1.13 Release Checklist

[MaureenHelm]

Add items as required

• Major enhancements:

  • QM (Quality Managed) level qualification: QM (Quality Managed) level qualification #6906
  • Support Precision Time Protocol (PTP): Support Precision Time Protocol (PTP) #3067
  • Ecosystem and Tool Support: Ecosystem and Tool Support #2934
  • Logging Subsystem Enhancements: Logging Subsystem Enhancements #6186
  • Advanced Power Management: Advanced Power Management #3295
  • Add generation of SPDX TagValue documents: Generate SPDX TagValue document as part of 1.13 release #7314
  • TLS/DTLS socket support (experimental) net: tls: Implement TLS socket options #9007

• Pre RC1 Steps

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

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

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• Release Notes WIP
  • Create draft doc/release-notes-1.13.rst with feature summary from https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#releases-overview
  • Update doc/release-notes-1.13.rst details sections (relative to 1.12.0 release) as important issues are addressed (subsystem owners)

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• Release data
  • Update version in VERSION
  • Run sanitycheck with --all --release and checkin resulting file scripts/sanity_chk/sanity_last_release.csv

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• Finalize Release Notes
  • Add list of GitHub issues (spell check issue list and fix in GitHub as needed)
  • Review doc/release-notes-1.13.rst overview summary and details sections (see Sign-off below)
  • Update doc/release-notes.rst (add reference to 1.13 notes)
  • Update doc/index.rst (add reference to doc/1.13.0)
  • Update doc/conf.py (add version to pick list)
  • Update doc/LICENSING.rst for new components that do not have a license
  • Create release and add notes on https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/releases
  • Final tagged release as zephyr-v1.13.0 (with release notes)
  • Update https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#releases-overview
  • Update https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#downloads (and git checkout version example)
  • Update doc generation (in future should be automatic based on tag) ping @nashif
  • Email devel@lists.zephyrproject.org & announce@lists.zephyrproject.org lists about release

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• Final Release Notes Sign-off
  • Subsystems
    • Networking - @jukkar
    • Bluetooth - @jhedberg , @carlescufi
  • Architectures
    • ARC - @ruuddw
    • ARM - @galak, @MaureenHelm
    • X86 - @nashif, @andrewboie
    • Xtensa, RISCV32, NIOS-II - @nashif, @andrewboie
  • Security - @agross-linaro

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• After Release
  • Update patchlevel in Makefile (PATCHLEVEL = 99)
  • Marketing Blog for announcing release (https://www.zephyrproject.org/blog)
  • Create branch for 1.13.x releases, update github protections for branch
  • Create checklist issue for next release
  • Add a comment to this issue linking to the next release checklist issue
  • Update https://www.zephyrproject.org with latest stats from Github

[pfalcon]

Added TLS/DTLS sockets #9007 to major enhancements. @rlubos FYI.

[pfalcon]

#9391 should be documented as non backward-compatible change.

[nashif]

#9391 should be documented as non backward-compatible change.

please add a line about this in the release notes draft.

[nashif]

@ruuddw, @vonhust can you check the release notes please and see if ARC/synopsys changes are covered?

@galak, @MaureenHelm ditto

[MaureenHelm]

@nashif Arm is done.

[ruuddw]

@nashif Synopsys/ARC changes are covered, just few suggestions to improve:
Designware -> Synopsys DesignWare
arch: Support Synopsys nSIM device simulator -> please move (or repear) to Boards/SoC section, and rephrase to "arc: Support Synopsys ARC nSIM instruction set simulator"

[nashif]

Check list for 1.14 created: #9898