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-## Release Schedule
-
-**Tagging Deadline:**
-
-**Public Release:**
-
-## Release Checklist
-
-## 2 Working Days Before the Tagging Deadline
-
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Check whether all issues assigned to the release milestone are resolved[^1].
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Ensure that there are no outstanding merge requests in the private repository[^1] (Subscription Edition only).
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Ensure all merge requests marked for backporting have been indeed backported.
-
-## Before the Tagging Deadline
-
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Inform Support/Marketing of impending release (and give estimated release dates).
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Check Perflab to ensure there has been no unexplained drop in performance for the versions being released.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Update API files for libraries with new version information.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Change software version and library versions in `configure.ac` (new major release only).
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Rebuild `configure` using Autoconf on `docs.isc.org`.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Update `CHANGES`.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Update `CHANGES.SE` (Subscription Edition only).
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Update `README.md`.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Update `version`.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Build documentation on `docs.isc.org`.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Check that all the above steps were performed correctly.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Check that the contents of release notes match the merge requests comprising the releases.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Check that the formatting is correct for text, PDF, and HTML versions of release notes.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Tag the releases[^2]. (Tags may only be pushed to the public repository for releases which are *not* security releases.)
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** If this is the first tag for a release (e.g. beta), create a release branch named `release_v9_X_Y` to allow development to continue on the maintenance branch whilst release engineering continues.
-
-## Before the ASN Deadline (for ASN Releases) or the Public Release Date (for Regular Releases)
-
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Verify GitLab CI results for the tags created and prepare a QA report for the releases to be published.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Request signatures for the tarballs, providing their location and checksums.
- - [ ] ***(Signers)*** Validate tarball checksums, sign tarballs, and upload signatures.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Verify tarball signatures and check tarball checksums again.
- - [ ] ***(Support)*** Pre-publish ASN and/or Subscription Edition tarballs so that packages can be built.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Build and test ASN and/or Subscription Edition packages.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Notify Support that the releases have been prepared.
- - [ ] ***(Support)*** Send out ASNs (if applicable).
-
-## On the Day of Public Release
-
- - [ ] ***(Support)*** Wait for clearance from Security Officer to proceed with the public release (if applicable).
- - [ ] ***(Support)*** Place tarballs in public location on FTP site.
- - [ ] ***(Support)*** Publish links to downloads on ISC website.
- - [ ] ***(Support)*** Write release email to *bind-announce*.
- - [ ] ***(Support)*** Write email to *bind-users* (if a major release).
- - [ ] ***(Support)*** Update tickets in case of waiting support customers.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Build and test any outstanding private packages.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Build public packages (`*.deb`, RPMs).
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Inform Marketing of the release.
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Update the internal [BIND release dates wiki page](https://wiki.isc.org/bin/view/Main/BindReleaseDates) when public announcement has been made.
- - [ ] ***(Marketing)*** Post short note to Twitter.
- - [ ] ***(Marketing)*** Update [Wikipedia entry for BIND](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIND).
- - [ ] ***(Marketing)*** Write blog article (if a major release).
- - [ ] ***(QA)*** Ensure all new tags are annotated and signed.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Push tags for the published releases to the public repository.
- - [ ] ***(SwEng)*** Merge the automatically prepared `prep 9.X.Y` commit which updates `version` and documentation on the release branch into the relevant maintenance branch (`v9_X`).
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-[^1]: If not, use the time remaining until the tagging deadline to ensure all outstanding issues are either resolved or moved to a different milestone.
-
-[^2]: Preferred command line: `git tag -u <DEVELOPER_KEYID> -a -s -m "BIND 9.X.Y[alphatag]" v9_X_Y[alphatag]`, where `[alphatag]` is an optional string such as `b1`, `rc1`, etc.