AppStream Release Notes

1. Write NEWS entries for AppStream in the same format as usual.

git shortlog v0.12.10.. | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new

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Version 0.12.11
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Released: 2020-xx-xx

Notes:

Features:

Specification:

Bugfixes:
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2. Update library version if new ABI or API in meson.build

3. Commit changes in AppStream git:

git commit -a -m "Release version 0.12.11"
git tag -s -f -m "Release 0.12.11" v0.12.11 <gpg password>
git push --tags
git push

4. run './release.sh --version=0.12.11 --git-tag=v0.12.11 --sign'

5. Upload tarball: scp -r *.tar.xz* annarchy.freedesktop.org:/srv/www.freedesktop.org/www/software/appstream/releases/

6. Upload documentation:
   scp -r build/release_install/usr/local/share/doc/appstream/html/* annarchy.freedesktop.org:/srv/www.freedesktop.org/www/software/appstream/docs/

7. Do post release version bump in meson.build, RELEASE

8. Commit trivial changes:

git commit -a -m "trivial: post release version bump"
git push

9. Send an email to appstream@lists.freedesktop.org

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AppStream 0.12.11 released!

Tarballs available here: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/releases/

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