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--- docs:guide-developer:releases:release-process [2020/09/08 08:29] – Added missing step for GitHub release ynezz
+++ docs:guide-developer:releases:release-process [2023/10/19 04:32] (current) – Add a GitHub release step ynezz
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 | Decide when to branch | - | Developers consensus |
 | Create release branches | 1 hour | Developer with access to all repositories |
+| Create a new signing key | 1 hour | Developers |
 | Start building the new branch | 1 hour | Developer with access to buildbot |
-| Add new "Reported Version" to [[https://bugs.openwrt.org]] | ? | Bugtracker admin |
+| Add //release/<version>// label to GitHub issues | ? | GitHub repository access |
 | Fix build issues in the new branch | weeks | All developers |
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 | Look for missing images on the download server | 2 days | Anybody |
 | Basic runtime testing of a few devices | 2 days | Anybody |
+| Generate Docker images for target/SDK/imagebuilders | 1 day | Anybody with access to GitLab OpenWrt organization |
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 ^  **3.2 Documentation**  ^^^
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 | Update stable/oldstable links on [[https://downloads.openwrt.org/]]      | 10 min    | Sysadmin |
 | [[wiki:internal:toh_update_to_new_release|Update the ToH to work with the new release]]   | 2h | Wiki admin (with ssh access) |
+| [[Update package list]] | ? | Wiki admin (with ssh access) |
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 ^  **4. Communication**  ^^^
 ^ Task      ^ Duration       ^ Who can do it          ^
 | Update OpenWrt front page through the [[releases:19.07:start|release page]]   | 10 min  | Wiki admin                  |
-| Add new release on [[https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/releases/new|GitHub]] | 10 min  | Anybody with GitHub permissions |
+| Write and pin an [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/announcements/14|announcement in the forum]] | 10 min | Developers, Forum admin |
-| Write and pin an announcement in the forum | 10 min | Anybody |
+| Close previous announcement topics and direct users to the new release topic | 5 min | Developers, Forum admin, TL4 forum users |
-| Write an announcement to the mailing lists | 10 min | Anybody |
+| Send an announcement email to [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel|openwrt-devel]] and [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-announce|openwrt-announce]] | 10 min | Anybody |
 | Post an announcement on Twitter | 10 min | Anybody with access to the [[https://twitter.com/openwrth|twitter account]] |
 | Update IRC channel topics | 5 min | IRC admin |
 | Update the [[about:history|History]] | 5 min | Anybody with wiki rights |
+| Update [[https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/releases|GitHub release]] (check [[https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/13733|result of PR]]) | 10 min | Anybody having GitHub org account |
+| [[Update wikidata]] [[https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140401?uselang=en#P348]] | 5min | Anybody with wikidata rights |
 ||
 ^  **5. Maintainance**  ^^^