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Release checklist: update community on release
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Release checklist

Beta release

  • git flow release start <VERSION_NUMBER> (<VERSION_NUMBER> prefixed with v and add -beta.1 for beta)
  • Check that all new changes are reflected in the changelog
  • Bump package.json version to <VERSION_NUMBER> excluding prefix v and including the -beta.1 suffix
  • nvm ls Make sure you are on node v10+
  • npm run build
  • npm run test, make sure all tests are passing
  • Commit changes
  • npm publish --tag beta
  • Make sure your master and develop branches are up-to-date
  • git flow release finish <VERSION_NUMBER>
  • git push origin develop
  • git push origin --tags
  • git checkout master
  • git checkout -b master-test
  • git push origin master-test
  • Wait for checks to finish on pushed master-test branch
  • git checkout master
  • git push origin master
  • git branch -D master-test
  • git push origin :master-test
  • Announce availability in #engineering and on the forum here: https://forum.blockstack.org/c/releases (Include a link to the changelog)
  • Announce availability to the community via Jenny Mith jenny@blockstack.com and Mitchell Cuevas mitchell@blockstack.com. Provide a succinct list of changes, the link to the changelog and latest release as well as a desired date for the community update.

Production Release

  • git flow release start <VERSION_NUMBER> master (<VERSION_NUMBER> prefixed with v)
  • Check that all new changes are reflected in the changelog
  • Bump package.json version to <VERSION_NUMBER> without prefix v
  • nvm ls Make sure you are on node v10+
  • npm run build
  • Make sure dist/blockstack.js exists
  • npm run test, make sure all tests are passing
  • Commit changes
  • npm publish
  • Make sure your master and develop branches are up-to-date
  • git flow release finish <VERSION_NUMBER>
  • git checkout develop
  • git merge master
  • git push origin develop
  • git push origin --tags
  • git checkout master
  • git checkout -b master-test
  • git push origin master-test
  • Wait for checks to finish on pushed master-test branch
  • git checkout master
  • git push origin master
  • git branch -D master-test
  • git push origin :master-test
  • Announce availability in #engineering and on the forum here: https://forum.blockstack.org/c/releases (Include a link to the changelog)
  • Announce availability to the community via Jenny Mith jenny@blockstack.com and Mitchell Cuevas mitchell@blockstack.com. Provide a succinct list of changes, the link to the changelog and latest release as well as a desired date for the community update. Consider doing an AMA on major/breaking releases.