2.1 Release Checklist

[ioannisg]

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• [x] Major enhancements:

  • [ ] Make newlib libc the default c library: #3102 (Pushed to 2.1.0)

• [x] Pre RC1 Steps

  • [x] Verify that all external components and external dependencies are up to date, for example
    • mbedTLS
    • tinycrypt
    • FatFS
  • [x] Check known vulnerabilities, and fix exploitable vulnerabilities or verify them as un-exploitable.

See https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/wiki/Release-procedure for tagging details

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• [x] Release Notes WIP
  • [x] Create draft doc/release-notes-2.1.rst with feature summary from https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#releases-overview

  • [x] Update doc/release-notes-2.1.rst detailed sections (relative to 2.0.0 release) as important issues are addressed (subsystem owners)

• [x] Release data
  • [x] Update version in VERSION

  • [x] Run sanitycheck with --all --release and checking resulting file scripts/sanity_chk/sanity_last_release.csv

• [ ] Finalize Release Notes
  • [x] Add list of GitHub issues (spell check issue list and fix in GitHub as needed)
  • [x] Review doc/release-notes/release-notes-2.1.rst overview summary and details sections (see Sign-off below)
  • [x] Update doc/release-notes/index.rst (add reference to 2.1 notes)
  • [x] Update doc/index.rst (add reference to doc/2.1.0)
  • [x] Update doc/conf.py (add version to pick list)
  • [x] Update doc/LICENSING.rst for new components that do not have a license
  • [x] Create release and add notes on https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/releases
  • [x] Final tagged release as zephyr-v2.1.0 (with release notes)
  • [ ] Update https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#releases-overview
  • [ ] Update https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#downloads (and git checkout version example)
  • [x] Update doc generation (in future should be automatic based on tag) ping @nashif

  • [x] Email devel@lists.zephyrproject.org & announce@lists.zephyrproject.org lists about release

• [x] Final Release Notes Sign-off
  • Subsystems
  • [x] Networking - @jukkar
  • [x] Bluetooth - @jhedberg , @carlescufi
  • Architectures
  • [x] ARC - @ruuddw
  • [x] ARM - @galak, @MaureenHelm
  • [x] X86 - @nashif, @andrewboie
  • [x] RISCV - @pgielda @nategraff-sifive
  • [x] Xtensa, NIOS-II - @nashif, @andrewboie

  • [x] Security - @d3zd3z

• [ ] After Release
  • [x] Update patchlevel in Makefile (PATCHLEVEL = 99)
  • [ ] Marketing Blog for announcing release (https://www.zephyrproject.org/blog)
  • [x] Create branch for 2.1.x releases, update github protections for branch
  • [x] Create checklist issue for next release
  • [x] Add a comment to this issue linking to the next release checklist issue
  • [ ] Update https://www.zephyrproject.org with latest stats from Github [@dbkinder]
  • [x] Move all PRs/Issues in the 2.1 milestone to the next milestone
  • [ ] Close v2.1.0 milestone
  • [x] Create v2.1.1 milestone

[dleach02]

Release 2.2 checklist: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/issues/21253