v15 Network Upgrade Checklist

[sethforprivacy]

• [x] Bulletproofs+ Security audit
  • https://suyash67.github.io/homepage/assets/pdfs/bulletproofs_plus_audit_report_v1.1.pdf
  • https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/INrzUwkZ/bpp-audit-report-20210324.pdf
• [x] Bulletproofs+ Code audit
  • https://suyash67.github.io/homepage/assets/pdfs/bulletproofs_plus_audit_report_v1.1.pdf
  • https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/INrzUwkZ/bpp-audit-report-20210324.pdf
• [x] Ledger integration
  • [x] Ledger notified
  • [x] Pull request made against Monero codebase (if needed)
  • https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/8465/
  • [x] Pull request merged into Monero codebase (if needed)
  • [x] Ledger app integration coded by @j-berman
  • [x] Ledger Monero app update available (Date TBD)
• [x] Trezor integration
  • [x] Trezor notified
  • [x] Pull request made against Monero codebase (if needed)
  • https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/8299
  • [x] Pull request merged into Monero codebase (if needed)
  • [x] Trezor firmware update coded by Trezor
  • https://github.com/trezor/trezor-firmware/pull/2232
  • [x] Trezor firmware update available (~Aug 17th, 2022)
• [x] Fork height set
  • [x] Twitter announcement
  • https://twitter.com/monero/status/1516835820828823561
  • [x] Reddit announcement
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/u820v7/blog_monero_will_undergo_a_network_upgrade_on/
  • [x] Getmonero.org announcement
  • https://www.getmonero.org/2022/04/20/network-upgrade-july-2022.html
• [ ] Notify wallets
  • [x] MyMonero
  • [ ] Coinomi
  • [ ] Exa Wallet
  • [ ] Wookey Wallet
  • [ ] X Wallet
  • [ ] Guarda
  • [ ] ZelCore
  • [x] Cake Wallet
  • [x] Monerujo
  • [x] Edge Wallet
  • [ ] Exodus
  • [ ] XMRWallet
  • [x] Feather Wallet
• [ ] Notify exchanges
  • [ ] https://www.getmonero.org/community/merchants/#exchanges
• [ ] Notify 3rd party payment processors
  • [ ] https://www.getmonero.org/community/merchants/#payment-gateways
  • [x] BTCPayServer
• [ ] Notify mining pools
  • [ ] https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero
  • [x] https://liberty-pool.com/
• [x] Release branch created (July 15th, 2022) - https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tree/release-v0.18
  • [x] Update src/version.cpp.in with new version AND new name (if necessary)
  • [x] Update Gitian YML files in contrib/gitian/ to the new version number
  • [x] Update README.md with new fork table entry (or at least update the Recommended Monero version)
  • [x] Update contrib/gitian/README.md so that the instructions reflect the current version
  • [x] Update src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp with a recent hardcoded checkpoint
  • [x] Update src/blocks/checkpoints.dat with ./monero-blockchain-export --output-file checkpoints.dat --block-stop --blocksdat
  • [x] Update expected_block_hashes_hash in src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp with checkpoints.dat sha256 hash
• [x] Testnet forked (May 16th, 2022)
• [x] Testnet testing/verification
  • [x] Ledger (pending app release)
  • [x] Trezor (pending firmware release)
  • [x] Release-specific testing
  • [ ] RPC testing/update RPC documentation
• [x] Stagenet forked (~August 6th, 2022, height 1151000)
• [x] Stagenet testing/verification
  • [x] Ledger (pending app release)
  • [x] Trezor (pending firmware release)
  • [x] Release-specific testing
• [x] CLI reproducible builds validated
• [x] CLI released - https://www.getmonero.org/2022/07/19/monero-0.18.0.0-released.html
  • [x] https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/ updated
  • [x] Update hashes.txt on website
  • [x] Update downloads.yml on website
  • [x] Update auto-update DNS records
  • [x] Update redirects on downloads box
  • [x] Update seed nodes
• [x] GUI released - https://www.getmonero.org/2022/07/19/monero-0.18.0.0-released.html
  • [x] https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/ updated
  • [x] Update hashes.txt on website
  • [x] Update hashes.txt.sig on website
  • [x] Update downloads.yml on website
  • [x] Update auto-update DNS records
  • [x] Update redirects on downloads box
• [x] Release Announcements
  • [x] Monero-announce mailer notice
  • [x] Twitter announcement
  • [x] Reddit announcement
  • [x] Getmonero.org announcement

[sethforprivacy]

Updates:

• Hard-fork date and height set per https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/684 and https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/700
  • Branch/feature complete: July 15th, 2022
  • Release date: July 20th, 2022
  • Testnet hard-fork: May 16th, 2022, (block 1,982,800 and 1,983,520)
  • Stagenet hard-fork: ~August 6th, 2022, (block 1,151,000)
  • Mainnet hard-fork: ~August 13th, 2022 (block 2,688,888)
• Shared checklist URL in monero-dev, monero-research-lab, monero-research-lounge, monero-community, monero-space, and feather-wallet IRC/Matrix channels
  • Pinned checklist URL in r/Monero as well: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/u5wgp6/v15_network_upgrade_checklist_tentative_date_set/
• Shared official blog post broadly: https://www.getmonero.org/2022/04/20/network-upgrade-july-2022.html

[selsta]

Just for completeness, we had a second BP+ code audit: https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/INrzUwkZ/bpp-audit-report-20210324.pdf

[sethforprivacy]

Updated dates/heights per https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/700 and added Stagenet steps to checklist.

[Gingeropolous]

is there a name yet for the release?

[sethforprivacy]

is there a name yet for the release?

"Fluorine Fermi" was chosen: https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/623

[Rucknium]

@sethforprivacy , this need to be updated for the new network upgrade date.

[hundehausen]

@sethforprivacy can you please give us an update on that checklist?

[sethforprivacy]

@sethforprivacy , this need to be updated for the new network upgrade date.

Done a few days ago, just forgot to reply :)

[sethforprivacy]

@sethforprivacy can you please give us an update on that checklist?

I unfortunately do not have any updates and haven't been able to keep up with meetings/convos in -dev.

@selsta are there any updates that need to be made to the checklist that you are aware of?

[selsta]

@sethforprivacy we will branch and tag today / tomorrow and release in the next days.

[sethforprivacy]

Updated with as much info as I have on what has been done now that binaries are out, and posted in #monero-community requesting people reach out to their favorite wallets and exchanges to notify them of the upgrade.

[gtbuchanan]

The Trezor firmware update is now available.

[sethforprivacy]

AFAIK all Monero-sided work is complete at this point, so I'm closing this issue. I'll PR improvements to the checklist shortly as well that were learned from this.

[sethforprivacy]

Updated check-list PR with lessons/steps learned from this fork:

https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/8516