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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