1.12 Release Checklist

[carlescufi]

Add items as required

• Major enhancements:

  • LLVM Support: Issue LLVM support on all applicable architectures #3689 (pushed to 1.13)
  • AMP support: Issue Asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP) #3065
  • VFS support: Issue Add Support for Multiple Simultaneous Backends/Partitions for FS #2978
  • Enhanced Logging: Issue Logging Subsystem Enhancements #6186 (pushed to 1.13)
  • Runtime config system: Issue Runtime non-volatile configuration system #5149
  • VFS support: Issue Add Support for Multiple Simultaneous Backends/Partitions for FS #2978
  • Command-line meta-tool: Issue Command-line Zephyr meta-tool  #6205
  • Out-of-tree code: Support maintaining subsystems out-of-tree #5554

• Pre RC1 Steps

  • Verify that all external components and external dependencies are up to date, for example
    • mbedTLS
    • tinycrypt
    • FatFS
  • Check known vulnerabilities, and fix exploitable vulnerabilities or verify them as unexploitable.

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• Release Notes WIP
  • Create draft doc/release-notes-1.12.rst with feature summary from https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#releases-overview
  • Update doc/release-notes-1.12.rst details sections (relative to 1.11.0 release) as important issues are addressed (subsystem owners)

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• Release data
  • Update version in VERSION
  • Run sanitycheck with --all --release and checkin resulting file scripts/sanity_chk/sanity_last_release.csv

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• Finalize Release Notes
  • Add list of GitHub issues (spell check issue list and fix in GitHub as needed)
  • Review doc/release-notes-1.12.rst overview summary and details sections (see Sign-off below)
  • Update doc/release-notes.rst (add reference to 1.12 notes)
  • Update doc/index.rst (add reference to doc/1.12.0)
  • Update doc/LICENSING.rst for new components that do not have a license
  • Create release and add notes on https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/releases
  • Final tagged release as zephyr-v1.12.0 (with release notes)
  • Update https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#releases-overview
  • Update https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#downloads (and git checkout version example)
  • Update doc generation (in future should be automatic based on tag)
  • Email devel@lists.zephyrproject.org & announce@lists.zephyrproject.org lists about release

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• Final Release Notes Sign-off
  • Subsystems
    • Networking - @jukkar
    • Bluetooth - @jhedberg , @carlescufi
  • Architectures
    • ARC - @ruuddw
    • ARM - @galak, @MaureenHelm
    • X86 - @nashif, @andrewboie
    • Xtensa, RISCV32, NIOS-II - @nashif, @andrewboie

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• After Release
  • Update patchlevel in Makefile (PATCHLEVEL = 99)
  • Marketing Blog for announcing release (https://www.zephyrproject.org/blog)
  • Create branch for 1.12.x releases, update github protections for branch
  • Create checklist issue for next release
  • Add a comment to this issue linking to the next release checklist issue
  • Update https://www.zephyrproject.org with latest stats from https://zephyr.biterg.io

[carlescufi]

Additional info: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/wiki/Release-procedure

[MaureenHelm]

Next release: #8320