monero/docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md

Monero hard-fork release check-list

• Security audit
• Code audit
• Ledger integration
  • Ledger notified
  • Pull request made against Monero codebase (if needed)
  • Pull request merged into Monero codebase (if needed)
  • Ledger app integration coded
  • Ledger Monero app update available
• Trezor integration
  • Trezor notified
  • Pull request made against Monero codebase (if needed)
  • Pull request merged into Monero codebase (if needed)
  • Trezor firmware update coded
  • Trezor firmware update available
• Fork height set
  • Twitter announcement
  • Reddit announcement
  • Getmonero.org announcement
• Notify wallets
  • MyMonero
  • Coinomi
  • Exa Wallet
  • Wookey Wallet
  • X Wallet
  • Guarda
  • ZelCore
  • Cake Wallet
  • Monerujo
  • Edge Wallet
  • Exodus
  • XMRWallet
  • Feather Wallet
• Notify exchanges
  • https://www.getmonero.org/community/merchants/#exchanges
• Notify 3rd party payment processors
  • https://www.getmonero.org/community/merchants/#payment-gateways
  • BTCPayServer
• Notify mining pools
  • https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero
• Release branch created
  • Update src/version.cpp.in with new version AND new name (if necessary)
  • Update Gitian YML files in contrib/gitian/ to the new version number
  • Update README.md with new fork table entry (or at least update the Recommended Monero version)
  • Update contrib/gitian/README.md so that the instructions reflect the current version
  • Update src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp with a recent hardcoded checkpoint
  • Update src/blocks/checkpoints.dat with ./monero-blockchain-export --output-file checkpoints.dat --block-stop --blocksdat
  • Update expected_block_hashes_hash in src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp with checkpoints.dat sha256 hash
• Testnet forked
• Testnet testing/verification
  • Ledger
  • Trezor
  • Release-specific testing
  • RPC testing/update RPC documentation
• Stagenet forked
• Stagenet testing/verification
  • Ledger
  • Trezor
  • Release-specific testing
• CLI reproducible builds validated
• CLI released
  • https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/ updated
  • Update hashes.txt on website
  • Update downloads.yml on website
  • Update auto-update DNS records
  • Update redirects on downloads box
  • Update seed nodes
• GUI released
  • https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/ updated
  • Update hashes.txt on website
  • Update hashes.txt.sig on website
  • Update downloads.yml on website
  • Update auto-update DNS records
  • Update redirects on downloads box
• Release Announcements
  • Monero-announce mailer notice
  • Twitter announcement
  • Reddit announcement
  • Getmonero.org announcement