Update release checklist

Some updates to the doc which would be beneficial to someone new to the
process..

Signed-off-by: Martin Hickey <martin.hickey@ie.ibm.com>
pull/5845/head
Martin Hickey 6 years ago
parent 5859403fd9
commit 116522b014

@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ export RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME="release-X.Y"
export RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME="$RELEASE_NAME-rc.1"
```
We are also going to be adding security and verification of the release process by
hashing the binaries and providing signature files. We perform this using
[GitHub and GPG](https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-commit-signature-verification).
If you do not have GPG already setup you can follow these steps:
1. [Install GPG](https://gnupg.org/index.html)
2. [Generate GPG key](https://help.github.com/en/articles/generating-a-new-gpg-key)
3. [Add key to GitHub account](https://help.github.com/en/articles/adding-a-new-gpg-key-to-your-github-account)
4. [Set signing key in Git](https://help.github.com/en/articles/telling-git-about-your-signing-key)
## 1. Create the Release Branch
### Major/Minor Releases
@ -267,6 +276,9 @@ git tag --sign --annotate "${RELEASE_NAME}" --message "Helm release ${RELEASE_NA
git push upstream $RELEASE_NAME
```
Verify that the release succeeded in CI. If not, you will need to fix the
release and push the release again.
## 7. PGP Sign the downloads
While hashes provide a signature that the content of the downloads is what it
@ -276,6 +288,7 @@ from.
To do this, run the following `make` commands:
```shell
export VERSION="$RELEASE_NAME"
make clean
make fetch-dist
make sign
@ -371,16 +384,19 @@ Once finished, go into GitHub and edit the release notes for the tagged release
Remember to attach the ascii armored signatures generated in the previous step to the release notes.
It is now worth getting other people to take a look at the release notes before the release is published. Send
a request out to [#helm-dev](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/C51E88VDG) for review. It is always
beneficial as it can be easy to miss something.
When you are ready to go, hit `publish`.
## 9. Evangelize
Congratulations! You're done. Go grab yourself a $DRINK_OF_CHOICE. You've earned
it.
After enjoying a nice $DRINK_OF_CHOICE, go forth and announce the glad tidings
of the new release in Slack and on Twitter. You should also notify any key
partners in the helm community such as the homebrew formula maintainers, the
owners of incubator projects (e.g. ChartMuseum) and any other interested
parties.
of the new release in Slack and on Twitter.
Optionally, write a blog post about the new release and showcase some of the new
features on there!

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