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diff --git a/doc/HACKING/ReleasingTor.md b/doc/HACKING/ReleasingTor.md index 86feef754e..af54379450 100644 --- a/doc/HACKING/ReleasingTor.md +++ b/doc/HACKING/ReleasingTor.md @@ -49,10 +49,14 @@ been merged upstream. 1. Download the generated patches from the `Patches` stage. + Apply these patches to the `main` or `release` branch as appropriate. + (Version bumps apply to `maint`; anything touching the changelog should + apply only to `main` or `release`.) + 2. For the ChangeLog and ReleaseNotes, you need to write a blurb at the top explaining a bit the release. - 3. Review, modify if needed, and merged them upstream. + 3. Review, modify if needed, and merge them upstream. 4. Manually trigger the `maintained` job in the `Build` stage so the CI can build the tarballs without errors. @@ -100,9 +104,14 @@ Once all signatures from all selected developers have been committed: Once the tarballs have been uploaded and are ready to be announced, we need to do the following: - 1. Tag versions (main and maint) using `git tag -s tor-0.x.y.z-<status>` + 1. Tag versions (`main` branch or `release` branch as appropriate) using + `git tag -s tor-0.x.y.z-<status>` and then push the tags: `git push origin --tags` + (This should be the `main` or `release` branch because that is the one + from which the tarballs are built. We want our tags to match our + tarballs.) + 2. Merge upstream the artifacts from the `patches` job in the `Post-process` stage of the CI release pipeline. |