[ ] **Before** running fastlane builds that submit to iTunesConnect, update in-repo metadata (e.g. "What's New" text)
**Release version**:
**Release tag**:
**Release SHA1**:
**App Store Submission Date**:
**App Store Approval Date**:
**App Store Release Date**:
**Regression Testing URL**:
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[ ] Update contributors list
[ ] Update "Licenses" section (e.g. new libraries, fonts, images, etc.)
[ ] Verify Tweaks are disabled in build submitted to iTunesConnect via internal testing
[ ] Verify RC is populating analytics data to Piwik production instance
[ ] Point [[https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Releases | current status ]] at this card
[x] Coordinate with Comms on blog post for major releases (major features)
[x] Add notice tag
[x] Submit Beta on iTunes Connect for external testing review
[ ] Submit RC on iTunes Connect for App Store review **with automatic release disabled**.
[ ] Distribute RC for internal testing on iTunes Connect
[ ] Distribute RC to TSG on Hockey App
[x] Post to mobile-l when Beta is approved for external testing
[ ] Draft What's New, post to Google Docs, and ?notify writers room?
[ ] Update "What’s New" on iTunes Connect
[x] Review App Store description, and determine if we need to update
[ ] Draft App Store Description, post to Google Docs, and notify writers room (if needed)
[ ] Localization/translation of App Store description and app meta data
[ ] Upload new screenshots & app icons to iTunes Connect (if needed)
[ ] Perform upgrade smoke tests from current App Store version to new "Wikipedia Mobile" release candidate
[ ] Review Regression testing report, triage bugs, and identify any blockers
[ ] Verify Crash report received from TSG in Hockey App
[ ] Release to App Store (NOT on a Friday!)
[ ] Update [[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mobile/Release_history | central mobile release history]] once released
[ ] Update HockeyApp console to mark build as released once released
[ ] Notify Comms that release is live if major release
[ ] Notify Jeff Elder to post on Twitter and Facebook
[ ] Post on mobile-l