From e270cd705b4e7520406c306011af22d61dbdd8f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dosire Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 15:55:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Since the 22th is fixed we can use absolute dates. --- doc/release/monthly.md | 22 ++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/release/monthly.md b/doc/release/monthly.md index 1175942cfff..ad60c336e1b 100644 --- a/doc/release/monthly.md +++ b/doc/release/monthly.md @@ -56,23 +56,17 @@ Check if changed since last release (~22nd of last month depending on when last ## Make a release branch -After making the release branch new commits are cherry-picked from master. When the release gets closer we get more selective what is cherry-picked. +After making the release branch new commits are cherry-picked from master. When the release gets closer we get more selective what is cherry-picked. The days of the month are approximately as follows: -* 5 days before release: feature freeze (stop merging new features) -* 4 days before release: UI freeze (stop merging changes to the user interface) -* 3 days before release: code freeze (stop merging non-essential code improvements) -* 2 days before release: release candidate 1 (tag and tweet about x.x.rc1) -* 1 day before release: release candidate 2 (optional, only if rc1 had problems) +* 17th: feature freeze (branch and stop merging new features) +* 18th: UI freeze (stop cherry-picking changes to the user interface) +* 19th: code freeze (stop cherry-picking non-essential code improvements) +* 20th: release candidate 1 (tag and tweet about x.x.rc1) +* 21th: release candidate 2 (optional, only if rc1 had problems) +* 22th: release (update VERSION and CHANGELOG, tag, blog and tweet) # Write a blog post * Mention what GitLab is on the second line: GitLab is open source software to collaborate on code. * Select and thank the the Most Valuable Person (MVP) of this release. -* Note if there are security fixes: This release fixes an important security issue and we advise everyone to upgrade as soon as possible. - -## Last actions - -1. Update VERSION and CHANGELOG -1. Create a git tag vX.X.X -1. Publish the blog post -1. Tweet about the release \ No newline at end of file +* Add a note if there are security fixes: This release fixes an important security issue and we advise everyone to upgrade as soon as possible.