Release checklist
=================

for stable releases
-------------------

* open "https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/actions?query=branch:X.Y.x" and all tests has passed
* Run ``git fetch; git status`` and check nothing changed
* ``python utils/bump_version.py X.Y.Z``
* Check diff by ``git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump to X.Y.Z final'``
* ``make clean``
* ``python setup.py release bdist_wheel sdist``
* ``twine upload dist/Sphinx-* --sign --identity [your GPG key]``
* open https://pypi.org/project/Sphinx/ and check there are no obvious errors
* ``sh utils/bump_docker.sh X.Y.Z``
* ``git tag vX.Y.Z``
* ``python utils/bump_version.py --in-develop X.Y.Zb0`` (ex. 1.5.3b0)
* Check diff by ``git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump version'``
* ``git push origin X.Y.x --tags``
* ``git checkout X.x``
* ``git merge X.Y.x``
* ``git push origin X.x``
* Add new version/milestone to tracker categories
* Write announcement and send to sphinx-dev, sphinx-users and python-announce

for first beta releases
-----------------------

* open "https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/actions?query=branch:master" and all tests has passed
* Run ``git fetch; git status`` and check nothing changed
* ``python utils/bump_version.py X.Y.0b1``
* Check diff by ``git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump to X.Y.0 beta1'``
* ``make clean``
* ``python setup.py release bdist_wheel sdist``
* ``twine upload dist/Sphinx-* --sign --identity [your GPG key]``
* open https://pypi.org/project/Sphinx/ and check there are no obvious errors
* ``git tag vX.Y.0b1``
* ``python utils/bump_version.py --in-develop X.Y.0b2`` (ex. 1.6.0b2)
* Check diff by ``git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump version'``
* ``git checkout -b X.x``
* ``git push origin X.x --tags``
* ``git checkout master``
* ``git merge X.x``
* ``python utils/bump_version.py --in-develop A.B.0b0`` (ex. 1.7.0b0)
* Check diff by ``git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump version'``
* ``git push origin master``
* open https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/settings/branches and make ``X.Y`` branch protected
* Add new version/milestone to tracker categories
* Write announcement and send to sphinx-dev, sphinx-users and python-announce

for other beta releases
-----------------------

* open "https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/actions?query=branch:X.x" and all tests has passed
* Run ``git fetch; git status`` and check nothing changed
* ``python utils/bump_version.py X.Y.0bN``
* Check diff by ``git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump to X.Y.0 betaN'``
* ``make clean``
* ``python setup.py release bdist_wheel sdist``
* ``twine upload dist/Sphinx-* --sign --identity [your GPG key]``
* open https://pypi.org/project/Sphinx/ and check there are no obvious errors
* ``git tag vX.Y.0bN``
* ``python utils/bump_version.py --in-develop X.Y.0bM`` (ex. 1.6.0b3)
* Check diff by `git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump version'``
* ``git push origin X.x --tags``
* ``git checkout master``
* ``git merge X.x``
* ``git push origin master``
* Add new version/milestone to tracker categories
* Write announcement and send to sphinx-dev, sphinx-users and python-announce

for major releases
------------------

* open "https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/actions?query=branch:X.x" and all tests has passed
* Run ``git fetch; git status`` and check nothing changed
* Run ``git add sphinx``
* Run ``git commit -am 'Update message catalogs'``
* ``python utils/bump_version.py X.Y.0``
* Check diff by ``git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump to X.Y.0 final'``
* ``make clean``
* ``python setup.py release bdist_wheel sdist``
* ``twine upload dist/Sphinx-* --sign --identity [your GPG key]``
* open https://pypi.org/project/Sphinx/ and check there are no obvious errors
* ``sh utils/bump_docker.sh X.Y.Z``
* ``git tag vX.Y.0``
* ``python utils/bump_version.py --in-develop X.Y.1b0`` (ex. 1.6.1b0)
* Check diff by ``git diff``
* ``git commit -am 'Bump version'``
* ``git push origin X.x --tags``
* ``git checkout master``
* ``git merge X.x``
* ``git push origin master``
* open https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/settings/branches and make ``A.B`` branch *not* protected
* ``git checkout A.B`` (checkout old stable)
* Run ``git tag A.B`` to paste a tag instead branch
* Run ``git push origin :A.B --tags`` to remove old stable branch
* open https://readthedocs.org/dashboard/sphinx/versions/ and enable the released version
* Add new version/milestone to tracker categories
* Write announcement and send to sphinx-dev, sphinx-users and python-announce