[ ] Make sure that all upstream dependencies of this package that need to be submitted to CRAN were accepted before going into release activities.
[ ] Make sure integration tests are green 2-3 days before the release. Look carefully through logs (check for warnings and notes).
[ ] Decide what gets merged in before starting release activities.
Release
Prepare the release
[ ] Create a new release candidate branch
git checkout -b release-candidate-vX.Y.Z
[ ] Update NEWS.md file: make sure it reflects a holistic summary of what has changed in the package.
[ ] Remove the additional fields (Remotes) from the DESCRIPTION file where applicable.
[ ] Make sure that the minimum dependency versions are updated in the DESCRIPTION file for the package and its reverse dependencies (Optional).
[ ] Increase versioned dependency on {package name} to >=X.Y.Z (Optional).
[ ] Commit your changes and create the PR on GitHub (add "[skip vbump]" in the PR title). Add all updates, commit, and push changes:
# Make the necessary modifications to your files
# Stage the changes
git add <files your modified>
# Commit the changes
git commit -m "[skip vbump] <Your commit message>"
git push origin release-candidate-vX.Y.Z`
Test the release
[ ] Execute the manual tests on Shiny apps that are deployed on various hosting providers (Posit connect and shinyapps.io) - track the results in GitHub issue (Applicable only for frameworks that use Shiny).
[ ] Monitor integration tests, if integration fails, create priority issues on the board.
[ ] Execute UAT tests (Optional).
CRAN submission
[ ] Tag the update(s) as a release candidate vX.Y.Z-rc (e.g. v0.5.3-rc1) on the release candidate branch (release-candidate-vX.Y.Z).
# Create rc tag for submission for internal validation
git tag vX.Y.Z-rc<iteration number>
git push origin vX.Y.Z-rc<iteration number>
[ ] Build the package locally using the command:R CMD build . which will generate a .tar.gz file necessary for the CRAN submission.
[ ] Address CRAN feedback, tag the package vX.Y.Z-rc(n+1) and repeat the submission to CRAN whenever necessary.
[ ] Get the package accepted and published on CRAN.
Tag the release
[ ] If the additional fields were removed, add them back in a separate PR, and then merge the PR back to main (add "[skip vbump]" in the PR title). If nothing was removed just merge the PR you created in the "Prepare the release" section to 'main'. Note the commit hash of the merged commit. Note: additional commits might be added to the main branch by a bot or an automation - we do NOT want to tag this commit.
Make sure of the following before continuing
[ ] CI checks are passing in GH before releasing the package.
[ ] Shiny apps are deployable and there are no errors/warnings (Applicable only for frameworks that use Shiny).
[ ] Create a git tag with the final version set to vX.Y.Z on the main branch. In order to do this:
Checkout the commit hash.
git checkout <commit hash>
Tag the hash with the release version (vX.Y.Z).
git tag vX.Y.Z
Push the tag to make the final release.
git push origin vX.Y.Z
[ ] Update downstream package dependencies to (>=X.Y.Z) in {package name}.
Note: Once the release tag is created, the package is automatically published to internal repositories.
Post-release
[ ] Ensure that CRAN checks are passing for the package.
[ ] Make sure that the package is published to internal repositories.
[ ] Make sure internal documentation is up to date.
[ ] Review and update installation instructions for the package wherever needed (Optional).
Blocked by
PRs
Issues
Pre-release
Release
Prepare the release
git checkout -b release-candidate-vX.Y.ZRemotes) from the DESCRIPTION file where applicable.Test the release
CRAN submission
R CMD build .which will generate a .tar.gz file necessary for the CRAN submission.Tag the release
mainbranch by a bot or an automation - we do NOT want to tag this commit.Make sure of the following before continuing
[ ] CI checks are passing in GH before releasing the package.
[ ] Shiny apps are deployable and there are no errors/warnings (Applicable only for frameworks that use Shiny).
[ ] Create a git tag with the final version set to vX.Y.Z on the main branch. In order to do this:
git checkout <commit hash>git tag vX.Y.Zgit push origin vX.Y.Z[ ] Update downstream package dependencies to (>=X.Y.Z) in {package name}. Note: Once the release tag is created, the package is automatically published to internal repositories.
Post-release
Decision tree
Click here to see the release decision tree.