pekko/scripts/release-train-issue-template.md

Release Akka VERSION

Before the release

• Make sure all important / big PRs have been merged by now
• Create a news item draft PR on akka.github.com, using the milestone
• Make sure to update versions.json in it

Cutting the release

• Make sure any running actions for the commit you would like to release have completed.
• Tag the release git tag -a -s -m 'Release v$VERSION$' v$VERSION$ and push the tag git push --tags
• Check that the GitHub Actions release build has executed successfully (it should publish artifacts to Sonatype and documentation to Gustav)

Check availability

• Check reference documentation
• Check the release on Maven central

When everything is on maven central

• ssh akkarepo@gustav.akka.io
  • update the current links on repo.akka.io to point to the latest version with

    ln -nsf $VERSION$ www/docs/akka/current
    ln -nsf $VERSION$ www/api/akka/current
    ln -nsf $VERSION$ www/japi/akka/current
    

  • check changes and commit the new version to the local git repository

    cd ~/www
    git add docs/akka/current docs/akka/$VERSION$
    git add api/akka/current api/akka/$VERSION$
    git add japi/akka/current japi/akka/$VERSION$
    git commit -m "Akka $VERSION$"
    

  • push changes to the remote git repository

    cd ~/www
    git push origin master
    

Announcements

• Merge draft news item for akka.io
• Create a GitHub release with the next tag version v$VERSION$, title and a link to the announcement
• Send a release notification to Lightbend discuss
• Tweet using the akkateam account (or ask someone to) about the new release
• Announce on Gitter akka/akka
• Announce internally