openfoodnetwork/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md

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Release task	Track the process of a new release	Release v

1. Preparation on Thursday

• Merge pull requests in the Ready To Go column
• Include translations
  Command line instructions:

    
    git checkout master
    git pull upstream master
    tx pull --force
    git commit -a -m "Update all locales with the latest Transifex translations"
    git push upstream master
    
    

• Create a tag: git push upstream HEAD:refs/tags/vX.Y.Z
• Draft new release. Look at previous releases for inspiration.
  • Select new release tag
  • Generate release notes and check to ensure all items are arranged in the right category.
• Notify #instance-managers of both user-facing 👀 and ⚠️ API changes.

2. Testing

• Move this issue to Test Ready.
• Notify @testers in #testing.
• Test build: Deploy to Staging with release tag.

3. Finish on Tuesday

• Publish and notify #global-community (this is automatically posted with a plugin)
• Deploy the new release to all managed instances.
  Command line instructions

  cd ofn-install
  git pull
  ansible-playbook --limit all-prod --extra-vars "git_version=vX.Y.Z" playbooks/deploy.yml
  

• Notify #instance-managers:

  @instance_managers The new release has been deployed.

• Nudge next release manager

The full process is described at https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/wiki/Releasing.