1.29.0 }
+
 ***Fixed:***
 
 - Source Date Epoch no longer fails when set to date before 1980. 

From 0b321a52243b750393cd12f89f3a9bc53a61ff8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Hawkins <hcary@amazon.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:30:38 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Fix CI for immutable releases

---
 .github/workflows/build-hatch.yml     |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/build-hatchling.yml |  6 ++++++
 scripts/release_github.py             | 22 ++++++++++++++++++----
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-hatch.yml b/.github/workflows/build-hatch.yml
index 579c61b3d..825d9c619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-hatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-hatch.yml
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ jobs:
         path: installers
         merge-multiple: true
 
-    - name: Add assets to current release
+    - name: Add assets to draft release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       with:
         files: |-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-hatchling.yml b/.github/workflows/build-hatchling.yml
index c7fa53059..c5d4a087f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-hatchling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-hatchling.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
+      contents: write
       id-token: write
 
     steps:
@@ -55,3 +56,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.12.3
       with:
         skip-existing: true
+
+    - name: Add assets to draft release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      with:
+        files: dist/*
diff --git a/scripts/release_github.py b/scripts/release_github.py
index b22065dcc..cb6e2a491 100644
--- a/scripts/release_github.py
+++ b/scripts/release_github.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
+import subprocess
+import sys
 import webbrowser
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
@@ -11,17 +13,29 @@ def main():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     version, notes = get_latest_release(args.project)
-
+    tag = f"{args.project}-v{version}"
+
+    # Create and push tag first
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(["git", "tag", tag], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "push", "origin", tag], check=True)
+        print(f"Created and pushed tag: {tag}")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error creating tag: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Open GitHub UI to create draft release
     params = urlencode({
         "title": f"{args.project.capitalize()} v{version}",
-        "tag": f"{args.project}-v{version}",
+        "tag": tag,
         "body": notes,
-        "prerelease": "true",
+        "draft": "true",
     })
 
     url = f"https://github.com/pypa/hatch/releases/new?{params}"
     webbrowser.open_new_tab(url)
 
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()
\ No newline at end of file

From 030e5c468e7e288553bbde62ce5b67332840f83e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Hawkins <hcary@amazon.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:35:52 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Fix missing new line

---
 scripts/release_github.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/release_github.py b/scripts/release_github.py
index cb6e2a491..52b3dac40 100644
--- a/scripts/release_github.py
+++ b/scripts/release_github.py
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()