Publish a release

Publication procedure

  • Update merge request template (settings / merge_requests) to point to a new changelog wiki page
  • Run python scripts/python/do-release.py
  • Create new netlify site (in an empty directory)
    • netlify init
    • # [ENTER]
    • # ogs-doxygen-[TAG (- separated instead of .)]
  • Update CITATION.cff, create a commit, tag and push (see script output)
  • A new release is automatically created on GitLab
    • Fill in the release notes from the Wiki
  • Copy release binaries and container images from CI job to Azure OGS storage to a subdirectory containing the tag name at https://ogsstorage.blob.core.windows.net/binaries/ogs6
  • Create a release on GitHub mirror (ufz/ogs)
  • Check if a Zenodo release is automatically issued
  • Update Zenodo entry with correct authors (obtained via git shortlog -sne [new_version]...[previous_version])
  • Run python scripts/python/post-release.py and commit and create a discourse announcement post
  • Set milestone on expired issues and merge requests

This article was written by Lars Bilke. If you are missing something or you find an error please let us know.
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