Release todo 15.0.8, 16.0.6 and 17.1.1

[nickvergessen]

Get branches/versions to release from https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestones

💺 Preparation

• Check there are no pending backports: backport-request
• Check all milestones don't have priority issues still open
  • https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestone/201
  • https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestone/202
  • https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestone/209
• On first beta of a major release
  • Create New in Talk TX entries in the Talk updates ✅ conversation
  • Create a test package and check if a new development file needs to be added to the packaging exclude list in Makefile

  make appstore

  • Make sure the GDPR document is updated for new database tables/columns
  • Make sure dependabot.yml is sending patch updates to the stable branch
• Create a PR against master CHANGELOG.md with the changelog of all milestones that are subject to the release
  • chore(release): Add changelog for 15.0.8, 16.0.6 and 17.1.1 #10553
• Merge the PR

🚀 v15.0.8

Start with the oldest version here, so the appstore and github releases show the newest version as "Last release"

• Backport the changelog

  • Release 15.0.8 #10554
  • Remove changelog entries in CHANGELOG.md of higher versions
  • Bump the version in appinfo/info.xml
  • Bump the version in package.json. The following command will return a new version name, make sure it matches what you expect:

  # Make sure the printed version matches the info.xml version
  npm version --no-git-tag-version $(xmllint --xpath '/info/version/text()' appinfo/info.xml)

• Merge the backport

• Make sure you pull the latest stable branch:

  git checkout stable25
  git pull origin stable25

• Clean the dev instance and update all dependencies with the lock file versions and build the production javascript:

  make production-setup
  # On 24 and older versions run:
  # make dev-setup build-js-production

• Do a quick smoke test by starting a call with:

  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Desktop client (Talk 16+)
  • Android app
  • iOS app

• Create tag (note that the leading v in v15.0.8 will be automatically added to the tag)

  make create-tag version=15.0.8

• Push the git tag to https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed

  git push releases v15.0.8

• Mark the tag as a (pre-)release in https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/releases/new?tag=v15.0.8

  • Add the respective CHANGELOG.md section
  • Use the Generate release notes button and wrap put the result into

    ## What's Changed
    
    <details>
    
    </details>
    

• Mark the tag as a (pre-)release in https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/new?tag=v15.0.8

  • Copy the release description from before

• Check that the GitHub Action started: https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/actions

• Rename milestone 💛 Next Patch (25) to v15.0.8 in https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestones
  Unless last release of the stable branch:

  • Create a follow up milestone for 💛 Next Patch (25) (Due date in ~4 weeks, ~4 days for beta/RC)
  • Move all open PRs and issues from milestone v15.0.8 to 💛 Next Patch (25)

• Close the v15.0.8 milestone

• Ensure that the GitHub Action finished successfully: https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/actions

• In case there were security issues fixed ping the security team

🚀 v16.0.6

Start with the oldest version here, so the appstore and github releases show the newest version as "Last release"

• Backport the changelog

  • Release 16.0.6 #10555
  • Remove changelog entries in CHANGELOG.md of higher versions
  • Bump the version in appinfo/info.xml
  • Bump the version in package.json. The following command will return a new version name, make sure it matches what you expect:

  # Make sure the printed version matches the info.xml version
  npm version --no-git-tag-version $(xmllint --xpath '/info/version/text()' appinfo/info.xml)

• Merge the backport

• Make sure you pull the latest stable branch:

  git checkout stable26
  git pull origin stable26

• Clean the dev instance and update all dependencies with the lock file versions and build the production javascript:

  make production-setup
  # On 24 and older versions run:
  # make dev-setup build-js-production

• Do a quick smoke test by starting a call with:

  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Desktop client (Talk 16+)
  • Android app
  • iOS app

• Create tag (note that the leading v in v16.0.6 will be automatically added to the tag)

  make create-tag version=16.0.6

• Push the git tag to https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed

  git push releases v16.0.6

• Mark the tag as a (pre-)release in https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/releases/new?tag=v16.0.6

  • Add the respective CHANGELOG.md section
  • Use the Generate release notes button and wrap put the result into

    ## What's Changed
    
    <details>
    
    </details>
    

• Mark the tag as a (pre-)release in https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/new?tag=v16.0.6

  • Copy the release description from before

• Check that the GitHub Action started: https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/actions

• Rename milestone 🧡 Next Patch (26) to v16.0.6 in https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestones
  Unless last release of the stable branch:

  • Create a follow up milestone for 🧡 Next Patch (26) (Due date in ~4 weeks, ~4 days for beta/RC)
  • Move all open PRs and issues from milestone v16.0.6 to 🧡 Next Patch (26)

• Close the v16.0.6 milestone

• Ensure that the GitHub Action finished successfully: https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/actions

• In case there were security issues fixed ping the security team

🚀 v17.1.1

Start with the oldest version here, so the appstore and github releases show the newest version as "Last release"

• Backport the changelog

  • Release 17.1.1 #10556
  • Remove changelog entries in CHANGELOG.md of higher versions
  • Bump the version in appinfo/info.xml
  • Bump the version in package.json. The following command will return a new version name, make sure it matches what you expect:

  # Make sure the printed version matches the info.xml version
  npm version --no-git-tag-version $(xmllint --xpath '/info/version/text()' appinfo/info.xml)

• Merge the backport

• Make sure you pull the latest stable branch:

  git checkout stable27
  git pull origin stable27

• Clean the dev instance and update all dependencies with the lock file versions and build the production javascript:

  make production-setup
  # On 24 and older versions run:
  # make dev-setup build-js-production

• Do a quick smoke test by starting a call with:

  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Desktop client (Talk 16+)
  • Android app
  • iOS app

• Create tag (note that the leading v in v17.1.1 will be automatically added to the tag)

  make create-tag version=17.1.1

• Push the git tag to https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed

  git push releases v17.1.1

• Mark the tag as a (pre-)release in https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/releases/new?tag=v17.1.1

  • Add the respective CHANGELOG.md section
  • Use the Generate release notes button and wrap put the result into

    ## What's Changed
    
    <details>
    
    </details>
    

• Mark the tag as a (pre-)release in https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/new?tag=v17.1.1

  • Copy the release description from before

• Check that the GitHub Action started: https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/actions

• Rename milestone 💘 Next Patch (27) to v17.1.1 in https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestones
  Unless last release of the stable branch:

  • Create a follow up milestone for 💘 Next Patch (27) (Due date in ~4 weeks, ~4 days for beta/RC)
  • Move all open PRs and issues from milestone v17.1.1 to 💘 Next Patch (27)

• Close the v17.1.1 milestone

• Ensure that the GitHub Action finished successfully: https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/actions

• In case there were security issues fixed ping the security team