Release candidate (Jan 19, 2024)

[x] Announce the release, leave enough time for teams to surface any last minute issues that need to get in before freeze. Make sure debugger and gopls teams are looped in as well.
[x] Check the milestone and resolve/move unresolved issues.
[x] Update master for the release
- [x] Update hardcoded latest version for gopls.
- [x] Update CHANGELOG.md.
- [x] Make sure the "Thanks" section is up-to-date.
- [x] Check the Markdown rendering to make sure everything looks good.
[x] Update release for the release
- [x] Create a branch against release for a pull request.
- [x] Merge changes from master to prepare for the release.
- [x] Change the version in package.json from a -dev suffix
- [x] Run npm install to make sure package-lock.json is up-to-date
- [x] Update the license file ($ tools/license.sh; mv LICENSE.prod LICENSE)
[x] Check the Long Tests status is green. Otherwise, fix the tests, send cls for review, submit them, and repeat.
[x] Perform manual smoke tests
[x] Create new RC version tag for v0.40.2-rc.1 at gerrit’s vscode-go repo management page
- [x] Go to the release page https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/releases and check if the new release candidate is up. If necessary, you can manually edit the comment by clicking the “Edit” button. Don’t mutate uploaded vsix.
- [x] Ask @golang/tools-team and contributors to this release to test the release candidate

Final (Jan 22, 2024)

NOTE: there were typos in the survey prompt and the CHANGELOG in v0.40.2. Thus, we ended up releasing v0.40.3. Sorry for causing the confusion.

gopherbot commented 6 months ago

Change https://go.dev/cl/556858 mentions this issue: extension/CHANGELOG.md: add v0.40.2 entry

gopherbot commented 6 months ago

Change https://go.dev/cl/556859 mentions this issue: [release] extension/CHANGELOG.md: add v0.40.2 entry