How to create release branches:

Github Script: https://gist.github.com/jwendell/da3895fdc7c2bff53f79e52a702be6b6 

How to create the file for the script 

$  touch release-branches.sh

$  chmod +x release-branches.sh

2.4.4

• Go into the script and change the version to the version for the branch you are creating
• Run the script with this command
• ./release-branches.sh

2.3.8

• For Prometheus we use 2.1 branch
• Go into the script and change the version to the version for the branch you are creating
• Run the script with this command 
• ./release-branches.sh

2.2.11

• Go into the script and change the version to the version for the branch you are creating
• Run the script with this command 
• ./release-branches.sh

Promethues

• Git log
• Git branch releases/2.3.8
• This will create the branch

• Git push origin releases/2.3.8