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name: 'Release Process'
about: 'COMMITTER ONLY: Managing the Jetty release process'
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title: 'Jetty Releases 9.4.x, 10.0.y, 11.0.y'
assignees: ''
labels: Build
---
**Jetty Versions:**
This release process will produce releases:
**Target Date:**
**Tasks:**
- [x] Create the release(s) issue.
- [ ] Update the target Jetty version(s) in the issue.
- [ ] Update the target release date in the issue.
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- [ ] Link this issue to the target [GitHub Project(s) ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/projects ).
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- [ ] Assign this issue to a "release manager".
- [ ] Review [draft security advisories ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories ). Ensure that issues are created and assigned to GitHub Projects to capture any advisories that will be announced.
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- [ ] Update [GitHub Project(s) ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/projects )
+ [ ] Create new project for the next releases (not this release).
+ [ ] Ensure new project is public (not private)
+ [ ] Freeze the target [GitHub Project(s) ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/projects ) by editing their names to "Jetty X.Y.Z FROZEN"
+ [ ] Review the issues/PRs assigned to the target [GitHub Project(s) ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/projects ). Any tasks that are not-yet-started are moved to next releases.
- [ ] Review dependabot status. [Manually ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/network/updates ) run dependabot if needed and review resulting PRs for inclusion.
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- [ ] Wait 24 hours from last change to the issues/PRs included in FROZEN GitHub Project(s).
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- [ ] Verify target [project(s) ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/projects ) are complete.
- [ ] Verify that branch `jetty-10.0.x` is merged to branch `jetty-11.0.x` .
- [ ] Assign issue to "build manager", who will stage the releases.
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+ [ ] Create and use branches `release/<ver>` to perform version specific release work from.
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+ [ ] Ensure `VERSION.txt` additions for each release will be meaningful, descriptive, correct text.
+ [ ] Stage 9.4 release with Java 11.
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+ [ ] Stage 10 release with Java 21.
+ [ ] Stage 11 release with Java 21.
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+ [ ] Push release branches `release/<ver>` to to https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project
+ [ ] Push release tags `jetty-<ver>` to https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project
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+ [ ] Edit a draft release (for each Jetty release) in GitHub (https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases). Content is generated with the "changelog tool".
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- [ ] Assign issue to "test manager", who will oversee the testing of the staged releases.
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+ [ ] Test [CometD ](https://github.com/cometd/cometd ).
+ [ ] Test [Reactive HttpClient ](https://github.com/jetty-project/jetty-reactive-httpclient ).
+ [ ] Test [Load Generator ](https://github.com/jetty-project/jetty-load-generator ).
+ [ ] Test [Jetty Docker images ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.docker ).
+ [ ] Test other [Jetty OSS integrations ](https://jenkins.webtide.net/job/external_oss ).
+ [ ] Check [TCK CI ](https://jenkins.webtide.net/job/tck ).
+ [ ] Test sponsored integrations.
+ [ ] Check CI for performance regressions.
+ [ ] Notify interested parties and invite testing of the staged release(s).
+ [ ] Assign issue back to "release manager".
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- [ ] Collect release votes from committers.
- [ ] Promote staged releases.
- [ ] Merge release branches back to main branches and delete release branches.
- [ ] Verify release existence in Maven Central by triggering the Jenkins builds of CometD.
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- [ ] Update Jetty versions on the website ( follow instructions in [jetty-website ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty-website/blob/master/README.md ) ).
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+ [ ] Update (or check) [Download ](https://eclipse.dev/jetty/download.php ) page is updated.
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+ [ ] Update (or check) documentation page(s) are updated.
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- [ ] Publish GitHub Releases.
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- [ ] Prepare release announcement for mailing lists.
- [ ] Publish any [security advisories ](https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories ).
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+ [ ] Edit `VERSION.txt` to include any actual CVE number next to correspondent issue.
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+ [ ] Edit any issues for CVEs in github with their CVE number
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- [ ] Notify downstream maintainers.
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+ [ ] Eclipse p2 maintainer.
+ [ ] Docker maintainer.
+ [ ] Jenkins maintainer.
+ [ ] Other maintainers.