Release 11.3.5
Preparation
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Create preparation MRs for this version and add the links below: # In the release-tools project: bundle exec rake "patch_merge_request[11.3.5]"
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Add changes into preparation MRs following their instructions -
Ensure the CE preparation MR has been fully merged into the EE counterpart -
Merge the preparation branches -
For omnibus-gitlab
add the changes to the stable branches:- Before the 7th: merge master into the CE stable branch, then merge the CE stable branch into EE.
- After the 7th: cherry-pick remaining merge requests directly into CE stable branch. Then, merge the CE Omnibus stable branch into EE.
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Check the following list of critical issues/MRs which are to be included in
11.3.5
. Ensure each has made both CE and EE:-
REFERENCE_TO_MR_TO_PICK
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Ensure builds are green on Omnibus CE stable branch and Omnibus EE stable branch
Packaging
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Sync stable branches for CE, EE, and Omnibus to dev
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Check for any problematic migrations in EE, and paste the diff in a comment: git diff -M v<PREVIOUS_TAG>-ee..11-3-stable-ee -- db/migrate db/post_migrate ee/db/migrate ee/db/post_migrate
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Tag the 11.3.5
version using therelease
command:# In Slack: /chatops run tag 11.3.5
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While waiting for packages to build, now is a good time to prepare the blog post. Look at previous MRs for examples. => gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com!15477 (merged) -
Check progress of EE packages build and CE packages build. - This might take a while (around 80 min).
- We only need the EE packages to finish to continue with next steps.
Release
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Publish the packages via ChatOps: # In Slack: /chatops run publish 11.3.5
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Create the 11.3.5
version on version.gitlab.com -
Deploy the blog post -
Post a tweet about the 11.3.5
release in the#releases
channel:!tweet "GitLab 11.3.5 is now available: [BLOG_POST_URL] [DESCRIPTION_OF_CHANGES]"
References
gitlab.com
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/11-3-stable
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/11-3-stable-ee
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/commits/11-3-stable
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/commits/11-3-stable-ee