Commit 4649c6e3 authored by Dmitriy Zaporozhets's avatar Dmitriy Zaporozhets

Merge branch 'release-procedure' of /home/git/repositories/gitlab/gitlabhq

parents 7ea00b18 948af773
# Things to do when creating new release
NOTE: This is a developer guide. If you are trying to install GitLab see the latest stable [installation guide](install/installation.md) and if you are trying to upgrade, see the [upgrade guides](update).
NOTE: This is a guide for GitLab developers. If you are trying to install GitLab see the latest stable [installation guide](install/installation.md) and if you are trying to upgrade, see the [upgrade guides](update).
## Install guide up to date?
* References correct GitLab branch `x-x-stable` and correct GitLab shell tag?
......@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ Check if changed since last release (~22nd of last month depending on when last
#### 10. Check application status
## Make sure code status is good
## Make sure the code quality indicatiors are good
* [![build status](http://ci.gitlab.org/projects/1/status.png?ref=master)](http://ci.gitlab.org/projects/1?ref=master) on ci.gitlab.org (master branch)
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* [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/badge.png?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/gitlabhq/gitlabhq)
## Make release branch
## 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.
- 5 days before release: feature freeze
- 3 days before release: UI freeze
- 1 day before release: code freeze
## Last actions
1. Write a blog post (mention what GitLab is on the first line, select a MVP)
1. Update VERSION and CHANGELOG
1. Create a git tag vX.X.X
1. Publish the blog post
1. Tweet about the release
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