Checklist:

• Do any other issues need to be specifically included in this release? if so, add them as children of this task
• Create a PR with the following changes:
  • backports from main (if any)
  • changes to versions.env, update commit hashes if needed
  • add release notes
• Test Release Candidate
  • CI should be green
  • deploy artifacts to test system and give the PM a heads up
• Prepare communication doc (folder) NOTE: add the changes we have made to the QuickStatements OAuth. Now it is fixed on the example directory: using a public url instead of a local one. There has been a change in the name of that variable as well.
  • Ping ComCom and TechWriter to go over the comm doc
  • agree with ComCom on a timing to publish the release
• Publish release (howto):
  • dockerhub
  • Tags
  • Docs
    • mw.org

• Update and merge PR for docker-compose example in release-pipeline repository if required

Acceptance Criteria:

• Docker Images pushed
• Communication is sent

[optional] Notes:

• existing mw-1.40 branch
• Upstream docker image is available already https://hub.docker.com/_/mediawiki/
• Work off of the Release Checklist and take notes on steps taken and steps skipped
• wikitech-l release announcement + release notes
• Wikibase Documentation

[optional] Open Questions:

• none atm