Release 0.6.0

Checklist for a new release

• Review CHANGELOG.rst and AUTHORS.rst have been updated.

• Review deprecation warnings that can be cleaned up now.

• CI pipelines pass

  • windows tests pass (trigger them manually!).

• Save the pip dependencies for future reference:

  • Go to the python3.8 tests pipeline job and download the artifacts (right side "Job artifacts" --> "Download").
  • Unzip, get the frozen-requirements.txt.
  • Move it to frozen-requirements directory.
  • Rename it, commit & push:

• Bump version and push new tag:

  • Future TODO: finish automation of this step in .gitlab-ci.yml.

  # Version bump
  VERSION_PART=patch # or minor, or major
  bump2version $VERSION_PART --config-file setup.cfg

  NEW_TAG=#Switch to the latest bumped version
  echo $NEW_TAG
  mv ./frozen_requirements/frozen-requirements.txt ./frozen_requirements/frozen-requirements-$NEW_TAG.txt
  git add ./frozen_requirements/frozen-requirements-$NEW_TAG.txt
  git commit -m "Add pip frozen requirements for $NEW_TAG"

  • Merge this MR into main.

  • Create a new tag based on the version number in gitlab (https://gitlab.com/quantify-os/quantify-scheduler/-/tags/new) from main.

• "Activate" the RTD docs build for the new tag over here.

  • Configuration:
    • Active=True
    • Hidden=False
    • Privacy Level=Public

• Change the "Default version" of the docs to the tag that was released over here.

• Make sure the docs build.

• Create new release on GitLab.

  • Meaningful title
  • List of highlights followed by changelog.
  • Add a few images or animated GIFs showcasing the new exciting features.

• Test PyPi release (see also https://adriaanrol.com/posts/pypi/).

• Release on PyPi and wait for it to become available (see also https://adriaanrol.com/posts/pypi/).

• Post the new release in Slack (#software-for-users and #software-for-developers).

  • PS Rockets are a must! 🚀🚀🚀

• Inform the Quantify Marketing Team. rom above before submitting a merge request!**