Release 1.12 - Githubissues

Feature: Merging to and from Master

Prepare Staging

[x] PR to remove RC from the version number
- start in new branch (e.g., zpp-remove-rc-1.4);
- edit package.json for version (e.g., v1.12); commit; publish
- git tag (e.g., v1.12); git push --tags
- create PR from remove... branch --> develop; connect this PR to the "RELEASE" issue
- merge this PR (even if you merge it yourself, please use PR and do not commit directly to the develop branch)
[x] Release Branch:
- pull latest develop changes
- create new branch: release branch for version 1.12 from develop
- publish release branch to github
[x] Create staging Netlify link (PROD Data)
- create new PR from v1.12 --> STAGE; connect to the release issue
- walk through happy path on deploy preview
- merge
- Monitor build: wait 20 minutes? https://stage--tc-create-app.netlify.app/ Verify version & build number are updated. (If the DEPLOY PREVIEW encountered NO errors, then STAGE should build fine.)
  QA Release and Staged
- [x] Ping QA that release branch for version 1.12 is ready for testing
- [x] Release notes are drafted
- [x] QA approves release notes
- [x] QA gives go-ahead to release to production
  Release and Publish
- [x] PR from release branch for version 1.12 to Master
- create new PR from STAGE --> master; connect to the release issue
- walk through happy path on deploy preview
- merge
- Monitor build: wait 20 minutes?
  - https://app.netlify.com/sites/tc-create-app/deploys/
  - https://create.translationcore.com/
  - Verify version & build number are updated. (If the DEPLOY PREVIEW encountered NO errors, then PROD should build fine.)
- [x] Ping QA that production release is released
- [x] Final Go ahead from QA to notify the users of the new release
- [x] tag release on Github v1.12
- [x] publish release note
- [ ] Announce on forum.door43.org https://forum.door43.org/t/tc-create-1-x-release-notes/661

unfoldingWord / tc-create-app

Release 1.12 #1574

Prepare Staging

QA Release and Staged

Release and Publish