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1. Ensure that you are working on the correct branch
2. Set the release version # for the branch in cloudmonkey/config.py
3. Confirm that the information in README.md is current
4. Confirm that the information in LICENSE and NOTICE are current
5. Update the CHANGES file with the critical changes introduced in the release (Be sure to highlight any changes the break backward compatibility)
6. Remove "version has not been released" warnings from the CHANGES file
7. Ensure that the CHANGES file in your release branch is synced with the version in the master branch (which may have a future release already in it)

Getting Community

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Consensus

Prior to an official vote, start a thread on the cloudstack-dev mailing list, specifically asking for comments on the project's readiness to cut a release.

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Update your local git repo's master branch from the ASF repository:

git fetch origin

Check out the release branch:

git checkout X.X.X

( or if you haven't already checked it out locally with remote tracking enabled: git checkout -b X.X.X origin/X.X.X )

Make sure your local copy exactly matches the remote repo:

git reset --hard HEAD
git clean -qfxd
git rebase origin/X.X.Xmaster

Then run the source build script (Replacing the parameters: X.X.X=your official version number for the release; B.B=the branch (can be master) that the release is coming from; CCCC=the GPG Key to sign both the artifacts and the git tag with):

./performrelease.sh -v X.X.X -b B.B -c -t

( optionally specifying your local directory layout - see performrelease.sh -h for details )

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Get the commit-sh to vote against for your VOTE email (comes from the command above in a line like this: completed.  use commit-sh of b25d27d80b62de3408041821aa99e68712ae2728 when starting the VOTE thread )

Test the Build

Follow the instructions documented in your release branch's test procedures wiki page.

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Email the dev@cloudstack.apache.org mailing list, using the following template:

Wiki MarkupSUBJECT: \ [VOTE\] Release Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey X.X.X

MESSAGE:

Hi All,

I've created a X.X.X release of CloudMonkey, with the following artifacts up for a vote:

Git Branch and Commit SH:
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack-cloudmonkey.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/X.X
Commit: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

List of changes:
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack-cloudmonkey.git;a=blob_plain;f=CHANGES;hb=X.X

Source release (checksums and signatures are available at the same
location):
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/cloudstack/cloudmonkey-X.X/

PGP release keys (signed using XXXXXXXX):
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/cloudstack/KEYS

Vote will be open for 72 hours.

For sanity in tallying the vote, can PMC members please be sure to indicate "(binding)" with their vote?

[ ] +1  approve
[ ] +0  no opinion
[ ] -1  disapprove (and reason why)

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If (after tallying the vote) the binding +1 votes are not in the majority, the issues noted need to be addressed and process starts again. You need to send out a results email (or a less formal abort email) for the VOTE thread.unmigrated-wiki-markup

If the vote passes, then send a \send a [RESULTS\] vote to the dev list.  Template  Template below:unmigrated-wiki-markup

SUBJECT: \ [RESULT\]\[VOTE\] Apache CloudStack X.X.X

MESSAGE:

Hi all,

After 72 hours, the vote for CloudStack CloudMonkey X.X.X [1] *passes* with
Z PMC + Z non-PMC votes.

+1 (PMC / binding)
* person

+1 (non binding)
* person

0
none

-1
none

Thanks to everyone participating.

I will now prepare the release announcement to go out after 24 hours to give the mirrors time to catch up.

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The release should have already been tagged in your local repo when you used the build_asf.sh script (the -t option).  However, you need to push that tag once the VOTE passes:

$ git push origin tags/X.X.X

Move the release from "dev" to "release"

Move the release artifacts into place (replace X.X.X with the release number, and replace Y.Y.Y with the previous release number):

# svn mv -m "Publishing X.X.X release" https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/cloudstack/cloudmonkey-X.X.X/ https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/cloudstack/releases/

Wait 24 hours for the mirrors to catch up. Note that only a PMC member can move the artifact to the release location.

Update http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html to point to the new release, and add the older release to the archive list.

Remove the prior release from the release dist area (it's still archived):

# cd /tmp/cs-release/releases
# svn rm Y.Y.Y
# svn commit -m "Removing Y.Y.Y release"

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Build from the tag:

# cd ~/cloudstack-cloudmonkey
# git checkout X.X.X
# python setup.py sdist
# gpg -v --armor --output dist/cloudmonkey-X.X.X.tar.gz.asc --detach-sig dist/cloudmonkey-X.X.X.tar.gz

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Be sure to include the dist/cloudmonkey-X.X.X.tar.gz.asc file as the signature.

Set the new release number (assume minor increment)

# cd ~/cloudstack-cloudmonkey
# git checkout master
# vi cloudmonkey/config.py

Edit the _version_ variable at the top of cloudmonkey/config.py and then commit / push the change.

Announcing the Release

After waiting 24 hours for the ASF mirrors to catch up, the release is ready to be announced. Send separate announcement emails to announce@apache.org, announce@cloudstack.apache.org, dev@cloudstack.apache.org, marketing@cloudstack.apache.org and users@cloudstack.apache.org.  This is best done using your apache.org address, so that the announcement gets moderated through to the lists.

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