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MoodleBox – Release Checklist

From 2 weeks to shortly before release

Create and edit the draft of the release on GitHub
Update CHANGELOG.md (same changes)
Commit the changes:

git add CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "Update release notes for upcoming release x.y.z."

Just before preparing the disk image

Update version date in default.config.yml
Update version of Moodle (branch) in default.config.yml, if needed
Update version of Moodle in summary string, in default.config.yml
Update version of MoodleBox plugin in default.config.yml, if needed
Update version of MathJax in default.config.yml, if needed
Update version date in CHANGELOG.md, if needed
Update version number (can also be patch or major instead of minor):

bumpversion minor --allow-dirty

Push: git push
Push tags: git push --tags

Now do the real release work

Prepare and finalize the image

Finally, publish the release and the disk image on GitHub

Edit and publish the release on GitHub
Upload disk image into the release's release page
Publish news on website and other media (Twitter, Moodle website, etc.)