Monero Release Checklist for v0.17.0.0 (hard-fork) - 10/17/2020

[sethforprivacy]

• [x] Security audit
• [x] Code audit
• [ ] Ledger integration
  • [x] Implemented in Monero codebase (if needed)
  • [x] Ledger app integration coded by Ledger
  • [ ] Ledger Monero app update available
• [ ] Trezor integration
  • [x] Implemented in Monero codebase (if needed)
  • [x] Trezor app integration coded by Trezor
  • [ ] Trezor firmware update available (if needed)
• [x] Fork height set
  • [ ] Monero-announce mailer notice
  • [ ] Twitter announcement
  • [ ] Reddit announcement
  • [ ] Getmonero.org announcement
• [ ] Notify wallets
  • [ ] MyMonero
  • [ ] Coinomi
  • [ ] Exa Wallet
  • [ ] Wookey Wallet
  • [ ] X Wallet
  • [ ] Guarda
  • [ ] ZelCore
  • [ ] Cake Wallet
  • [ ] Monerujo
  • [ ] Edge Wallet
  • [ ] Exodus
  • [ ] XMRWallet
• [ ] Notify exchanges
  • [ ] https://web.getmonero.org/community/merchants/#exchanges
• [ ] Notify 3rd party payment processors
  • [ ] https://web.getmonero.org/community/merchants/#payment-gateways
• [ ] Notify mining pools
  • [ ] https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero
• [ ] New release name found using Monero naming convention
• [ ] Release tagged
  • [ ] Update src/version.cpp.in with new version AND new name (if necessary)
  • [ ] Update Gitian YML files in contrib/gitian/ to the new version number
  • [ ] Update README.md with new fork table entry (or at least update the Recommended Monero version)
  • [ ] Update contrib/gitian/README.md so that the instructions reflect the current version
  • [ ] Update src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp with a recent hardcoded checkpoint
  • [ ] Update src/blocks/checkpoints.dat with ./monero-blockchain-export --output-file checkpoints.dat --block-stop --blocksdat
  • [ ] Update expected_block_hashes_hash in src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp with checkpoints.dat sha256 hash
• [x] Testnet forked
• [ ] Testnet testing/verification
  • [ ] Ledger
  • [ ] Trezor
  • [ ] Release-specific testing
  • [ ] RPC testing/update RPC documentation
• [ ] CLI reproducible builds validated
• [ ] CLI released
  • [ ] https://web.getmonero.org/downloads/ updated
  • [ ] Update hashes.txt on website
  • [ ] Update downloads.yml on website
  • [ ] Update auto-update DNS records
  • [ ] Update redirects on downloads box
  • [ ] Update seed nodes
• [ ] GUI released
  • [ ] https://web.getmonero.org/downloads/ updated
  • [ ] Update hashes.txt on website
  • [ ] Update hashes.txt.sig on website
  • [ ] Update downloads.yml on website
  • [ ] Update auto-update DNS records
  • [ ] Update redirects on downloads box
• [ ] Release announcements made
  • [ ] Monero-announce mailer notice
  • [ ] Twitter announcement
  • [ ] Reddit announcement
  • [ ] Getmonero.org announcement

[selsta]

Ledger integration

• [X] Implemented in Monero codebase (if needed)
• [X] Ledger app integration coded by Ledger
• [ ] Ledger Monero app update available

Trezor integration

• [X] Implemented in Monero codebase (if needed)
• [X] Trezor app integration coded by Trezor
• [ ] Trezor firmware update available (if needed)

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• [X] Testnet forked

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• [ ] New release name found using Monero naming convention

[sethforprivacy]

Thanks, @selsta!

Added the missing items to the checklist, and updated status as you said.

[scottAnselmo]

Closing as both v0.17.0 and v0.17.1 have been released