Release Checklist

This page should be used to document the current process to create a full release for Keptn.

Checklist

1. (in-between every release: resolve conflicts in release-please-manifest file)
2. run security scans
3. release python runtime
4. update helm tests and helm chart docs with new python runtime version in renovate PR
5. merge python runtime renovate PRs
6. release deno runtime
7. update helm tests and helm chart docs with new deno runtime version in renovate PR
8. merge deno runtime renovate PRs
9. re-generate cert-manager Helm chart docs
10. release cert-manager
11. bump cert-manager chart version in charts repo and merge chart release PR
12. bump cert-manager chart version in main chart
13. manually update the cert manager library inside metrics and lifecycle operator with current commit hash from master
14. re-generate metrics-operator Helm chart docs
15. release metrics operator
16. bump metrics operator chart version in charts repo and merge chart release PR
17. bump metrics operator chart version in main chart
18. re-generate lifecycle-operator Helm chart docs
19. release lifecycle operator
20. bump lifecycle operator chart version in charts repo and merge chart release PR
21. bump lifecycle-operator chart version in main chart
22. helm dep update to fix Chart.lock files
23. klt release bump umbrella chart version in main chart
24. release the Keptn chart
25. update stable tag to the new keptn version and rebuild stable tag on readthedocs
26. verify docs
27. verify all docs reflect breaking changes in helm charts
28. manually test examples