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authorMarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com>2019-11-25 15:00:44 -0500
committerMarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com>2019-12-10 12:04:04 -0500
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@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ Release Process
#### After branch-off (on the major release branch)
-- Update the versions and the link to the release notes draft in `doc/release-notes.md`.
+- Update the versions.
+- Create a pinned meta-issue for testing the release candidate (see [this issue](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/17079) for an example) and provide a link to it in the release announcements where useful.
#### Before final release
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ bitcoin.org (see below for bitcoin.org update instructions).
instructions: https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/blob/master/docs/adding-events-release-notes-and-alerts.md#release-notes
- After the pull request is merged, the website will automatically show the newest version within 15 minutes, as well
- as update the OS download links. Ping @saivann/@harding (saivann/harding on Freenode) in case anything goes wrong
+ as update the OS download links.
- Update other repositories and websites for new version
@@ -330,7 +331,12 @@ bitcoin.org (see below for bitcoin.org update instructions).
- Notify BlueMatt so that he can start building [the PPAs](https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin)
- - Create a new branch for the major release "0.xx" (used to build the snap package)
+ - Push the flatpak to flathub, e.g. https://github.com/flathub/org.bitcoincore.bitcoin-qt/pull/2
+
+ - Push the latest version to master (if applicable), e.g. https://github.com/bitcoin-core/packaging/pull/32
+
+ - Create a new branch for the major release "0.xx" from master (used to build the snap package) and request the
+ track (if applicable), e.g. https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/track-request-for-bitcoin-core-snap/10112/7
- Notify MarcoFalke so that he can start building the snap package
@@ -354,8 +360,6 @@ bitcoin.org (see below for bitcoin.org update instructions).
- Create a [new GitHub release](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases/new) with a link to the archived release notes
- - Create a pinned meta-issue for testing the release candidate (see [this issue](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/15555) for an example) and provide a link to it in the release announcements where useful
-
- Announce the release:
- bitcoin-dev and bitcoin-core-dev mailing list