openfoodnetwork/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md

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Release task	Track the process of a new release	Release v

Preparation on Thursday

• Merge pull requests in the Ready To Go column
• Include translations: tx pull --force
• Draft new release. Look at previous releases for inspiration.
• Notify #instance-managers of user-facing changes.

Testing

• Find build of the release commit and copy it below.
• Move this issue to Test Ready.
• Notify @testers in #testing.
• Test build:

Finish on Tuesday

• Publish and notify #global-community:

  The next release is ready: https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/releases/latest

• 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.