Release todo 16.0.0-rc.1

[nickvergessen]

Get branches/versions to release from https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestones

💺 Preparation

• Check there are no pending backports: backport-request
• Check all milestones don't have priority issues still open
  • https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestone/180
• On major releases
  • Create a test package and check if a new development file needs to be added to the packaging exclude list in Makefile

  make appstore

  • Make sure the GDPR document is updated for new database tables/columns
  • Make sure dependabot.yml is sending patch updates to the stable branch
• Create a PR against master CHANGELOG.md with the changelog of all milestones that are subject to the release
  • chore(release): Add changelog and bump version to 16.0.0-rc.1 #8929
• Merge the PR

🚀 v16.0.0-rc.1

Start with the oldest version here, so the appstore and github releases show the newest version as "Last release"

• Make sure you pull the latest stable branch:

  git checkout stable26
  git pull origin stable26

• Clean the dev instance and update all dependencies with the lock file versions and build the production javascrip:

  make production-setup
  # On 24 and older versions run:
  # make dev-setup build-js-production

• Do a quick smoke test by starting a call with:
  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Android app
  • iOS app
• Create tag (note that the leading v in v16.0.0-rc.1 will be automatically added to the tag)

  make create-tag version=16.0.0-rc.1

• Push the git tag to https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed

  git push releases v16.0.0-rc.1

• Mark the tag as a (pre-)release in https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/new?tag=v16.0.0-rc.1
  • Add the respective CHANGELOG.md section
• Check that the GitHub Action started: https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/actions
• Mark the tag as a (pre-)release in https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/releases/new?tag=v16.0.0-rc.1
  • Add the respective CHANGELOG.md section
  • 🛑 Do NOT re-upload the binary here.
• Rename milestone 🚀 Next Beta (26) to v16.0.0-rc.1 in https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/milestones
  Unless last release of the stable branch:
  • Create a follow up milestone for 🚀 Next RC (26) (Due date in ~4 days)
  • Move all open PRs and issues from milestone v16.0.0-rc.1 to 🚀 Next RC (26)
• Close the v16.0.0-rc.1 milestone
• Ensure that the GitHub Action finished successfully: https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/actions
• In case there were security issues fixed ping the security team