Feature 2339 dependencies

docs/Release_Guide/index.rst

@@ -82,6 +82,27 @@ software team and the respective funding institutions. For further inquiries or
 to report any bugs, please contact our dedicated support team in the
 `METplus GitHub Discussions Forum <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/discussions>`_.
 
+
+.. _releaseDependencies:
+
+********************
+Release Dependencies
+********************
+
+Software dependencies exist for the METplus components. The METviewer, METplotpy, 
+METplus wrappers, and METexpress components have dependencies on other METplus 
+components.  
+
+Before METplotpy is released, METcalcpy needs to have been released.
+
+Before METviewer is released, METdataio, METcalcpy, and METplotpy need
+to have been released.
+
+Before METplus wrappers is released, MET, METdataio, METcalcpy, METplotpy, and 
+METviewer all need to have been released.
+
+Before METexpress is released, METdataio needs to have been released.
+
 ********************
 Instructions Summary
 ********************

docs/Release_Guide/metplus_official.rst

@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ Create a new vX.Y.Z official release from the develop branch.
 .. include:: release_steps/finalize_release_on_github_official.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/update_docs_official.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/metplus/add_next_version_to_lookup.rst
+.. include:: release_steps/metplus/coordinated_release_announcement.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/metplus/update_web_server_data.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/set_beta_deletion_reminder_official.rst

docs/Release_Guide/release_steps/create_release_on_github.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Create Release on GitHub
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+* Ensure that any and all dependent releases for |projectRepo|
+  have been created according to :ref:`releaseDependencies`.
+
 * Go to Releases on GitHub and click 'Draft a new release'
 
 * For 'Choose a tag', create a new tag based on the version, starting with 'v'

docs/Release_Guide/release_steps/metplus/coordinated_release_announcement.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Coordinated Release Announcement
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Send an email to the 'metplus-all' Google group indicating the completion of
+the coordinated METplus release. This email serves as notification to the
+project manager that an announcement can now be sent to the METplus
+community.