Release Play 2.9.0

[mkurz]

Preparing the release

Better to do this in advance:

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Do the Release (Full document)

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  • [x] release play-json
  • [x] Look for PRs that should be merged.
  • [x] Look at status:needs-backport, status:needs-forwardport issues/PRs (including closed ones).
  • [x] Look at issues/PRs tagged milestone version (including closed ones).
  • [x] Update any dependencies that are needed. (e.g JDK, Scala)
  • [x] release play-ws
  • [x] Look for PRs that should be merged.
  • [x] Look at status:needs-backport, status:needs-forwardport issues/PRs (including closed ones).
  • [x] Look at issues/PRs tagged milestone version (including closed ones).
  • [x] Update any dependencies that are needed. (e.g JDK, Scala)
  • [x] Make sure play-ws uses new play-json
  • [x] release twirl
  • [x] Look for PRs that should be merged.
  • [x] Look at status:needs-backport, status:needs-forwardport, status:needs-backport-1.3 issues/PRs (including closed ones).
  • [x] Look at issues/PRs tagged milestone version (including closed ones).
  • [x] Update any dependencies that are needed. (e.g JDK, Scala)

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  • [x] Look for PRs that should be merged.
  • [x] Look at status:needs-backport, status:needs-forwardport issues/PRs (including closed ones).
  • [x] Look at issues/PRs tagged milestone version (including closed ones).
  • [x] Update any dependencies that are needed. (e.g JDK, Scala)
  • [x] Make sure play uses new play-json, play-ws, twirl

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  • [x] release play-slick
  • [ ] release play-ebean
  • [x] release scalatestplus-play
  • [x] release play-grpc

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  • [x] Post on security mailing list if necessary
  • [x] Publish a release at https://github.com/playframework/playframework/releases with a corresponding discussion
  • [x] Tweet about the new release: https://twitter.com/playframework/
  • [x] Announce in the Play LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3818467/
  • [x] Post an (email) update on the Play Open Collective page: https://opencollective.com/playframework#category-CONNECT
  • [x] Post an (email) update in the GitHub Sponsors Dashboard https://github.com/sponsors/playframework/dashboard/updates (private link)
  • [x] Post on Scala Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/scala/

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[mkurz]

• https://twitter.com/playframework/status/1721576472047911007
• https://www.reddit.com/r/scala/comments/17p7szb/play_29_and_30_released/
• https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7127609055031799808/
• https://groups.google.com/g/play-framework-security/c/3OtWr2yrpGk
• https://opencollective.com/playframework/updates/play-2-9-and-3-0-are-available-now
• https://github.com/sponsors/playframework/dashboard/updates (private, but jsut same post like for OpenCollective)

[mkurz]

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