release_template.md

Template

Release Template

Prerequisites

• DEV/QA: Kickoff meeting [Kickoff meeting] (https://confluence.owncloud.com/display/QA/Technical+release+3.0.0+Overview)
• DEV/QA: Define client versions and provide list of breaking changes for desktop/mobile team
• DEV/QA: Check new strings and align with clients
• DEV/DOCS: Create list of pending docs tasks
• DEV: Create branch release-x.x.x-rc.x -> CODEFREEZE
  • DEV: bump ocis version in necessary files
  • DEV: changelog/CHANGELOG.tmpl
  • DEV: ocis-pkg/version/version.go
  • DEV: sonar-project.properties
  • DEV: prepare changelog folder in changelog/x.x.x_????_??_??
• DEV: Check successful CI run on release branch
• DEV: Create signed tag vx.y.z-rc.x
• DEV: Check successful CI run on vx.y.z-rc.x tag / BLOCKING for all further activity
• DEV: Merge back release branch
• DEV: bump released deployments to vx.y.z-rc.x
• DEV: update ocis.released.owncloud.works
• DEV: https://ocis.team.owncloud.works/
  • DEV: needs snapshot and migration

QA Phase

• QA: Confirmatory testing (if needed)
• QA: Compatibility test
• QA: Performance test
• QA: Documentation test:
  • QA: Single binary - setup
  • QA: Docker - setup
  • QA: Docker-compose - setup
  • QA: helm/k8s - setup
• QA: e2e with different deployment:
  • QA: wopi
  • QA: traefik
  • QA: ldap
• QA: e2e with different storage:
  • QA: local
  • QA: nfs
  • QA: s3
• QA: Different clients:
  • QA: desktop (define version) https://github.com/owncloud/client/releases
    • QA: against mac - smoke test
    • QA: against windows - smoke test
    • QA: against linux (use auto tests)
  • QA: android (define version) https://github.com/owncloud/android/releases
  • QA: ios (define version)
• QA: Smoke test on Web Office (Collabora, Onlyoffice, Microsoft office)
• QA: Smoke test Hello extension
• QA: Smoke test ldap
• QA: Collecting errors found

After QA Phase

• Brief company-wide heads up via mail @tbsbdr
• Create list of changed ENV vars and send to release-coordination@owncloud.com
  • Variable Name
  • Introduced in version
  • Default Value
  • Description
  • dependencies with user other components
• DEV: Create branch release-x.x.x
  • DEV: bump ocis version in necessary files
  • DEV: ocis-pkg/version/version.go
  • DEV: sonar-project.properties
  • DEV: released deployment versions
  • DEV: prepare changelog folder in changelog/x.x.x_???
• Release Notes + Breaking Changes @tbsbdr
• Migration + Breaking Changes Admin Doc @mmattel
• DEV: Create final signed tag
• DEV: Check successful CI run on vx.y.z tag / BLOCKING for all further activity
• Merge release notes

Post-release communication

• DEV: Create a docs-stable-x.y branch based on the docs folder in the ocis repo @micbar
• DEV/QA: Ping documentation in RC about the new release tag (for ocis/helm chart version bump in docs)
• DEV/QA: Ping marketing to update all download links (download mirrors are updated at the full hour, wait with ping until download is actually available)
• DEV/QA: Ping @hodyroff once the demo instances are running this release
• DEV: Merge back release branch
• DEV: Create stable-x.y branch in the ocis repo from final tag