This article contains all the steps required to release Apache Geode.
Software dependencies
- git → https://git-scm.com/downloads
- docker → https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/
- svn → shipped with MacOS [install with command line tools → https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9329243/xcode-install-command-line-tools]
- gpg tools → https://gpgtools.org
- web browser → https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
- java JDK → https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/install/install_overview.html
- text editor : vi → should be pre-installed
- Homebrew → https://brew.sh/
- fly → use platform-appropriate download link in bottom right corner of https://concourse.apachegeode-ci.info
- cmake, doxygen, and openssl - install with brew on mac (brew install doxygen && brew install cmake && brew install openssl)
Permission and keys:
Permission and Keys:
- Ensure that the release manager has bulk modification permissions on Apache Geode JIRA.
To verify
- Go to : https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Dashboard.jspa→ login → Issues → Search for Issues → select Geode in the Project list
- After logging in, on the top right side of the page click on Tools → Bulk Change → Current Page
- Select any ticket and click Next
- The Transition Issue option should not be blocked as N/A. If it is not blocked means that you have bulk operation permission.
- If you don't have permissions, send a mail requesting permission to dev@geode.apache.org.
- Ensure you have permission to modify the wiki for the release docs : Release Notes
- The release manager will need to have a Docker Hub credential that has permission to upload Apache Geode to Docker Hub. To get permissions follow the steps below
- If you don't have a docker hub account create one at https://hub.docker.com/
- After creating the docker hub ID, send an email to dev@geode.apache.org requesting access to upload Apache Geode artifacts to Docker Hub mentioning your docker id.
- Ensure that you have a valid pgp key.
- For MacOS use https://gpgtools.org/
- For Ubuntu https://askubuntu.com/questions/100281/how-do-i-make-a-pgp-key
- Ensure that the public key is published and uploaded to servers.
- Ask a fellow committer to co-sign the keys. This ensures that the keys are available on public servers. It takes awhile for the key uploads to mirrors. This must happen before a key can be co-signed.
- If you are using GPG Tools >= 2.1, export your secret key to a file to be used by Gradle. You can export it with `gpg --export-secret-keys >~/.gnupg/secring.gpg`
- Add your public key block to KEYS file in develop branch if they are not already present in it.
On MacOS : (More information available at https://www.apache.org/dev/release-signing.html#basic-facts)
On MacOS terminal(gpg --list-sigs <your name> && gpg --armor --export <your name>) >> keys.log
- Take the contents of keys.log and append it to KEYS file in the develop branch of Apache Geode. Commit and push to origin.
- Also, add the key fingerprint to https://id.apache.org under OpenPGP Public Key Primary Fingerprint. The fingerprint can be found in the GPG Keychain in MacOS or the second line of the command executed in step a.
- Also upload your public key into keyserver
Sample key block which needs to be appended to the KEYS file in develop:
pub rsa4096 2018-01-04 [SC] [expires: 2022-01-04] CE6CD0A89480B1B9FCB98699274C66710770C135 uid [ultimate] Nabarun Nag <nag@cs.wisc.edu> sig 3 274C66710770C135 2018-01-04 Nabarun Nag <nag@cs.wisc.edu> sig 3 C8D3705F9DBE2177 2018-02-26 Jason Huynh <jasonhuynh@apache.org> sub rsa4096 2018-01-04 [E] [expires: 2022-01-04] sig 274C66710770C135 2018-01-04 Nabarun Nag <nag@cs.wisc.edu> -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- mQINBFpOogwBEADlT2Ue6XDFHqbM/LbZXhHMw4rcT4ifuBGyibbUbhLWGimav5tI buGRxOViV2q5FNIEYK6Gyfr1kKTlBxCZxkmbNj5lyqgBM7HfL0sTQ2kGd9IE7rPz KQ65yzUdKd4Aacm9Zlfja6pV6vYbMBdd4gcGFfsobh4yD0dZFXBlkEiqKV89PhxG h9PaBFN6FfDYTaUwir2MveV54N5ynPKcVt9Ler5v6wo/1Mr+bxoZ5dy15UMqxgHT YfRDGmLvCPjI0Aabc86bzgi8FJ8QdW1/oBLH/fjDardQOSgGCI7Smz4F52LGXb7Z . . . Y79TWNoe0dBLf6B8dmX+aqfWhziCz2Ijy8lF8sfQl2DalG+YpBkBBsNs8j/6lpHr Fgh2AddGmNuaP+tMFGCtdeHujkSbx7b1UOkxgLTS7nsRM0l6QN4czTNYcaUFgVU4 Ig== =VFqr -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Discussion on JIRAs
Send a [DISCUSS] email to dev@geode.apache.org informing developers that a new release branch is about to be created.
Request developers to respond back if they are waiting to finish a JIRA issue, or feel that a particular JIRA / fix must be included in the release.
Request they also confirm that the Geode LICENSE and NOTICE files been confirmed to accurately reflect what is on develop.
Once this discussion comes to a conclusion and everything that is necessary for the release is present in the develop branch we start with creating the release branch.
Creating the release branch:
- Check for the most recent develop SHA that passes all the tests and contains all the features / bug fixes that need to go into the release at https://concourse.apachegeode-ci.info/beta/teams/main/pipelines/develop/jobs/UpdatePassingRef.
- Ensure in JIRA, that all tickets with {version} as the fix version are either closed or resolved. If not inform the the assignees to either resolve/close it or if not fixed then increment the fix version in the ticket
Create the release branch.
Create release branchgit checkout -b release/{version}
gradle.properties
- remove -SNAPSHOT in version (ie. 1.10.0-SNAPSHOT to 1.10.0)
Update the version number in all the expected pom files. Doing it manually takes a lot of time. If you choose to do it I have listed the files below. Otherwise please use the script below to do it.
Updating the expected-pom files
- build geode after the version is updated in gradle.properties. NOTE: The build will fail but will have the correct expected-pom.xml files
gradle build./gradlew clean build -Dskip.tests=true
- Update dependency versions using gradle task updateExpectedPom.
gradle uEP./gradlew uEP
- Publish the release branch to origin
Publish the release branchgit add . git commit -a -m "Upgraded version number for releasing {version}" pit push origin release/{version}
Now checkout the repo for geode-examples (apache/geode-examples.git) and create a release branch.
Create release branchgit clone git@github.com:apache/geode-examples.git git checkout develop origin/develop git checkout -b release/{version}
Update the version number in gradle.properties of geode-examples and remove -SNAPSHOT
version = 1.7.0 geodeVersion = 1.7.0
- Commit the version changes and push the release branch of geode-examples
git add -p git commit git push origin
- Checkout the repo for geode-native (apache/geode-native.git) and create a release branch
git checkout develop git checkout -b release/{version} git push origin HEAD
Send email to dev@geode.apache.org informing the creation of the release branch and requesting feedback.
Hello Geode Dev Community, We have created a new release branch for Apache Geode {version} - "release/{version}" Please do review and raise any concern with the release branch. If no concerns are raised, we will start with the voting for the release candidate soon. Regards {Release Manager}
Setting up concourse release pipeline
fly -t concourse.apachegeode-ci.info login --concourse-url https://concourse.apachegeode-ci.info/ Remove SNAPSHOT from SEMVER_PRERELEASE_TOKEN in meta.properties cd ci/pipelines/meta ./deploy_meta.sh
- Monitor the new release pipeline that the above creates and resolve any issues that may arise.
Release Doc preparation:
- Start preparing the release docs at Release Notes. Use information from all the JIRAs that were closed or resolved.
Also write up a short paragraph on what was added to the release. This will need to go with the final announce email. Sample:
Geode 1.7.0 contains a number of improvements and bug fixes. It includes performance improvements in OQL order-by and distinct queries in client/server when security is enabled. New GFSH commands were added to get/set cluster config and to destroy gateway receivers. A new post processor was added to the new client protocol. Pulse now supports legacy SSL options. Auto-reconnecting members no more reuse old addresses and IDs. Duplicated or member-specific receivers are removed from cluster config during rolling upgrades. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release.
Prepare develop branch for the next release
You will need checkouts of geode, geode-example and geode-benchmarks
- gradle.properties
- update the version property to the next release version and ensure that it has -SNAPSHOT on the end. (for example: if you created release branch for 1.8.0 update version number to 1.9.0-RELEASE on the develop branch)
- geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/internal/Version.java
Add the new ordinal for the new version
New ordinal//Add 2 to the previous ordinal private static final byte GEODE_1_9_0_ORDINAL = 100;
Add the new version
Adding the new versionpublic static final Version GEODE_1_9_0 = new Version("GEODE", "1.9.0", (byte) 1, (byte) 9, (byte) 0, (byte) 0, GEODE_1_9_0_ORDINAL);
Set the current version to the new version
Set current to new versionpublic static final Version CURRENT = GEODE_1_9_0;
Update the highest version
Set current to new versionpublic static final int HIGHEST_VERSION = 105;
- geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/internal/cache/tier/sockets/CommandInitializer.java
Add the next version to addCommands
CommandInitializerallCommands.put(Version.GEODE_1_9_0, geode18Commands);
- Update the version in geode-book/config.yml and geode-book/redirects.rb on develop.
Update the expected-pom.xml files
Updating the expected-pom files
- build geode after the version is updated in gradle.properties. NOTE:The build will fail but will have the correct pom-default.xml files
gradle build./gradlew clean build -Dskip.tests=true
- Update dependency versions using gradle task updateExpectedPom.
gradle uEP./gradlew uEP
Update the benchmark baseline to the new release branch.
E.g. in ci/pipelines/shared/jinja.variables.yml around line 59:
===REVIEW IF THIS IS RIGHT=== set baseline_branch: "release/1.10.0" set baseline_version: ""
- Publish the develop branch to origin
Publish the changes to developgit add . git commit -a -m "Upgraded version number for releasing 1.x.x" pit push origin develop
Plus the BumpMinor task to increment the concourse version in the apache-geode concourse pipeline at:
https://concourse.apachegeode-ci.info/teams/main/pipelines/apache-develop-main?groups=Semver%20ManagementUpdate the version and geodeVersion in gradle.properties file of the geode-example develop branch to the next release version
git checkout develop version = 1.9.0-SNAPSHOT geodeVersion = 1.9.0-SNAPSHOT git add -p git commit git push origin HEAD
In Jira, add new version of develop: go to https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/GEODE?selectedItem=com.atlassian.jira.jira-projects-plugin:release-page and fill in the new version and click Add.
Accepting changes into the release branch:
Proposals to bring changes from develop to the support branch may be made to the dev list. The release manager may join the conversation if needed to remind the community of the process, for example:
Hi <thread participant(s)>, thank you for bringing your concern. Geode's release process dictates a time-based schedule to cut release branches. Once cut, the “critical fixes” rule allows critical fixes to be brought to the release branch by proposal on the dev list. If there is consensus from the Geode community that your proposed change satisfies the “critical fixes” rule, I will be happy to bring it to the {version} release branch. Regards {Release Manager}
If three +1's are received and no minus 1's, the release manage should confirm the exact commits on develop and cherry pick to the release branch using git cherry-pick -x <SHA>
then send a notification to the thread:
There appears to be consensus that this is a critical fix. The following commit has been brought into support/{version} as the critical fix for GEODE-XXXX: git cherry-pick -x {SHA} GEODE-XXXX has been marked as 'resolved in' {version}. Regards {Release Manager}
Please note that there is no required voting period to bring a critical fix; it can be merged immediately upon getting 3 +1's. However, the release manager should be prepared to revert it from the support branch if it causes test problems, or further discussion of the fix leads to any "minus 1"
Creating the release candidate:
From a checkout of geode, run the prepare_rc.sh script. Run this command on a machine using GUI as you will be prompted to enter PGP key password. You will see messages like "Could not find metadata org.apache.geode:geode-cq/maven-metadata.xml" on your terminal. Ignore them.
remotes/origin/release/1.9.0 cd dev-tools/release ./prepare_rc.sh -v version_with_rc -k your_8_digit_key_id
This script assumes there is a release/X.Y.Z branch pushed to all of the geode repositories (geode, geode-native, geode-examples). It will checkout the tip of that branch for all repos, build them, and copy the artifacts to the build/dist directory. It will also tag the RC in each checkout.
dickc@lootoo:~/Workspace/geode/develop/gemfire-assembly$ git commit -p
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index de68acc..2e6a1cb 100755
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
group = io.pivotal.gemfire
-version = 9.9.0-build.9999
+version = 9.10.0-build.9999
# Versions of this GemFire assembly, associated geode-support, and bundled greenplum jar
-geodeSupportVersion = 9.9.0+
+geodeSupportVersion = 9.10.0+
greenplumConnectorVersion = 3.+
minimumGradleVersion = 5.4
Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,/,s,e,?]? y[develop cb011e4] change defaults to new version 1.10.0
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)If you are running on linux, you may see this error message:
dickc@lootoo:~/Workspace/geode/develop/gemfire-assembly$ git commit -p
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index de68acc..2e6a1cb 100755
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
group = io.pivotal.gemfire
-version = 9.9.0-build.9999
+version = 9.10.0-build.9999
# Versions of this GemFire assembly, associated geode-support, and bundled greenplum jar
-geodeSupportVersion = 9.9.0+
+geodeSupportVersion = 9.10.0+
greenplumConnectorVersion = 3.+
minimumGradleVersion = 5.4
Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,/,s,e,?]? y[develop cb011e4] change defaults to new version 1.10.0
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)error: gpg failed to sign the data
error: unable to sign the tag
If you get that error message, try to sign some random file so that gpg will unlock your keyring. After that the git tag -s should work.
- Review the artifacts and revisions under build before moving in to publishing. You should see these directories
- geode - This is your geode checkout. It should have a tag for your release, eg rel/v.1.9.0.RC4. Make sure that the revision that was built is correct
- geode-examples - The geode examples checkout. Again, check the revision
- geode-native - The geode native checkout.
dist - This is an svn checkout of apache's staging area. It will have artifacts added, but not committed. Review the added artifacts. You should see something like this:
dist> svn status A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5 A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-1.9.0-src.tgz A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-1.9.0-src.tgz.asc A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-1.9.0-src.tgz.sha256 A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-1.9.0.tgz A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-1.9.0.tgz.asc A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-1.9.0.tgz.sha256 A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-examples-1.9.0.tar.gz A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-examples-1.9.0.tar.gz.asc A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-examples-1.9.0settings.gradle add new version to geode-old-versions.tar.gz.sha256 A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-examples-1.9.0.zip A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-examples-1.9.0.zip.asc A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-examples-1.9.0.zip.sha256 A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-native-1.9.0-src.tar.gz A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-native-1.9.0-src.tar.gz.asc A dev/geode/1.9.0.RC5/apache-geode-native-1.9.0-src.tar.gz.sha512
If everything looks good, publish the artifacts to the nexus staging repositories. You will be prompted to enter your ASF LDAP password (Apache password)
cd build/geode ./gradlew publish -Paskpass -Psigning.keyId=last_8_characters_of_your_gpg_fingerprint -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile=${HOME}.gnupg/secring.gpg -PmavenUsername=your_apache_ldap_username
- Verify that all the artifacts have been uploaded to the nexus repository by logging into repository.apache.org and then click on close. Example:
- If there is an older geode staging repository listed (from a previous RC, make sure you drop it. Find "orgapachegeode-####" and clink on "Drop"
Publish release artifacts to ASF dist repo. The prepare_rc.sh script should have already added artifacts in dist/dev/geode/full_version_with_rc.
cd dist/dev/geode svn commit -m "Releasing Apache Geode {version}.RC# distribution"
Push the release tags. These were already created (but not pushed) by the prepare_rc.sh script. Be careful as `rel/` folder is protected, once we push the release tag to server, it cannot be modified. Any other change will have to be moved to the next RC number.
cd build/geode git push rel/v[version_with_rc] cd ../../build/geode-examples git push rel/v[version_with_rc] cd ../../build/geode-native git push rel/v[version_with_rc]
Send out an email announcing the RC
From within a geode checkout, run the dist/dev/print_rc_email.sh script to generate an email to send to the dev@geode.apache.org. The subject should be "[VOTE] Apache Geode 1.9.0 RC4"
./print_rc_email.sh -v 1.9.0.RC4 -m 1054
Finalizing the release
Once the release candidate has been approved
cd to the release branch for apache geode and tag the commit with the final version
git tag -s rel/v{version} -m "Apache Geode v1.0.0 release" rel/v{version}.RC{latest_rc} git push origin rel/v{version}
cd to the release branch for geode-examples and tag the commit with the final version, using same commands as above
cd to the release branch for geode-native and tag the commit with the final version, using same commands as above
Use svn to move the distributions from dev to release. Use the folders created in step 1 of "Creating the release candidate" section.
# in the directory created in step 1 of "Creating the release candidate" section. cd dist svn mv dev/geode/{version}.RC#/ release/geode/{version} svn commit -m "Releasing Apache Geode {version} distribution"
Update the keys in dist/release.
# in the directory created in step 1 of "Creating the release candidate" section. cp dev/geode/KEYS release/geode/KEYS svn commit -m "Updating Apache Geode KEYS file"
- Promote the Nexus staging repo → login to repository.apache.org→ Select Staging repositories → Find "orgapachegeode-####" → Click on the Release Button on the toolbar.
Apache Geode JIRA resolved → closed
Mark the version as released in Jira: go to https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/GEODE?selectedItem=com.atlassian.jira.jira-projects-plugin:release-page and click on the ... to get the Actions pop-up menu and click Release.
- List all the JIRAs with fix version as the release version and status as resolved.
Using bulk operations → transition to closed state.
*** this is a good time to go home / take a nap / finish it tomorrow. mirror sites can take 8-24 hours to sync, and the below docker and brew and announce steps depend on most or all mirrors being up-to-date.***
Upload the docker image to docker hub.
- docker/Dockerfile
- Update GEODE_GPG with your GPG fingerprint.
- Update GEODE_VERSION with the release version (eg. 1.8.0)
- Update GEODE_SHA256 with the SHA from https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/geode/{VERSION}/apache-geode-{VERSION}.tgz.sha256 (Replace VERSION with the version you are trying to release).
- Check these changes in to the release branch. If for some reason you have already merged the release branch to master and deleted it, check the changes in to master.
- Follow the instruction present in docker/README.md
- Note that you may see a 404 error during the docker build process, because it tries a mirror first before falling back to the primary download site, and some mirror sites take 8-24 hours to sync. As long as the docker build completes successfully you're ok.
Update the brew formula
# update brew brew update # Navigate to homebrew core directory cd /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Formula # Create a release branch git checkout -b apache-geode-{version} #Open apache-geode.rb vim apache-geode.rb # add the correct version in lines below # in url update "https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?path=geode/{version}/apache-geode-{version}.tgz" # in sha256 update with the SHA256 from https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/geode/{version}/apache-geode-{version}.tgz.sha256 # save the file #commit the file - put the right version in below command. git add . git commit -a -m "apache-geode {version}" # Fork git@github.com:Homebrew/homebrew-core.git to your repositories. #add the remote git remote add myfork {your forked homebrew core repo} #push to your remote forked repo git push myfork apache-geode-{version} #create a PR against git@github.com:Homebrew/homebrew-core.git - monitor the the tests in the PR page #test it locally. git checkout master git merge apache-geode-{version} brew install --build-from-source apache-geode #check for gfsh version - should be the released version gfsh version # uninstall apache-geode brew uninstall apache-geode #reset master to origin git reset --hard origin/master
The brew team usually accepts the PR within 24 hours. Note: they may close it without merging. Either way, check that latest version has been added to brew by doing brew install apache-geode.
Publish javadocs and documentation to the website
- Build website from sources as described in geode-site/website/README.md.
- In the generated site, create the directory geode-site/content/releases/latest.
- Obtain a copy of the javadoc directory from the binary build and put it in the geode-site/content/releases/latest directory (link from the website's Docs landing page points to ../releases/latest/javadoc).
- Deploy the generated site by checking it into the asf-site branch of the apache-geode repo.
Destroy concourse release pipelines
fly -t concourse.apachegeode-ci.info login --concourse-url https://concourse.apachegeode-ci.info/ cd ci/pipelines/meta ./destroy_pipelines.sh
Merge to master and destroy release branch
Merge release branch to master for apache geode and then delete the release branch
git fetch --all git checkout release/1.9.0 git merge -s ours origin/master -m "Merging release/1.9.0 into master" git checkout master git merge release/1.9.0 git push origin master git branch -D release/{version} git push origin --delete release/{version}
Merge release branch to master for geode-examples and then delete the release branch, using same commands as above
- Merge release branch to master for geode-native and then delete the release branch, using same commands as above
Add released version as "old" on develop
Check out develop and add the released version and update the benchmark baseline.
Eg. in settings.gradle somewhere around line 75:
'1.9.0'].each
and in ci/pipelines/shared/jinja.variables.yml around line 59:
set baseline_branch: "" set baseline_version: "1.9.0"
It's a good idea to make a PR for this rather than committing directly, since these changes affect tests!
Sending the announce mail.
To: user@geode.apache.org, announce@apache.org, dev@geode.apache.org
Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Geode 1.9.0
*** Important: Send the email from your apache email ID*** (otherwise announce@apache.org will bounce. See https://reference.apache.org/committer/email for how to send email from your apache email address)
The Apache Geode community is pleased to announce the availability of Apache Geode {version}. Apache Geode is a data management platform that provides a database-like consistency model, reliable transaction processing and a shared-nothing architecture to maintain very low latency performance with high concurrency processing. Geode {version} contains a number of improvements and bug fixes. It includes performance improvements in OQL order-by and distinct queries in client/server when security is enabled. New GFSH commands were added to get/set cluster config and to destroy gateway receivers. A new post processor was added to the new client protocol. Pulse now supports legacy SSL options. Auto-reconnecting members no more reuse old addresses and IDs. Duplicated or member-specific receivers are removed from cluster config during rolling upgrades. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release. For the full list of changes please review the release notes: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/GEODE/ Release+Notes#ReleaseNotes-{version} The release artifacts can be downloaded from the project website: http://geode.apache.org/releases/ The release documentation is available at: http://geode.apache.org/docs/guide/{version eg. in the format as 17 or 18 or 19}/about_geode.html We would like to thank all the contributors that made the release possible. Regards, {Release Manager} on behalf of the Apache Geode team
Remove previous release from mirrors.
remove from apache mirrors
cd dist/release/geode svn rm {$old_release} svn commit -m "remove old releases (they can still be found at http://archive.apache.org/dist/geode)"
- update https://geode.apache.org/releases/
- change the links (for old versions only, not the one you just released!) that contain closer.cgi to archive, like this:
- before: http://apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/geode...
- after: http://archive.apache.org/dist/geode...
- change the links for the gpg/md5 links like this:
- before: https://www.apache.org/dist/geode...
- after: https://archive.apache.org/dist/geode...
- change the links (for old versions only, not the one you just released!) that contain closer.cgi to archive, like this: