release checklist

release-checklist.md

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+# Release Checklist
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+- [ ] [Master branch checks](https://github.com/treeverse/lakeFS/actions?query=branch%3Amaster) are green 
+- [ ] Create a [new draft release](https://github.com/treeverse/lakeFS/releases/new)
+    Bump the version based on SemVer guidelines [SemVer](https://semver.org/)
+    Make sure that version starts with 'v' and the semver number
+    Database migration is part of new feature and not a patch
+- [ ] Verify that [GoReleaser actions](https://github.com/treeverse/lakeFS/actions?query=workflow%3Agoreleaser) triggered by new draft release complates successfully
+- [ ] Update the release notes (after goreleaser auto-generated list)
+    Remove test and documentation related stuff
+    Try to sort the list by importance
+    Update the description of items if needed so the reader will understand better what this release changes
+    Migrateion should be noted and documented outside the changelog
+    How to run the migrate if needed
+    Is lakeFS service needs to be down while migrate is running (backward compatibility)
+- [ ] Uncheck the 'This is a pre-release'
+- [ ] Update [charts](https://github.com/treeverse/charts) repository (PR, Approve and Commit)
+    Edit `charts/lakefs/Chart.yaml`
+     - Bump the `version` patch level
+     - Update the `appVersion` to the lakeFS version we released
+