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1 {{velocity}}
2 #set ($object = $doc.getObject("ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanClass"))
3 #set ($version = $object.getProperty("version").getValue())
4 #set ($shortVersion = $stringtool.replace($version, '.', '\.'))
5 #set ($shortVersion = $stringtool.replaceChars($shortVersion, '-', ''))
6 #set ($shortVersion = $stringtool.upperCase($shortVersion))
7 #set ($shortVersion = $shortVersion.replace('MILESTONE', 'M'))
8 #set ($releaseNotesWikiLink = "xwiki:ReleaseNotes.Data.XWiki.${shortVersion}")
9 {{/velocity}}
10
11 {{info}}
12 Use these icons to mark the release progress: (x) not done, (/) done, (!) not done for a good reason (explain reason)
13 {{/info}}
14
15 * (/) [[Verify>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HInitialBackwardCompatibilityCheck"]] that the ##xwiki-commons##'s top level POM has a ##xwiki.compatibility.previous.version## property correctly pointing to the latest stable (non-milestone) release and if not, change it.
16 * Make sure next version exists on [[jira>>https://jira.xwiki.org]] projects (JIRA releases are done automatically in the build):
17 ** (/) [[Commons JIRA>>https://jira.xwiki.org/plugins/servlet/project-config/XCOMMONS/versions]]
18 ** (/) [[Rendering JIRA>>https://jira.xwiki.org/plugins/servlet/project-config/XRENDERING/versions]]
19 ** (/) [[Platform JIRA>>https://jira.xwiki.org/plugins/servlet/project-config/XWIKI/versions]]
20 ** (!) [Only for 8.4.x] [[Enterprise JIRA>>https://jira.xwiki.org/plugins/servlet/project-config/XE/versions]]
21 * (/) [[Verify>>ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HVerifyJIRAissue"]] that there are no {{velocity}}[[open issues on JIRA for version $version>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=Project+in+%28%22XWiki+Commons%22%2C+%22XWiki+Rendering%22%2C+%22XWiki+Platform%22%2C+%22XWiki+Enterprise%22%29+and+fixVersion+in+%28%22$version%22%29+and+resolution+in+%28%22Unresolved%22%29]]{{/velocity}} and that there are {{velocity}}[[no open Blockers>>https://jira.xwiki.org/issues/?jql=priority%20%3D%20Blocker%20and%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20and%20category%20%3D%2010000]]{{/velocity}}.
22 * (/) Verify that no tests are failing [[on the CI Server>>http://ci.xwiki.org]] (or that failures are understood, see [[known flickering tests>>https://jira.xwiki.org/issues/?filter=14240]]).
23 * (/) Verify that there are no {{velocity}}[[missing documentation for closed JIRA issues for version $version>>https://jira.xwiki.org/issues/?jql=Project%20in%20%28%22XWiki%20Commons%22%2C%20%22XWiki%20Rendering%22%2C%20%22XWiki%20Platform%22%2C%20%22XWiki%20Enterprise%22%29%20and%20fixVersion%20in%20%28%22$version%22%29%20and%20resolution%20in%20%28%22Fixed%22%29%20and%20%28%28Documentation%20is%20EMPTY%29%20or%20%28%22Documentation%20in%20Release%20Notes%22%20is%20EMPTY%29%29]]{{/velocity}}
24 * (/) Ensure that the {{velocity}}[[Release Notes are complete and nice-looking for version $version>>${releaseNotesWikiLink}]]{{/velocity}}
25 * (/) Since the release is performed on ##agent-1-1##, mark it offline in the [[Jenkins admin screen>>http://ci.xwiki.org/computer/agent-1-1/markOffline]] to avoid using it in the CI. Put as comment {{velocity}}{{code language="none"}}Temporarily marking agent-1-1 offline for the release of $version{{/code}}{{/velocity}}.
26 * (/) [[Log on the release machine>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HLogonReleasemachine"]], [[set up your identity>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HSetupyouridentity"]], [[update the release scripts>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HUpdateReleasescripts"]] and [[set the correct Java version>>dev:ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HConfiguretheJavaVersion"]]
27 * (/) [[Update translations>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HUpdateTranslations"]]
28 * (/) [[Build the release>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HBuildtherelease"]]
29 * (/) [[Clean up your identity>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HCleanupidentity"]]
30 * (/) Mark ##agent-1-1## online again in the [[ Jenkins admin screen>>http://ci.xwiki.org/computer/agent-1-1/]] (button on the right).
31 * (/) Publish [[backward compatibility reports>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HGenerateBackwardCompatibilityReport"]] in the {{velocity}}[[Release Notes for version $version>>${releaseNotesWikiLink}]]{{/velocity}}
32 * (/) Publish [[code contributors list>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HGenerateCodeContributorslist"]] in the {{velocity}}[[Release Notes for version $version>>${releaseNotesWikiLink}||anchor="HCredits"]]{{/velocity}}
33 * (/) [[Push distribution files to OW2 and release them>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HPushtoOW2"]]
34 * (/) Force [[rebuild of the Debian repository index>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HRebuildDebianDistribution"]]
35 * (/) Update the [[Download page>>http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/edit/Download/]] (Use bullets points for the major features to make it easy to read; Update/Bump the LTS if doing a final major version release, i.e. new cycle)
36 * (/) [[Force extensions update>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HForceExtensionsUpdate"]]
37 * (/) Set the Release date + Release flag in the {{velocity}}[[Release Notes for version $version>>${releaseNotesWikiLink}]]{{/velocity}} by editing with the object editor.
38 * (/) [[Create blog post on xwiki.org>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HBlogpostonxwiki.org"]]
39 * (/) [[Update the API doc>>platform:DevGuide.API]], including [[Rendering>>rendering:Main.JavaDoc]]
40 * (!) Update [[Wikipedia (en)>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XWiki]], [[Wikipedia (fr)>>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/XWiki]] and [[Wikipedia (compare wiki software)>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software]]
41 * (!) [[Wikimatrix>>http://www.wikimatrix.org/edit/XWiki]] with Ludovic's account
42 * (/) [[Announcement Mail>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HAnnouncementMail"]] and [[Forum Post>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HForumAnnouncement"]]
43 * (/) [[Announce on Twitter>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HAnnounceonTwitter"]] with the [[xwikiorg account>>https://twitter.com/xwikiorg/]]
44 * (/) Update the [[Release Plan page>>ReleasePlans.WebHome||anchor="HNextReleaseManagers"]] to move yourself to the bottom of the list for your next release.
45 * (/) Ensure that the {{velocity}}[[release date in this Release Plan>>path:$doc.getURL("edit", "editor=object")]]{{/velocity}} corresponds to the date when the release was finished
46 * (/) Update the release date on the [[Roadmap page>>xwiki:Roadmaps.WebHome]] for non bugfix releases and move the roadmap items to the archive page (for final releases)
47 * (/) [[Push Commons and Rendering to Maven Central>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HPublishtoMavenCentral"]]
48 * (!) [[Update the XWiki official Docker images>>ReleasePlans.ReleasePlanHelp||anchor="HUpdateDocker"]]

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