Release Checklist¶
- update docs/sources/siteadmin/relnotes.txt
- update docs/sources/siteadmin/upgrading.txt
- write a blog post
- test the upgrade process
- build the docs and check they look good
- git tag v0.11.0 –signed
- push tags
- log in and rebuild master and new version docs on readthedocs.org
- merge into stable branch?
- post to mediagoblin-devel
- post to info-gnu@gnu.org
- post to mastodon and twitter
- update IRC topic
- email personal contacts
- update mediagoblin/_version.py
- update configure.ac version
- update mediagoblin/_version.py again to add “.dev” suffix
- update configure.ac version again to add “.dev” suffix
Do we even need a stable branch? I’m not entirely happy with the upgrade instructions “git fetch && git checkout -q v0.11.0 && git submodule update”. Why have a stable branch if you’re asking them to checkout a particular tag anyway?
What to do if you’ve pushed a tag and the docs need updating?