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13.12 (2021-05-22)

Changes

• Add prioritization content to Product L&D
• Add Mattermost task list item for RPM
• Improve EM checklist for Release Post Items
• added to feature order new tertiary features sort order
• Update content that didn't merge from a previous MR
• Move Bugs, Performance Improvements, and Usability Improvements to a new section in the Release Post
• Fix file naming conventions for release post generator
• remove unnecessary click to tweet URL reference
• clarify timing of when to do what's new
• remind PMs of file naming standards.
• Clarify Messaging Lead task to do a final top and primary release post items…
• References to locking or unlocking the unreleased directory should all be crossed out
• MVC for Code Review Guideline inclusion in Release Post Process
• Improvements to Release Post Merge request template
• Remove mentions of Community Advocates from Release post page
• Update link to release post content assembly script
• Release post item name warnings

13.11 (2021-04-22)

Changes

• update RP retro template to match latest improved sample in 13-10
• Add guidance on how to make a top feature in the release post
• Clarified deprecation and removal process for release post in handbook
• Add instructions for repeat deprecation notices
• Discourage release posts for code merged on the 17th
• Add onboarding of release post shadow to task list and handbook
• Release post Messaging Lead: Remind PMs for Title/Primary items to check they made it
• Add cc for team to Release Post instructions
• update sample retro issue
• add prod ops to standup
• Merge the PM notification into one slack post
• Release Post - Add guidance for using slack effectively
• Add PM as DRI to repeat deprecation notices in Release Posts
• Add usability improvements to bug and performance improvements MR template
• Update TW Lead, RP resp in handbook
• Add usability improvement content block to release post MR template and create YML sample file
• Add usability improvements to release post process
• Added primary / secondary review to PMM review checklist.
• Remove twitter link from release post header
• Prod ops - Move top feature release instructions into Structure section
• Prod ops - Move secondary feature release instructions into Structure section
• Refine order of TW Lead info in release process
• Move primary feature release instructions into Structure section
• Update PostgreSQL 11 deprecation date to Jun 22, 2021 in 13.7 & 13.8 release posts
• Update 13.10 release post for 13.12
• Remove adding a unique MVP content block
• reminder PMs to bump MR milestones on the 17th
• Swap VP Prod for Prod Ops for final check on 20th
• Add note that to show free tier "core" must be used in data files
• Update 13.9 release post for 13.12
• Update release post template to describe TW content work

13.10 (2021-03-22)

Changes

• clarify who can volunteer for the release post
• Clarify references to releases vs cycles and updates deprecation reference links
• correct final contribution date to bugs and perf improv to be 15th rather than 16th
• clarify when to start adding deprecations, removals and upgrades to release post
• Add to existing Release Post style advice
• Add technical advisor to MR template for Release Post
• Add step to merge in master before the 22nd
• Clarify significant improvements count instructions in MR template
• Clarify how Messaging Lead and RPM should interface with external marketing teams
• Clarify retro instructions to MR template
• Strike out locking step for unreleased and remove locking step for features.yml file
• Clarify linter behavior for What's New
• add note re signing up as release post shadow for all volunteers
• add tech advisor shadow field
• Add more details to What's New process in Release Post HB Page
• Add Product Designers to the release post process
• Release Post instructions update directions for late addition yaml
• Release post MR must be recreated after due date
• Add What's New directions to release post hb page