Release 8.5 (#13167) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab FOSS

Release 8.5

9th: (9 working days before the 22nd)

Triage the Omnibus milestone
Determine QA person and notify this person: @kelvinmutuma

11th: (7 working days before the 22nd)

Ensure omnibus-gitlab is ready to build packages by asking the Omnibus maintainers

Follow the Creating RC1 guide:

Update the "Installation from Source" guide (CE: !2766 (merged), EE: gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!171)
Create the Update guides (CE: !2766 (merged), EE: gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!171)
Merge CE master into EE master: gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!175

In #operations (be sure to mention people than can deploy to GitLab.com):

We’re starting the release tasks for `8.5.0-rc1`. Will anyone be able/available to
deploy when the packages are out?

In #development:

@here: We're about to release `8.5.0-rc1`. We will still merge
`master` into `8-5-stable` for a few days (ideally no
later than the 16th), but after that we will switch to the
picking strategy documented here:
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#changes-for-stable-releases

Please become familiar with this “process". Thanks in advance!

Looking forward to merging/picking all your cool stuff in <%= version.to_patch %>!

Tag and build the 8.5.0-rc1 version using the release tools. (will auto-release the packages)

Update GitLab.com with 8.5.0-rc1
Create the regression issue in the CE issue tracker: #13350 (closed)

Tweet about 8.5.0-rc1 release:

GitLab 8.5.0-rc1 is available: https://packages.gitlab.com/gitlab/unstable
Use at your own risk. Please link regressions issues from
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/13350

Do QA and fix anything coming out of it: #13380 (closed).
Close the Omnibus milestone

17th: (3 working days before the 22nd)

Merge ce/master into ce/8-5-stable
Cherry-pick EE merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
Create new 8.5.0-rc2, following the Creating subsequent RCs guide:
- Merge ce/8-5-stable into ee/8-5-stable-ee following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide
- Tag and build the 8.5.0-rc2 version using the release tools. (will auto-release the packages)
Update GitLab.com with 8.5.0-rc2

Tweet about 8.5.0-rc2 release:

GitLab 8.5.0-rc2 is available: https://packages.gitlab.com/gitlab/unstable
Use at your own risk. Please link regressions issues from
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/13350

Prepare the blog post

18th: (2 working days before the 22nd)

Check that MVP is added to the MVP page
Cherry-pick CE merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
Cherry-pick EE merge requests labeled Picked into Stable

Check that everyone is mentioned on the blog post using @all:

Hello @all, this is the monthly release post that will go out on the 22nd,
announcing the new GitLab version. Look through it to see if we can make any
changes and feel free to comment with suggestions or questions!

or, if the blog post is still very much a work in progress:

Hello @all, this is the merge request for the monthly release post that will
go out on the 22nd, announcing the new GitLab version. Right now it's all
boilerplate, but feel free to remind us about things that shouldn't be left
out!

19th: (1 working day before the 22nd)

Cherry-pick CE merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
Cherry-pick EE merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
Create new 8.5.0-rc3, following the Creating subsequent RCs guide:
- Merge ce/8-5-stable into ee/8-5-stable-ee following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide
- Tag and build the 8.5.0-rc3 version using the release tools. (will auto-release the packages)
Update GitLab.com with 8.5.0-rc3

Tweet about 8.5.0-rc3 release:

GitLab 8.5.0-rc3 is available: https://packages.gitlab.com/gitlab/unstable
Use at your own risk. Please link regressions issues from
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/13350

22nd before 1200 CET:

Release before 1200 CET / 2AM PST, to make sure the majority of our users get the new version on the 22nd and there is sufficient time in the European workday to quickly fix any issues.