Playtest or Release Checklist

We'll assume the upstream openra repository is aliased to upstream.

Branching off a new stabilization branch while tagging a new playtest

git fetch upstream
git checkout -b prep-YYMM upstream/bleed
git tag playtest-20yymmdd
git push upstream playtest-20yymmdd HEAD
git push upstream HEAD:next

Tagging a new playtest during stabilization

git fetch upstream
git checkout -b prep-YYMM upstream/prep-YYMM if the branch doesn't exist yet,
or git checkout prep-YYMM && git reset --hard upstream/prep-YYMM if it does.
git tag playtest-20yymmdd
git push upstream playtest-20yymmdd HEAD
git push upstream HEAD:next

Tagging a release

git fetch upstream
git checkout -b prep-YYMM upstream/prep-YYMM if the branch doesn't exist yet,
or git checkout prep-YYMM && git reset --hard upstream/prep-YYMM if it does.
git tag release-20yymmdd
git push upstream release-20yymmdd HEAD
git push upstream HEAD:master

Warning: The current make version does not use the latest, but the first tag so we need an extra commit to separate last playtest and new release. Don't forget to update the branches. Travis will automatically start building and deploying the packages at GitHub releases.

Download the package and head over to Publish on Desura. Create a new MCF file from a clean OpenRA installation, upload it and submit it for approval. See Publishing releases on Desura for detailed instructions on the process.
Update the Linux repositories at https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/games:openra

Announce

Update the website with the news including the current playtest/release tags and the in-game notifier.
Link it on Facebook which gets automatically aggregated at Twitter
Copy the announcement on moddb which also updates IndieDB, but not Desura.
Post it on reddit
Post it on Google+