Avalon 7.5 Release

[joncameron]

Release Checklist

Code Changes

• [x] Dependency Check - make sure dependencies with vulnerabilities are addressed
• [x] Update code files with version number
• [x] Update license headers in files if needed
• [x] Tag dependency repos
  • [x] New version of Active Encode with sanitization enhancements
• [x] Update gemfile to point to those tags
• [x] Merge develop into staging
• [x] Merge staging into master

Application Testing

• [x] Full Testing (on avalon-dev)
• [x] Smoke testing (after merge to staging)

Documentation

• [x] Update Known Issues documentation page
• [X] Create Upgrade Page
• [x] Update Upgrade Page as needed (https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AVALON/pages/2090467329/Upgrading+Avalon+7.4+to+Avalon+7.5)
• [x] Update current version number on the documentation wiki
• [x] Update wiki with release notes (once the release is published on Github)

Release and Documentation

• [x] Write a draft of release notes on Github
• [x] Publish release in Github (create tag as well, if the release is not already tagged) https://github.com/avalonmediasystem/avalon/releases
• [x] Update avalon-docker to point at new release docker tag and github tag
• [x] Build and push updated docker images (may already happen via bamboo CI process)

Website and Outreach

• [x] Publish blog post announcing the release
• [x] Update homepage with blog post for release announcement
• [x] Update homepage with the updated version and documentation links
• [x] Put announcement on Twitter
• [x] Put announcement on Facebook
• [x] Send out email to Samvera community mailing list
• [x] Publicize in appropriate Slack channels

[cjcolvar]

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