Aluminium SR1 Release Checklist

Communicate code freeze to projects

CompleteOct 16, 2020 

1 weeks before code freeze happens

@Daniel De La Rosa

Code freeze (stable branch lock)

Complete Oct 29, 2020 

1 weeks before any release.

@Anil Shashikumar Belur

Pick RC and produce CSIT spreadsheet

Complete Oct 29, 2020 

All blocker bugs must be closed before picking the RC. This is tentative date.

@Daniel De La Rosa @JamO Luhrsen

Vet CSIT failures

Complete Nov 2, 2020 

Max 1 week after CSIT spreadsheet is shared 

all projects

TSC votes the Managed release

CompleteNov 4, 2020 

TSC

Publish released artifacts to Nexus

CompleteNov 5, 2020 

@Anil Shashikumar Belur

Communicate Managed release to Self Managed projects

Complete Nov 5, 2020 

@Daniel De La Rosa

Unlock stable branch

Complete Nov 5, 2020 

@Anil Shashikumar Belur

Release All SM projects (including "official" distribution)

Complete  Nov 12, 2020 

Max 1 week after Managed release.

All SM projects (including int/dist)

Update docs

Complete  Nov 13, 2020 

• downloads page

• managed projects

• Platform Versions Page

• release notes

  • release notes job (only for service releases) (jira to do this for major release). For GA projects PTLs have to push patch to docs.

• Main landing page

  • Make sure the Managed projects and Self-managed project lists are up to date.