v8.0.0: Release Checklist

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Archwayd Release Checklist

This checklist is to be used for tracking the final things to do to wrap up a new release of the Archway protocol binary as well as all the post upgrade maintenance work.

Before Release

• Ensure all the Github workflows are passing on main
• Rename the latest upgrade handlers to the v8.0.0. This includes:
  • Rename the package name in app/upgrades/latest/upgrades.go from upgradelatest to upgrades8_0_0
  • Set the name of the upgrade handler by setting the Name to the new version name v8.0.0
  • Set the NameAsciiArt to match what the version is expected to be. You can generate the art from here and using the font 3x5
  • In app/app_upgrades change the import path from upgradelatest "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades/latest" to upgrade8_0_0 "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades/8_0_0"
  • In app/app_upgrades change the new Upgrade Handler reference from upgradelatest.Upgrade to upgrade8_0_0.Upgrade
• Update the upgradeName value to v8.0.0 in the interchaintest/setup.go. This is used in the Chain Upgrade test and modifying this ensures that we simulate the upgrade accurately.
• Update the CHANEGLOG. This includes
  • Renaming the ## [Unreleased] header to [v8.0.0](https://github.com/archway-network/archway/releases/tag/v8.0.0)
  • Removed any unused headers
  • Fix any typos or duplicates
• Create a PR with the above changes titled chore: vX release changes

Release

• Once above PR is merged, create a new release here. Name the release and the tag as v8.0.0 and the contents are copy pasted from CHANGELOG.md
• At the end add a version compare link as so **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/archway-network/archway/compare/v7.0.0...v8.0.0
• Ensure all release artifacts are successfully built

Post Release

• Update CHANGELOG by adding the following to the top of the file

## [Unreleased]

### Added

### Changed

### Deprecated

### Removed

### Fixed

### Improvements

• Add a placeholder upgrade handler as follows
  • Add new file at path upgrades/latest/upgrades.go with the following contents

package upgradelatest

import (
	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"

        "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
)

// This upgrade handler is used for all the current changes to the protocol

const Name = "latest"
const NameAsciiArt = ""

var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
	UpgradeName: Name,
	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, keepers keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
			migrations, err := mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}

			ctx.Logger().Info(upgrades.ArchwayLogo + NameAsciiArt)
			return migrations, nil
		}
	},
	StoreUpgrades: storetypes.StoreUpgrades{},
} 

• Add the latest upgrade handler reference to app/app_upgrades.go as the following package import upgradelatest "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades/latest" and the upgrade name as upgradelatest.Upgrade, // latest - This upgrade handler is used for all the current changes to the protocol
• Update the initialVersion value in the interchaintest/setup.go to "v8.0.0" and upgradeName to latest. This is used in the Chain Upgrade test and modifying this ensures that we always have an upgrade handler test for each PR
• Create a PR for the above with the title chore: Post v8.0.0 release maintenance