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doc/release/monthly.md
| ... | ... | @@ -56,23 +56,17 @@ Check if changed since last release (~22nd of last month depending on when last |
| 56 | 56 | |
| 57 | 57 | ## Make a release branch |
| 58 | 58 | |
| 59 | -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. | |
| 59 | +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: | |
| 60 | 60 | |
| 61 | -* 5 days before release: feature freeze (stop merging new features) | |
| 62 | -* 4 days before release: UI freeze (stop merging changes to the user interface) | |
| 63 | -* 3 days before release: code freeze (stop merging non-essential code improvements) | |
| 64 | -* 2 days before release: release candidate 1 (tag and tweet about x.x.rc1) | |
| 65 | -* 1 day before release: release candidate 2 (optional, only if rc1 had problems) | |
| 61 | +* 17th: feature freeze (branch and stop merging new features) | |
| 62 | +* 18th: UI freeze (stop cherry-picking changes to the user interface) | |
| 63 | +* 19th: code freeze (stop cherry-picking non-essential code improvements) | |
| 64 | +* 20th: release candidate 1 (tag and tweet about x.x.rc1) | |
| 65 | +* 21th: release candidate 2 (optional, only if rc1 had problems) | |
| 66 | +* 22th: release (update VERSION and CHANGELOG, tag, blog and tweet) | |
| 66 | 67 | |
| 67 | 68 | # Write a blog post |
| 68 | 69 | |
| 69 | 70 | * Mention what GitLab is on the second line: GitLab is open source software to collaborate on code. |
| 70 | 71 | * Select and thank the the Most Valuable Person (MVP) of this release. |
| 71 | -* Note if there are security fixes: This release fixes an important security issue and we advise everyone to upgrade as soon as possible. | |
| 72 | - | |
| 73 | -## Last actions | |
| 74 | - | |
| 75 | -1. Update VERSION and CHANGELOG | |
| 76 | -1. Create a git tag vX.X.X | |
| 77 | -1. Publish the blog post | |
| 78 | -1. Tweet about the release | |
| 79 | 72 | \ No newline at end of file |
| 73 | +* 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. | ... | ... |