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- 10//24 Code freeze for the endgame
- 10/28 Endgame done
- 11/02 Expected release date (this may change)
Monday
- Check that all queries in this issue use the current milestone @rebornix
- Run OSS tool @rebornix
- Update links in the Endgame notebooks to point to new milestone @rebornix
- Code freeze at 5pm PT
- Ensure we have a green build on all platforms at 5pm PT
- 🔖All closed feature-requests either have a
verification-neededoron-testplanlabel - Create test plan items following the template here by 6pm PT
- Update your availability for testing here - https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/team-manifest team
- Update availability of testers in vacation. Double check N/A testers. @rebornix
Tuesday
- Test plan items assigned (using https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/test-plan-items)
- Run the tool multiple times to balance load if test items come in later and assignments are already made
- Assigned to you
- Test build starts at 7am CET
- Test plan ready by 8am CET
- 🔖Testing
- 🔖Verification needed
Wednesday
- 🔖Testing
- Remind team members to assign issues that they intend to fix to the current milestone
- Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned)
- 🔖Verification needed
Thursday
- Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned, no need for PR or review)
- Increased scrutiny sets in due to testing being completed. Fixes pose a much higher risk
- Move issues to the next month that can be deferred
- 🔖Verification needed
- 🔖Verification
Friday
- Build a
stablebuild to ensure stable build is green @rebornix - Pause scheduled
insiderbuilds @rebornix - Satellite modules/npm packages ready, version updated, smoke tested
- yo generator @aeschli
- js-debug @connor4312
- Debug Adapter Protocol @connor4312
- vscode-debugadapter-node @roblourens
- Mock Debug @roblourens
- custom data for html/css @aeschli
- Only candidate issues are open and assigned to 🔖milestone
- All issues 🔖verified
- All open PRs on the milestone 🔖merged or deferred
- Branch code to
release/<x.y>after all expected fixes are in (latest 5PM PST) @rebornix - Branch distro to
release/<x.y>after all expected fixes are in (latest 5PM PST) @rebornix - Branch vscode.dev to
release/<x.y>after all expected fixes are in (latest 5PM PST) owner - Localization: Run Update VS Code Branch build with
release/*as the VS Code Branch parameter (it's the default so you shouldn't have to change anything) @rebornix - Announce
mainis open for business @rebornix - Fixing (PR + review required once branched - major bugs only - to be discussed in stand-up meeting, labeled as
candidate) - All release notes updated
- release notes are collected in a file named
v<Major>_<Minor>.mdin this repo directory - @aeschli
- @alexdima
- @alexr00
- @andreamah
- @bpasero
- @chrmarti
- @connor4312
- @dbaeumer
- @deepak1556
- @egamma
- @hediet
- @isidorn
- @joaomoreno
- @joyceerhl
- @jrieken
- @kieferrm
- @lramos15
- @lszomoru
- @meganrogge
- @mjbvz
- @rebornix
- @roblourens
- @rzhao271
- @sandy081
- @sbatten
- @TylerLeonhardt
- @Tyriar
- @weinand
- release notes are collected in a file named
- Acknowledge pull requests in release notes. We acknowledge PRs from outside the team. We have improved the tooling so that the @rebornix can generate the pull request acknowledgment for all repositories at once. @rebornix
-
debug-adapter-protocol,inno-updater,jsonc-parser,language-server-protocol,lsif-node,vscode,vscode-codicons,vscode-css-languageservice,vscode-debugadapter-node,vscode-dev-containers,vscode-docs,vscode-emmet-helper,vscode-eslint,vscode-extension-samples,vscode-generator-code,vscode-hexeditor,vscode-html-languageservice,vscode-js-debug,vscode-js-debug-companion,vscode-js-profile-visualizer,vscode-jshint,vscode-json-languageservice,vscode-languageserver-node,vscode-livepreview,vscode-loader,vscode-lsif-extension,vscode-node-debug,vscode-node-debug2,vscode-pull-request-github,vscode-recipes,vscode-references-view,vscode-textmate,vscode-vsce
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- Acknowledge issue trackers from the community @chrmarti
- Add notable fixes to the release notes all
- When done fixing/verifying and there are changes since last build at the end of day PT
- Build and manually release Insider from release/<x.y> @rebornix
Friday/Monday
- Polish release notes redmond
- Fixing (only critical bugs - no string changes)
Monday - Wednesday
- 🔖milestone issues
- 🔖candidate issues
- Polish release notes redmond
- Cherry-pick hand-picked and reviewed changes to
release/<x.y>@rebornix - Build
Insiderfromrelease/<x.y>@rebornix - Manually release
Insider@rebornix - Build stable for all platforms as new candidate issues come in @rebornix
- Documentation updated
- Run
scripts/test-documentation.sh|batand add file or fix issues if there are new colors that are not documented. @rebornix
Note: The
Insidersbuild needs to be in the wild for 24 hours before we can enter the last phase of the endgame. @rebornix
Wednesday/Thursday - Expected release day (this may change)
- Build stable for all platforms @rebornix
- Sanity check of installable bits (server instructions)
- Windows 32 bit
- signed installer 32-bit @mjbvz
- signed user installer 32-bit @mjbvz
- zip 32-bit @roblourens
- server 32-bit @roblourens
- Windows 64 bit @roblourens
- signed installer 64-bit
- signed user installer 64-bit
- zip 64-bit
- server 64-bit
- Windows ARM64 @sbatten
- signed installer ARM64
- signed user installer ARM64
- zip ARM64
- macOS
- Intel + Universal @roblourens
- Apple Silicon + Universal @kieferrm
- Linux x64
- Linux server owner
- x64 @roblourens
- x64 Alpine
- ARM32 @roblourens
- ARM64
- ARM64 Alpine
- Windows 32 bit
- Publish website @gregvanl
- Publish to stable @rebornix
- Trigger the vscode.dev Deploy pipeline for the
proddeployment target. Request approval from another team member at the necessary step. @rebornix - Create an official release @rebornix
- Create a tag (make sure you pull the release branch first):
git tag <x.y.z> - Push the tag:
git push origin <x.y.z> - Create a GitHub release: Open the GitHub tags, and click far right
... > Create Release. Use the correct title and description from our release notes. Also change the relative links for the key highlight list items to absolute links Example
- Create a tag (make sure you pull the release branch first):
- Twitter announcement @chrisdias
- Enable scheduled
insiderbuilds @rebornix - Bump up the version in
package.jsononmain- @rebornix - Publish @types/vscode @rebornix
- Close the milestone on GitHub @rebornix
- Create next milestone and ensure that it has a due date. The created milestone and its due date will be automatically synced across our repos @rebornix
- If no Patch Tuesday release is planned, let the Updates team know of that fact (CSEClientPatching@microsoft.com) @rebornix
- If a recovery build is needed, proceed to https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Endgame-Recovery-Template or https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-internalbacklog/wiki/Patch-Tuesday-Release-Endgame-Template/ @rebornix