(WIP) Release Process Checklist

Release Process Checklist

Feel free to copy this into an issue if you want to keep track of items per-milestone. Be super sure that is replaced with the version you wish to use.

Prerequisites

• consult with the security team to ensure that all security issues have been included

First-time Setup

• git clone git@github.com:brave/vault-updater && cd vault-updater
• git clone git@github.com:brave/release-tools
• npm install
• install the heroku toolbelt https://toolbelt.heroku.com/ , ask @mrose17 to add you
• git remote add heroku-staged https://git.heroku.com/brave-laptop-updates-pre.git
• git remote add heroku https://git.heroku.com/brave-laptop-updates.git
• *(optional) you can check logs : heroku logs --tail --app brave-laptop-updates-pre

Every time thereafter

• cd vault-updater
• git pull
• git checkout -b dev-<version>
• cd ../release-tools
• node bin/promotePreview.js --location ../vault-updater/data --overwrite --channel=dev --notes='Notes go here'
• cd ../vault-updater
• git add -u
• git commit -m "<version>" -m "Auditors: @bsclifton"
• git push (alternatively: git push --set-upstream origin dev-<version>)
• git push heroku-staged dev-<version>:master

Fastly

• Log into Fastly and purge the cache

Test Staging

• Install a prior version of the app
• BRAVE_UPDATE_HOST=https://laptop-updates-pre.brave.com open -a ./Brave.app
• Confirm SHA in about:brave matches expectations

Merge Into Master

• git checkout master
• git merge dev-<version>
• git push

Release Notes

• Edit the release notes title and uncheck the box to publish : https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/releases
• Update dependency release notes as needed
• Announce release on https://community.brave.com/
• Announce release on https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/

Push To Production

• git push heroku

Updates And Broadcast

• Wait for confirmation that Windows live update works
• Wait for confirmation that Linux live update works
• Wait for confirmation that macOS live update works
• Update the Brave Snap Package under Ubuntu
• Notify #browser, #community, #general, #pr, #testers of the latest release with a link to the release notes
• Add a screenshot to the #pr channel for social broadcast

Download Binaries from Brave.com

• download binary using https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/osx
• download binary using https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/winx64
• download binary using https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/winia32

Update Release channel wiki

• Update entries here as needed: https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/wiki/Release-channels

Branch Channel Maintenance

• Create branch channel if needed