diff --git a/Release-Process.md b/Release-Process.md index f895862876..93bf83875e 100644 --- a/Release-Process.md +++ b/Release-Process.md @@ -84,8 +84,19 @@ BUILD_HEAD=false OBS_BRANCH="the-kata-branch-that-is-release" ``` + Note: If the release is `Alpha` , `Beta` , or `RC` (that is part of a `master` release), please use `OBS_BRANCH=master`. + The above step shall create OBS packages for Kata for various distributions that Kata supports and test them as well. - Verify that the packages have built successfully by checking the [Kata OBS project page](https://build.opensuse.org/project/subprojects/home:katacontainers). + - Make sure packages work correctly. This can be done manually or via the [package testing pipeline](http://jenkins.katacontainers.io/job/package-release-testing). + You have to make sure the packages are already published by OBS before this step. + It should prompt you for variables to be passed to the pipeline: + + ``` + BRANCH="" + NEW_VERSION= + ``` + Note: `latest` will verify that a package provides the latest Kata tag in that branch. ### Create release notes