Release 0.4.2-beta
see #463 (closed) as reference
Preparation
-
String freeze (disable auto-pull) and announcement on Transifex at least a week before the release -
Update translations (MR)- run
tx pull -a -f
, add new languages toUnencryptedSettings.kt
(see java locale list), create commit - temporarily remove
minimum_perc = 50
from.tx/config
- run
tx pull -a -f && rm briar-desktop/src/main/resources/strings/* && git restore briar-desktop/src/main/resources/strings/*
- re-add
minimum_perc = 50
to.tx/config
, append changes to last commit
- run
-
Extensive testing -
Update changelog
Version bump
-
Change version in build config and metainfo.xml (!325 (merged)) -
Tag in Git (use git tag -a -s <version-name>-beta -m "Briar Desktop <version-name>-beta"
) (https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-desktop/-/tags/0.4.2-beta) -
GitLab CI builds release files automatically (https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-desktop/-/pipelines/13935)
Deployment
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Copy release files to desktop.briarproject.org (using update-binaries.sh
with updated version code) -
Rewrite and check that permalink points to correct version (don't forget to test and reload web server) -
Update version and checksums (calculated using verify_hashsums.sh
) on website (website!108 (merged)) -
Publish website
PR
-
Inform 3rd party maintainers about release -
Publish blog post -
Post on social media (Mastodon, Twitter), useful character counter -
Update screenshot on website