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15.1 (2022-06-22)
Changes
Update Breaking Changes Post with Removals Content
15.0 (2022-05-22)
Changes
Update removal MR template with guidance for consistent titles
Make What's New feature image optional
Add stage and issue_url to required fields and make required explicit in deprecation and removal examples
Add stages to deprecations
Clarify that removal notices should not be merged early
Add steps to download from Qualtrics
Update troubleshooting section paragraph and fix indentation
Fix typos in handbook's release post guidelines
Remove link to EE changelog from Releases template section
Remove removal that won't be removed from blog
Add troubleshooting steps for resolving conflicts for removals.md
Add guidance to release post for screenshots
Update notes for RPM
Shorten Release Post Schedule Docs
Update mentions of release post automation kickoff from 1st to 3rd
Fix Release Post documentation page lint errors
Open up Release post volunteering
Clarify timing of deprecations and removals announcments
Fix all linting issues in Release-Post MR template
Release post automation fixes
Update the group mentions on MVP issue template
Removed detail about code in title
Update release post managers file with tech advisor and RPM shadows
Add retro link to release-post channel
Update RP standup details
Update Standup details
Revisions to top feature selection process
Assign retro issue to release post players
Images not required for What's New
Add VPP to What's new review
Move a release post to do item in the timeline
Resolves .to_f issue in Release Post template
Make reminder date clear
Fix release post label for usability improvements
Fix labels relating to Bugs, Performance improvements, and Usability improvements
Improve examples for starting a thread
Remove feature entry that missed 14.10
Streamline late addition RPI addition process
Clarifying the deprecations step as it relates to the release post
Fixes for the Release Post Kickoff task
Bring back info on where RPM should start and other refinements
Clarify announcement timeframe for deprecations
14.10 (2022-04-22)
Changes
Revision to Breaking Changes in 15.0 post
Remove Gitaly entry
Add kickoff video link
Revise release post plan section
Refine documentation regarding Deprecations/Removals deadlines and how to pick into patches
Update steps for MVP noms and selection
Add link to breaking change communication in the release post item checklist
Remove unused release post files and update documentation
Remove mention and link to non-existing file
minor typo, grammar fix for handbook/marketing/blog
Update What's New directions
Fix capitalization of UI Polish Gallery
New channel for MVP request
Update homepage instructions for release posts
Remove link to EE changelog from Releases template section
15.0 breaking changes blog post
Introduce scheduled pipeline to kickoff Release Post process
14.9 (2022-03-22)
Changes
Change "Cloud SaaS" to "SaaS"
Make standup sync or async for release post
Clarify review due date for RPM task
add RPM signups on hold note
Reoorder some RPM tasks by date and add recurring content checkoff
Add labels and milestone placeholder to MVP template
Update Pricing Theme steps
Allow a Release Post entry to have multiple issue URLs
Add examples of all threads for copy/paste
Header is redundant to title
Force secondary items to column
Conditionals for blank deprecation and removal sections
Move MVP instructions to the Release Post MR Template
Remove unnecessary tasks from Release Post MR template
Check tags with metatags
Add task to populate deprecations and removals for release post
List and link deprecations from 14.4 forward
Add task to close xx-y-release-post-prep Slack channel
Edit RP checklist item for clarity
Release post handbook: Emphasize on Slack channels for MVP nominations
Add note re no highlights
14.8 (2022-02-22)
Changes
Update MR template and edit removal files for new standard
Modify deprecation template
Update deprecations issue and MR templates
Update MR template and edit deprecation files for new standard
Add some helpful clarification and references to RP page
Revise format of Release post schedule
Add guidance to bugs.yml template
Tighten up intro section of Release post handbook page
Add a todo to request review from marketing
Review @mentions in the release post MR templates
Clarify comms with release managers
Provide guidance for the names of deprecations
Add notes about confidential issues to release post process
14.7 (2022-01-22)
Changes
Rename files to correct announcement milestone
Add a Removals MR template
Clarify deprecation DRI is EM or PM
Add Removals page to Docs
Update deprecations yml files
ProdOps Breaking Changes Comms MR Template
Add deps and removals cross check
Remove VP prod from feature highlights
Add directly link to instructions for merging MRs after 18th
Update times to be UTC-centric
Added reasoning why the title length is restricted
Update What's New instructions
Add breaking_change to removals template
Update milestones and dates for breaking changes communication
Clarify deprecation filename should start with initial deprecation milestone
Sample post should be more visible
14.2 (2021-08-22)
Changes
Updates to Release Post template for Ecosystem and Optimize
Put stage name in file
Update RP template to clarify how to count total features
add alerts if there are no additions
Remove references to PMM Messaging lead throughout RP process
Remove Messaging Lead tasks
Improve template wording for release post items
Split devops_tools into its own file
Add caption management to handbook video pages
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