qubes-doc/developer/releases/todo.md

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Release Checklist

the checklist is probably unfinished

On -rc1

• write schedule
• create package repositories (linux-yum, linux-deb)
• update repository definition (core-agent-linux, installer-qubes-os/qubes-release)
• push all packages to current-testing
• draft release notes, one note per feature
• create upgrade package in previous release branch (r2->r3.0, r3.0->r3.1, etc) - core-agent-linux
• make sure that keys for the current release are included in previous release's qubes-release package (for upgrade)
• build ISO and push to mirrors

On subsequent -rc

• push packages to current
• update release notes
• build ISO and push to mirrors
• notify @Rudd-O about the new ISO for new torrent hosting

On final release

• push packages to current
• finish release notes
• update InstallationInstructions
• build ISO and push to mirrors
• notify @Rudd-O about the new ISO for new torrent hosting
• write blog post
• announce on Twitter