Release Checklist: Acala v2.3.1

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New Release Details:

• Scope: Full Release
• Network: Acala
• Client Version: v2.3.1
• Runtime Version: 2031
• Release Branch: release-acala-2.3.1
  • Diff: release-acala-2.3.0...release-acala-2.3.1
• Substrate version: 4aeb95f7
  • Diff: paritytech/substrate@4aeb95f...4aeb95f
• ORML version: ec9a8d85
  • Diff: open-web3-stack/open-runtime-module-library@e2e4465...ec9a8d8
• Cumulus version: 867bfcd8
  • Diff: paritytech/cumulus@867bfcd...867bfcd
• Polkadot version: v0.9.16
  • Diff: paritytech/polkadot@41ab002...41ab002
• srtool details:

{
  "gen": "srtool v0.9.19",
  "src": "git",
  "version": "2.3.1",
  "commit": "54db3acd409a0b787f116f20e163a3b24101ce38",
  "tag": "",
  "branch": "release-acala-2.3.1",
  "rustc": "rustc 1.57.0 (f1edd0429 2021-11-29)",
  "pkg": "acala-runtime",
  "tmsp": "2022-02-09T04:25:18Z",
  "size": "5394383",
  "prop": "0x0d7d98725e7fe0ee42191d37fa0641e5112520a8487f46f721f0608673d98daa",
  "ipfs": "QmUQowqj8Q8bULYVq44PYG9VKkWruXKih1EyeSoRjHcYAC",
  "sha256": "0x6476f9b75ec31ae1ea3879efa170dfd5466ea147170152595944e06291741ab5",
  "wasm": "runtime/acala/target/srtool/release/wbuild/acala-runtime/acala_runtime.compact.wasm",
  "info": {
    "generator": {
      "name": "srtool",
      "version": "0.9.19"
    },
    "src": "git",
    "version": "2.3.1",
    "git": {
      "commit": "54db3acd409a0b787f116f20e163a3b24101ce38",
      "tag": "",
      "branch": "release-acala-2.3.1"
    },
    "rustc": "rustc 1.57.0 (f1edd0429 2021-11-29)",
    "pkg": "acala-runtime",
    "profile": "release"
  },
  "context": {
    "package": "acala-runtime",
    "runtime_dir": "runtime/acala",
    "docker": {
      "image": "paritytech/srtool",
      "tag": "1.57.0"
    },
    "profile": "release"
  },
  "runtimes": {
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      "tmsp": "2022-02-09T04:21:17Z",
      "size": "5394383",
      "prop": "0x0d7d98725e7fe0ee42191d37fa0641e5112520a8487f46f721f0608673d98daa",
      "blake2_256": "0x1b8a739dc71a834c49151c020c71d4cace0c1d06fc517fcf66506f5e060dc709",
      "ipfs": "QmUQowqj8Q8bULYVq44PYG9VKkWruXKih1EyeSoRjHcYAC",
      "sha256": "0x6476f9b75ec31ae1ea3879efa170dfd5466ea147170152595944e06291741ab5",
      "wasm": "runtime/acala/target/srtool/release/wbuild/acala-runtime/acala_runtime.compact.wasm",
      "subwasm": {
        "size": 5394383,
        "compression": {
          "size_compressed": 5394383,
          "size_decompressed": 5394383,
          "compressed": false
        },
        "reserved_meta": [
          109,
          101,
          116,
          97
        ],
        "reserved_meta_valid": true,
        "metadata_version": 14,
        "core_version": "acala-2031 (acala-0.tx1.au1)",
        "proposal_hash": "0x0d7d98725e7fe0ee42191d37fa0641e5112520a8487f46f721f0608673d98daa",
        "parachain_authorize_upgrade_hash": "0x3148373e758d8897bdc3b7f8659e9c02886fc333e13daf08c87bb21b29b49d03",
        "ipfs_hash": "QmUQowqj8Q8bULYVq44PYG9VKkWruXKih1EyeSoRjHcYAC",
        "blake2_256": "0x1b8a739dc71a834c49151c020c71d4cace0c1d06fc517fcf66506f5e060dc709"
      }
    },
    "compressed": {
      "tmsp": "2022-02-09T04:21:17Z",
      "size": "1253611",
      "prop": "0x7c64fbcd9fc20b0a008df947352d53f2ecee87f1a97f500fb402b07d100cd7b1",
      "blake2_256": "0x9d62d4febdfcec595416f7f532afcbb32a7593c5da76182d1d9708ce1b26fb02",
      "ipfs": "QmdqaFcv4ocjVATyvGc6UmPd5WHQaSRfjQAfgi9YXFLcXf",
      "sha256": "0x1bc35926af8ddc9677897d13eeb475ee0feca7599be6cff6c5729cb521280dc6",
      "wasm": "runtime/acala/target/srtool/release/wbuild/acala-runtime/acala_runtime.compact.compressed.wasm",
      "subwasm": {
        "size": 1253611,
        "compression": {
          "size_compressed": 1253611,
          "size_decompressed": 5394383,
          "compressed": true
        },
        "reserved_meta": [
          109,
          101,
          116,
          97
        ],
        "reserved_meta_valid": true,
        "metadata_version": 14,
        "core_version": "acala-2031 (acala-0.tx1.au1)",
        "proposal_hash": "0x7c64fbcd9fc20b0a008df947352d53f2ecee87f1a97f500fb402b07d100cd7b1",
        "parachain_authorize_upgrade_hash": "0x89e732be2e628fe7cc9f5698c3431b5c7c8997147792dc4bf47df310399dfb50",
        "ipfs_hash": "QmdqaFcv4ocjVATyvGc6UmPd5WHQaSRfjQAfgi9YXFLcXf",
        "blake2_256": "0x9d62d4febdfcec595416f7f532afcbb32a7593c5da76182d1d9708ce1b26fb02"
      }
    }
  }
}

• subwasm info

🏋️  Runtime size:		1.196 MB (1,253,611 bytes)
🗜  Compressed:			Yes, 76.76%
✨ Reserved meta:		OK - [6D, 65, 74, 61]
🎁 Metadata version:		V14
🔥 Core version:		acala-2031 (acala-0.tx1.au1)
🗳️  system.setCode hash:		0x7c64fbcd9fc20b0a008df947352d53f2ecee87f1a97f500fb402b07d100cd7b1
🗳️  authorizeUpgrade hash:	0x89e732be2e628fe7cc9f5698c3431b5c7c8997147792dc4bf47df310399dfb50
#️⃣  Blake2-256 hash:		0x9d62d4febdfcec595416f7f532afcbb32a7593c5da76182d1d9708ce1b26fb02
📦 IPFS:			https://www.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmdqaFcv4ocjVATyvGc6UmPd5WHQaSRfjQAfgi9YXFLcXf

• Wasm: https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmdqaFcv4ocjVATyvGc6UmPd5WHQaSRfjQAfgi9YXFLcXf

• Previous Release: https://github.com/AcalaNetwork/Acala/releases/tag/2.2.1

Client Release

• Verify client Cargo.toml version has been incremented since the last release.
  • Current version: v2.3.1
  • Last version: v2.3.0
• Check the new client have run on the network without issue for at lease 12 hours.
• Check new docker image has been published.
  • acala/acala-node:v2.3.1
• Check new client is able to sync from scratch
  • docker run --rm acala/acala-node:latest --chain=acala -- --chain=dev

Runtime Release

• Verify spec_version has been incremented since the last release.
  • Current version: 2031
  • Last version: 2030
• Verify completed migrations are removed from any public networks.
• Review subwasm diff
• Verify extrinsic ordering has stayed the same. Bump transaction_version if not.
  • ORML
  • Substrate
  • Cumulus
  • Polkadot
  • Acala
• Verify new extrinsics have been correctly whitelisted/blacklisted for proxy filters.
• Verify benchmarks & weights have been updated for any modified runtime logics.
• Verify we included all the necessary migrations.
  • ORML
  • Substrate
  • Cumulus
  • Polkadot
  • Acala
• Verify new migrations complete successfully and the runtime state is correctly updated for any public networks.
  • Verify the execution time to perform runtime upgrade with Acala onchain data.
• Ensure WASM is reproducible
  • make srtool-build-wasm-acala

All Releases

• Check new Github release is created with release logs.

Post Release

• Notify Discord announcement channel.
• Ensure our own nodes are updated