From c1cef983b72cfc7106d34cd0310c544622c08fad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomas Nozicka Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 16:06:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update release procedures --- release.md | 186 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 102 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-) diff --git a/release.md b/release.md index 5065736fb3f..d7b007e5121 100644 --- a/release.md +++ b/release.md @@ -1,19 +1,22 @@ -# Release procedure +# Release procedures -## Prerequisites -1. Stop merges to `master` branch except for the PR in the next section. +## Creating a release branch -## Creating a new release branch -1. Create a release branch on the upstream. - ``` - git fetch upstream master - git push upstream upstream/master:refs/heads/vX.Y - ``` +### Mark `master` as the next release +Moving `master` to the next release is done by creating a new `vX.Y+1.Z-alpha.0` tag for the next version. It can be either just the `git` tag or a proper `alpha` release, but given the very little difference the `beta` of the previous release, it's usability is limited to worth the effort. +``` +git fetch git@github.com:scylladb/scylla-operator.git +git tag -s -a vX.Y+1.Z-alpha.0 "${revision}" -m "vX.Y+1.Z-alpha.0" +git push git@github.com:scylladb/scylla-operator.git vX.Y+1.Z-alpha.0 +``` -1. Set branch protection rules on `vX.Y` branch in GitHub repository settings. +### Creating a new release branch +``` +git push git@github.com:scylladb/scylla-operator.git vX.Y+1.Z-alpha.0^{}:refs/heads/vX.Y +``` -## Updating the release branch -1. On the release branch, change the default value of the image tag variable in Makefile. Set only major and minor part of version without the 'v' prefix. +### Updating the release branch +1. On the new release branch, change the default value of the image tag variable in Makefile. Set only major and minor part of version without the 'v' prefix. ``` IMAGE_TAG ?=X.Y ``` @@ -30,22 +33,14 @@ 1. Commit changes and create a PR with `vX.Y` as base branch. ``` - git commit -a -m "Updated generated code" + git commit -a -m "Updated generated" ``` -1. Once the PR is merged, tag the merge commit as `vX.Y.Z-beta.0` using an **annotated** tag. - ``` - git fetch upstream vX.Y - git tag -a vX.Y.Z-beta.0 upstream/vX.Y -m "vX.Y.Z-beta.0" - git push upstream vX.Y.Z-beta.0 - ``` - -1. Ask QA to run smoke test on beta before preparing release candidate. -## Updating `master` branch for the next release +### Enable building docs for the new release branch 1. Enable building docs from `vX.Y` branch by adding an entry to `docs/source/conf.py`. ``` - BRANCHES = ['master', 'v0.3', 'v1.0', 'v1.1', 'vX.Y'] + BRANCHES = ['master', 'v1.11', 'v1.12', 'vX.Y'] ``` 1. Set new version as unstable: @@ -55,78 +50,101 @@ 1. Send the PR to `master` branch. -1. When merged, create an **annotated** tag `vX.Y+1.0-alpha.0` for the next release from the merge commit. - ``` - git fetch upstream master - git tag -a vX.Y+1.0-alpha.0 upstream/master -m 'vX.Y+1.0-alpha.0' - git push upstream vX.Y+1.0-alpha.0 - ``` +### Finalize +When the PRs are merged, publish `vX.Y.0-beta.0` pre-release and ask QA to run smoke test using it. -1. Open `master` branch for merging. +## Creating releases +All the releases and pre-releases are a promotion of an existing image built by our CI. -## Publishing a release candidate -1. For `Z=0`, the release candidate should be tagged only when all issues in the GitHub milestone are closed and fixed in the release branch. +### Alpha +`alpha` is a testing release that is done on demand, usually from a `master` branch. -1. Tag the HEAD of the release branch using an **annotated** tag. - ``` - git fetch upstream vX.Y - git tag -a vX.Y.Z-rc.I upstream/vX.Y -m "vX.Y.Z-rc.I" - git push upstream vX.Y.Z-rc.I - ``` - CI will automatically create a new release in GitHub and publish the [release notes](#release-notes) there. +It is created as a promotion of an image created by a postsubmit from the associated branch. -1. Announce the new RC with the link to the GitHub release on: - - `#scylla-operator` channel in ScyllaDB-Users Slack - - users mailing list (https://groups.google.com/g/scylladb-users) +### Beta +`beta` is a testing release that comes from a release branch. -## Publishing a final release +It is created as a promotion of an image created by a postsubmit from the associated branch. -1. Tag the final release from the last RC that was approved by QA team using an **annotated** tag: - ``` - git tag -a vX.Y.Z tags/vX.Y.Z-rc.I^{} -m 'vX.Y.Z' - git push upstream vX.Y.Z - ``` - CI will automatically create a new release in GitHub and publish the [release notes](#release-notes) there. - -1. Promote the container image from the latest RC approved by QA team. - - `skopeo` - ``` - skopeo copy docker://docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z-rc.I docker://docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z - ``` - - - `docker` - ``` - docker pull docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z-rc.I - docker tag docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z-rc.I docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z - docker push docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z - ``` - -1. Publish the Helm charts. - ``` - git checkout vX.Y.Z - gcloud auth login - make helm-publish HELM_CHANNEL=stable HELM_APP_VERSION=X.Y.Z HELM_CHART_VERSION=vX.Y.Z - ``` - -1. Ask QA to smoke test vX.Y.Z helm charts. - -1. Mark docs as latest, and remove from unstable versions list in `docs/source/conf.py` in the master branch: - ``` - smv_latest_version = 'vX.Y' - UNSTABLE_VERSIONS = ['master'] - ``` +### RC +`rc` (release candidate) is the attempt at GA release. +It is intended to go through extended testing and become the GA image, if successful. + +It is created as a promotion of an image created by a postsubmit from the associated branch. + +### GA +GA release is our final release to be published. + +It is created as a promotion of an `rc` image tagged earlier, if it passes the tests. + +## Promoting releases and pre-releases + +### Tagging the image +First, you need to promote an existing image with your new tag. We use both `docker.io` and `quay.io` for resiliency and different features like image scanning. (Image synchronization may get automated in the future.) + +#### From `master` branch +``` +skopeo copy --all docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:latest-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.0-alpha.I +``` +``` +skopeo copy --all docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.0-alpha.I docker://docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.0-alpha.I +``` + +#### From release branch +``` +skopeo copy --all docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z-beta.I +``` +``` +skopeo copy --all docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z-beta.I docker://docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.0-beta.I +``` + +#### From a pre-release +``` +skopeo copy --all docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.0-rc.I docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.0 +``` +``` +skopeo copy --all docker://quay.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.0 docker://docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.0 +``` + +### Creating matching `git` tag +When the new image is tagged, you should create a matching `git` tag that this image was built from. (This may get automated in the future.) +``` +revision="$( skopeo inspect '--format={{ index .Labels "org.opencontainers.image.revision" }}' docker://docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:X.Y.Z-alpha.I )" +``` +``` +git fetch git@github.com:scylladb/scylla-operator.git +git tag -s -a vX.Y.Z-alpha.I "${revision}" -m "vX.Y.Z-alpha.I" +git push git@github.com:scylladb/scylla-operator.git vX.Y.Z-alpha.I +``` +CI will automatically create a new release in GitHub and publish the [release notes](#release-notes) there, and it will automatically publish Helm charts. + +## Release announcements +A new release should be published in several channels. This is usually done only for RC and GA releases. +For GA release we first write a google doc and get it reviewed and approved by at least the PM and the TL. + +### GitHub release + +CI automatically publishes full release notes, listing every PR merged for this release. + +### ScyllaDB Forum +There is a dedicated section on release notes on ScyllaDB Forum that is being linked from the [ScyllaDB docs](https://www.scylladb.com/product/release-notes). +It filters posts to `Release notes` category that have `operator-release` tags. +To publish a release, create a new topic (post) in [Release notes](https://forum.scylladb.com/tags/c/scylladb-release-notes/18/operator-release) category. -1. Submit a PR using `master` as target branch. +| Title | Tags | Content | +| :-------------------------------: | :--------------------------------------: | :-----------------------: | +| `[RELEASE] Scylla Operator X.Y.Z` | `operator-release`, `operator`, `release`| copy&paste the google doc | -1. (optional) Update the release schedule in `docs/source/release.md`. -1. Submit a PR using `master` as target branch. +### ScyllaDB User Slack +Send a post to the `#scylla-operator` channel in ScyllaDB-Users Slack based on the following template. +``` +:scylla-operator: :rocket: The ScyllaDB team is pleased to announce the release of Scylla Operator X.Y.Z. :rocket: :scylla-operator: -1. Wait for QA to give you the green light. +Release notes announcement - https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-scylla-operator-1-12-0/1446 +Full release notes - https://github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/releases/tag/v1.12.0 +``` -1. Announce the new release with the link to the GitHub release on: - - `#scylla-operator` channel in ScyllaDB-Users Slack - - users mailing list (https://groups.google.com/g/scylladb-users) ## Release notes 1. Release notes are now published by CI for every release and beta+rc prereleases. The release notes contain changes since the last corresponding release in the same category, according to this table