Release 8.9
31st: (16 working days before the 22nd)
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Triage the Omnibus milestone
1st: (15 working days before the 22nd)
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Ensure omnibus-gitlab
is ready to build packages by asking the Omnibus maintainers -
Follow the Creating RC1 guide:
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Update the "Installation from Source" guide -
Create the Update guides -
Merge GitLab CE into EE via merge request: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/442 -
In #operations
(be sure to mention people than can deploy to GitLab.com):I am starting the release tasks for `8.9.0-rc1` (LINK_TO_THIS_ISSUE). Will anyone be available to deploy it to GitLab.com when the packages are built?
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In #development
:I am about to tag `8.9.0-rc1`. I will still merge `master` into `8-9-stable` until the 16th. After that, please follow the "Change for stable release" process: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#changes-for-stable-releases (TL;DR: Ensure the milestone and the `Pick into Stable` label are set, no need to ping me.) Looking forward to merging/picking all your cool stuff in 8.9.0!
or if the RC has already been tagged and people should follow the
Pick into Stable
workflow:TL;DR: Ensure the `8.9.0` milestone and the `Pick into Stable` label are set, no need to ping me. `8.9.0-rc1` was tagged (rc1 was tagged before the Git vulnerability “fix”) and deployed today. Please start to follow the "Change for stable release" process: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#changes-for-stable-releases Looking forward to merging/picking all your cool stuff in `8.9.0`!
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Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0-rc1
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0-rc1]"
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Create the regression issue in the CE issue tracker using the regression_issue
task and bookmark it:bundle exec rake "regression_issue[8.9.0]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/unstable
on https://packages.gitlab.com -
Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff LATEST_PATCH_TAG..8-9-stable -- db/
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Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff LATEST_PATCH_TAG-ee..8-9-stable-ee -- db/
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Deploy 8.9.0-rc1
to GitLab.com -
Prepare the blog post using the new_release_post
task, in thewww-gitlab-com
project:bundle exec rake "new_release_post[8.9]"
Anytime beetween 1st (15 working days before the 22nd) and 16th (4 working days before the 22nd)
Copy-paste the tasks below for any other RCs (be sure to update the RC number).
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Merge CE master
into CE8-9-stable
- Follow the Creating subsequent RCs guide for
8.9.0-rc2
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Merge CE 8-9-stable
into EE8-9-stable-ee
following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide -
Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0-rc2
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0-rc2]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/unstable
on https://packages.gitlab.com -
Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc1..8-9-stable -- db/
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Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc1-ee..8-9-stable-ee -- db/
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Deploy8.9.0-rc2
to GitLab.com
Only after the 13th (7 working days before the 22nd)
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Tweet about the8.9.0-rc2
release:
13th: (7 working days before the 22nd)
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Determine QA person and notify this person: @kelvinmutuma -
Do QA and fix anything coming out of it: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/18868
Anytime between 17th (3 working days before the 22nd) and 21st (1 working day before the 22nd)
Copy-paste the tasks below for any other RCs (be sure to update the RC number).
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Cherry-pick merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
for the current milestone (you can take advantage of thePicked into Stable
8.9 merged merge requests page) into the CE8-9-stable
and EE8-9-stable-ee
branches, respectively -
Follow the Creating subsequent RCs guide for
8.9.0-rc3
(be sure to use the correct RC number):-
Merge CE 8-9-stable
into EE8-9-stable-ee
following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide -
Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0-rc3
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0-rc3]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/unstable
on https://packages.gitlab.com -
Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc2..8-9-stable -- db/
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Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc2-ee..8-9-stable-ee -- db/
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Deploy 8.9.0-rc3
to GitLab.com -
Tweet about the 8.9.0-rc3
release:GitLab 8.9.0-rc3 is available: https://packages.gitlab.com/gitlab/unstable Use at your own risk. Please link regressions issues from LINK_TO_REGRESSION_ISSUE
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Cherry-pick merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
for the current milestone (you can take advantage of thePicked into Stable
8.9 merged merge requests page) into the CE8-9-stable
and EE8-9-stable-ee
branches, respectively - Follow the Creating subsequent RCs guide for
8.9.0-rc4
(be sure to use the correct RC number):-
Merge CE 8-9-stable
into EE8-9-stable-ee
following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide -
Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0-rc4
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0-rc4]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/unstable
on https://packages.gitlab.com -
Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below):git diff v8.9.0-rc2..8-9-stable -- db/
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Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below):git diff v8.9.0-rc2-ee..8-9-stable-ee -- db/
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Deploy8.9.0-rc4
to GitLab.com -
Tweet about the8.9.0-rc4
release:
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Cherry-pick merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
for the current milestone (you can take advantage of thePicked into Stable
8.9 merged merge requests page) into the CE8-9-stable
and EE8-9-stable-ee
branches, respectively - Follow the Creating subsequent RCs guide for
8.9.0-rc5
(be sure to use the correct RC number):-
Merge CE 8-9-stable
into EE8-9-stable-ee
following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide -
Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0-rc5
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0-rc5]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/unstable
on https://packages.gitlab.com -
Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc3..8-9-stable -- db/
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Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc3-ee..8-9-stable-ee -- db/
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Deploy 8.9.0-rc5
to GitLab.com
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Cherry-pick merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
for the current milestone (you can take advantage of thePicked into Stable
8.9 merged merge requests page) into the CE8-9-stable
and EE8-9-stable-ee
branches, respectively -
Follow the Creating subsequent RCs guide for
8.9.0-rc6
(be sure to use the correct RC number):-
Merge CE 8-9-stable
into EE8-9-stable-ee
following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide -
Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0-rc6
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0-rc6]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/unstable
on https://packages.gitlab.com -
Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc5..8-9-stable -- db/
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Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc5-ee..8-9-stable-ee -- db/
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Deploy 8.9.0-rc6
to GitLab.com -
Tweet about the 8.9.0-rc6
release:GitLab 8.9.0-rc6 is available: https://packages.gitlab.com/gitlab/unstable Use at your own risk. Please link regressions issues from LINK_TO_REGRESSION_ISSUE
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Cherry-pick merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
for the current milestone (you can take advantage of thePicked into Stable
8.9 merged merge requests page) into the CE8-9-stable
and EE8-9-stable-ee
branches, respectively - Follow the Creating subsequent RCs guide for
8.9.0-rc7
(be sure to use the correct RC number):-
Merge CE 8-9-stable
into EE8-9-stable-ee
following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide -
Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0-rc7
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0-rc7]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/unstable
on https://packages.gitlab.com -
Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc6..8-9-stable -- db/
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Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc6-ee..8-9-stable-ee -- db/
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Deploy 8.9.0-rc7
to GitLab.com
17th: (3 working days before the 22nd)
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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!
20th: (2 working days before the 22nd)
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Ask in #core
for suggestions about who should be this release's MVP. Once chosen, add them to the blog post and to the MVP page, in the same merge request
21st: (1 working day before the 22nd)
Ideally, the last RC should be released no later than this day and should point to the same commit as the final release.
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Cherry-pick merge requests labeled Picked into Stable
for the current milestone (you can take advantage of thePicked into Stable
8.9 merged merge requests page) into the CE8-9-stable
and EE8-9-stable-ee
branches, respectively - Follow the Creating subsequent RCs guide for
8.9.0-rc8
(be sure to use the correct RC number):-
Merge CE 8-9-stable
into EE8-9-stable-ee
following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide -
Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0-rc8
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0-rc8]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/unstable
on https://packages.gitlab.com -
Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc7..8-9-stable -- db/
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Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.9.0-rc7-ee..8-9-stable-ee -- db/
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Deploy 8.9.0-rc8
to staging.gitlab.com -
Deploy 8.9.0-rc8
to GitLab.com
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.
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Merge CE 8-9-stable
into EE8-9-stable-ee
following the Merging a CE stable branch into its EE counterpart guide -
Try to do before 1100 CET: -
Ensure tests are green on CE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-9-stable -
Ensure tests are green on EE: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-9-stable-ee -
Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.9.0
version using therelease
task:bundle exec rake "release[8.9.0]"
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Check that EE packages are built and CE packages are built and appears under gitlab/gitlab-ee
andgitlab/gitlab-ce
on https://packages.gitlab.com
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Try to do before 1200 CET:
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Deploy 8.9.0
to GitLab.com -
Create the 8.9.0
version on https://version.gitlab.com
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At 1000 PDT / 1900 CET: -
Publish the release blog post -
Tweet about the 8.9.0
release
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Ensure a second tweet of the release announcement is scheduled with the same text at 1800 CET / 8AM PSTI guess we don't need this? Or maybe a RT the day after in daytime CET? -
Upgrade the #gitlab
channel's topic on IRC Freenode with the latest version number -
Create the first patch issue using the patch_issue
task:bundle exec rake "patch_issue[8.9.1]"