3.5.2 and 3.6.0-RC1 release procedure

[WojciechMazur]

Publish 3.5.2 artifacts to Maven Central via CI

• On release-3.5.2 branch
  • In Build.scala: Set baseVersion to 3.5.2
  • In TastyFormat.scala: Set ExperimentalVersion to 0
  • In changelogs add file with a changelog
• Tag the branch as 3.5.2
• Wait for CI to publish artifacts

Publish 3.6.0-RC1 artifacts to Maven Central via CI

• On release-3.6.0 branch
  • In Build.scala: Set baseVersion to 3.6.0-RC1
  • In Build.scala: Set referenceVersion to 3.5.2
  • In changelogs add file with a changelog
• Tag the branch as 3.6.0-RC1
• Wait for CI to publish artifacts

Set bootstrapping for future versions version on main

• In Build.scala: Set referenceVersion to 3.6.0-RC1:
• Check and update project/MiMaFilters.scala

Confirm that the tooling is working correctly

• Metals:
  • 3.5.2
  • 3.6.0-RC1
• Scala Native:
  • 3.5.2
  • 3.6.0-RC1
• Scastie:
  • 3.5.2
  • 3.6.0-RC1
• Scala DAP:
  • 3.5.2
  • 3.6.0-RC1
• Scala CLI:
  • 3.5.2
  • 3.6.0-RC1

Prepare the documentation

• Publish API docs for 3.5.2
• Add 3.5.2 to the version list in API docs
• Set 3.5.2 as default target for 3.x and current docs versions
• Update docs.scala-lang

Announce the releases

• Make all GitHub releases public:
  • 3.5.2
  • 3.6.0-RC1
• Publish an announcement on https://scala-lang.org
• Update the 3.5.2 tracking thread on https://contributors.scala-lang.org
• Open 3.6.0 tracing thread on https://contributors.scala-lang.org

Update the ecosystem

• Release 3.5.2 to SDKMAN
• Release 3.5.2 to Chocolatey
• Update the templates and examples projects:
  • scala3-mill-example-project
  • scala3-cross.g8
  • scala3-staging.g8
  • scala3-tasty-inspector.g8
  • scala3.g8
• Unlock Scala Steward updates