From https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/blob/main/docs/topics/release-overview.md
- Create a task on phabricator with this template
- Collect subtasks that need to be included in the release, adding this task as a parent (including security tasks) # All collected
- Review open backports for Wikimedia controlled Gerrit extensions included in the release, merging where appropriate link (check that all extensions are included in the search) # No backports on 9/2/2022
- Review releases of other extensions
- https://github.com/ProfessionalWiki/WikibaseLocalMedia/tags # No new releases
- https://github.com/ProfessionalWiki/WikibaseEdtf/tags # 2.0.0 is out, but that would likely warrant being part of a larger release, Also If you have MediaWiki 1.37, use ^2.0.0 instead of ^1.2.0
- Create a draft PR for the new release in the releasing repository # https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/pull/303
- Make the pipeline build the new release by changing env_file in .github/workflows/built_and_test.yml
- Make the draft PR green # https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/pull/303
- Prepare the final round of patches
- Release notes in Wikibase.git # https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/761576
- Any security patches for any codebases # Prepared locally, ready to push
- Prepare communication with ComCom & Techical Writer # wmde internal https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tlZYOGvAM2gCqNyDvNVRXL-fN-ya2XC99RmrvX-AC48
- Merge final patches
- Update any needed commit hashes in the release env file https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/pull/303/commits/7dd90ed82f8919584dbb9178ba33ba53919a6a00
- Merge the release PR
- Test and verify RC candidates
- Deploy artefacts to test system https://wikibase-product-testing.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=113&oldid=85 has expected changes, and search verified nicely
- Verify against acceptance criteria # Done and spreadsheet updated
- Publish release candidates https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/blob/main/docs/topics/publishing.md
- dockerhub
- releases.wikimedia.org
- Tags
- Docs
- Communciation https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/UWUT6SO5FHTA4NE4QPDRYD3PGY6GMH6G/