Alpine 3.13.0 release checklist

• check that kernel version are in sync (eg linux-lts and linux-rpi)
• check that raspberrypi-bootloader is up-to-date
• create new milestone https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/milestones
• change milestone to version-next on all unresolved issues
• set version in main/alpine-base. see git log for commit message format
• git tag -a <version>
• before git push, verify that builders are idle. don’t push until they are
• git push && git push --tags
• For new stable branch
  • create new remote stable branch: git checkout -b 3.13-stable && git push --set-upstream origin 3.13-stable on each builder do:
    • cd ~/aports && git fetch origin && git checkout -b 3.13-stable -t origin/3.13-stable
    • sudo sed -i -e 's/git_branch=master/git_branch=3.13-stable/' /etc/conf.d/mqtt-exec.aports-build
    • Wait til build server is idle
    • reboot
• write release notes and publish on alpinelinux.org (MR)
• update https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases
• update alpine-mksite/alpine-releases.conf.yaml
• verify that builders complete the release build successfully (check if release is uploaded to dl-master)
• sign releases
• make docker image release PR
• update topic in IRC channels
• send release announcement to mailto:~alpine/announce@lists.alpinelinux.org with BCC distro@distrowatch.org
• Make sure pkgs.alpinelinux.org syncs the new release
• Invalidate /alpine/latest-stable/* on dl-cdn
• post a tweet (https://tweetdeck.twitter.com)
• Celebrate 🎉