2.7.0 release checklist

[cgillum]

Prep DTFx Release: (assigned to: @cgillum)

• Check DTFx package versions (either DT-AzureStorage only or if there were Core changes DT-AzureStorage, DT-Core, DT-Emulator, and DT-Redis)
• Delete DTFx test packages from staging myget.
• Publish DTFx packages to staging myget for testing. (either DT-AzureStorage only or if there were Core changes DT-AzureStorage and DT-Core)

Prep Release (assigned to: @cgillum)
Due: <2-business-days-before-release>

• Update Durable Functions references (Analyzer? DTFx?) and check current version.
• Locally, run dotnet list package --vulnerable to ensure the release is not affected by any vulnerable dependencies.
• Add Durable Functions package to myget staging feed.
• Check for package size, make sure it's not surprisingly heavier than a previous release.
  • The size increased from ~500 KB to about ~830 KB, likely because of the new .NET 6 target, in which case this is expected.
• Merge dev into main. Person performing validation must approve PR. Important: Merge NOT Squash merge.

Validation
Due: <1-business-days-before-release>

• Run private performance tests and ensure no regressions. (assigned to: @cgillum)
• Smoke test Functions V1, Functions V2, and Functions V3 .NET apps. (assigned to: @cgillum)
  • Functions V1
  • Functions V2
  • Functions V3 (this is automated by the CI)
  • Functions V4
  • Functions V4 - .NET Isolated
• Smoke test JavaScript and Python apps. (assigned to: @cgillum)
  • JavaScript (this is automated by the CI)
  • Python
    • Orchestrator functions don't work with Durable extension v2.7.0 azure-functions-durable-python#368)

DTFx Release Completion (assigned to: @cgillum)
Due:

• Publish DTFx packages to nuget (directly to nuget.org).
• Publish release notes for DTFx.
• Patch increment DTFx packages that were released

Release Completion (assigned to: )
Due:

• Delete Durable Functions packages from myget.
• Run Durable Functions release pipeline.
• Push myget package to nuget (nuget.org extensions package option).
• Create a PR in the Azure Functions templates repo targeting branch v3.x to update only the dotnet templates (template.json files) to the latest version.
• Create a PR in the Azure Functions templates repo targeting branch v4.x to update only the dotnet templates (template.json files) to the latest version.
• if and only if this is a new major release, Create a PR in the Azure Functions bundles repo to update bundles to the latest version .
• Merge all pending PR docs from pending_docs.md.
• Reset pending_docs.md and release_notes.md in the dev branch. You will want to save release_notes.md somewhere for when you publish release notes.
• Publish release notes from the pre-reset release_notes.md.
• Post announcement on App Service Announcements GitHub repo and Twitter (Chris).
• Increment Durable Functions patch version.

[davidmrdavid]

Before completing these, @cgillum , please consider this PR - #2146 .

I'm also updating our internal release thread with context.

[cgillum]

Release is posted: https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-durable-extension/releases/tag/v2.7.0