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Bitcoin ABC Release Process
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## Before Release
1. Check feature completeness
- Check features planned for the release are implemented and documented.
Any incomplete items should be discussed with the Release Manager as soon as possible.
- Known bugs should have tickets
- Any known issues or limitations should be documented in release notes
2. Update the documents / code which needs to be updated every release
- Check that [release-notes.md](/doc/release-notes.md) is complete, and fill in any missing items.
- Verify the following were updated by automation since the last release:
- Seeds (see [README](/contrib/seeds/README.md))
- Chainparams were updated, such as assume-valid, chainwork, and disk size expectations.
3. Verify tests passed
- Run `arc lint --everything` and check there is no linter error
- Ensure that bitcoind and bitcoin-qt run with no issue on all supported platforms.
Manually test bitcoin-qt by sending some transactions and navigating through the menus.
4. Add git tag for release
a. Create the tag: `git tag vM.m.r` (M = major version, m = minor version, r = revision)
b. Push the tag to Github: `git push <github remote> vM.m.r`
5. Increment version number for the next release in:
- `CMakeLists.txt`
- `contrib/seeds/makeseeds.py` (only after a new major release)
## Release
6. Create Gitian Builds (see [gitian-building.md](/doc/gitian-building.md))
7. Verify matching Gitian Builds, gather signatures
8. Verify IBD both with and without `-checkpoints=0 -assumevalid=0`
9. Upload Gitian Builds to [bitcoinabc.org](https://download.bitcoinabc.org/)
10. Create a [GitHub release](https://github.com/Bitcoin-ABC/bitcoin-abc/releases):
`contrib/release/github-release.sh -a <path to release binaries> -t <release tag> -o <file containing your Github OAuth token>`
11. Create [Ubuntu PPA packages](https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin-abc/+archive/ubuntu/ppa):
`contrib/release/debian-packages.sh <name-or-email-for-gpg-signing>`
12. Notify maintainers of AUR and Docker images to build their packages.
They should be given 1-day advance notice if possible.
## After Release
13. Publish signed checksums (various places, e.g. blog, reddit/r/BitcoinABC)
14. Announce Release:
- [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinABC/)
- Twitter @Bitcoin_ABC
- Public slack channels friendly to Bitcoin ABC announcements
(eg. #abc-announce on BTCforks, #hardfork on BTCchat)

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