v1.14.0-snapshot.0 release

[joestringer]

Setup preparation

• Depending on your OS, make sure Docker is running
• Export a GITHUB_TOKEN that has access to the repository
• Make sure a setup (GPG, SSH, S/MIME) is in place for signing tags with Git
• Make sure the GOPATH environment variable is set and pointing to the relevant path
• Make sure the Cilium helm charts repository is installed locally:
  • Run git clone https://github.com/cilium/charts.git "$GOPATH/src/github.com/cilium/charts"

Pre-release

• Announce in Cilium slack channel #launchpad: Starting v1.14.0-snapshot.0 release process :ship:
• Create a thread for that message and ping current top-hat to not merge any
  PRs until the release process is complete.
• Change directory to the local copy of Cilium repository.
• Check that there are no release blockers for the targeted release version
• Push a PR including the changes necessary for the new release:
  • Run ./contrib/release/start-release.sh v1.14.0-snapshot.0
    Note that this script produces some files at the root of the Cilium
    repository, and that these files are required at a later step for
    tagging the release.
  • Fix any duplicate AUTHORS entries and verify if it is possible to
    get the real names instead of GitHub usernames.
  • Commit the AUTHORS as well as the documentation files changed by the
    previous step with title update AUTHORS and Documentation.
  • Change install/kubernetes/Makefile.values with the instructions
    available in that document.
  • Run make -C install/kubernetes
  • Add the generated CHANGELOG.md file and commit all remaining changes
    with the title Prepare for release v1.14.0-snapshot.0
  • Submit PR (contrib/release/submit-release.sh)
  • Allow the CI to sanity-check the PR (GitHub actions are enough) and get
    review.
    Note that it's likely that the "helm-charts" will fail since the GH
    action regenerates the helm values file without understanding that
    it's a release.
  • Revert the release commit and re-push
• Merge PR Prepare for release v1.14.0-snapshot.0 cilium#24091
• Ping current top-hat that PRs can be merged again.
• Create and push both tags to GitHub (v1.14.0-snapshot.0, X.Y.Z-rcW)
  • Pull latest branch locally.
  • Check out the commit before the revert and run contrib/release/tag-release.sh
    against that commit.
• Ask a maintainer to approve the build in the following link:
  Cilium Image Release builds
  • Check if all docker images are available before announcing the release:
    make -C install/kubernetes/ RELEASE=yes CILIUM_BRANCH=master check-docker-images
• Update helm charts
  • Create helm charts artifacts in Cilium charts repository using
    cilium helm release tool for the v1.14.0-snapshot.0 release and push
    these changes into the helm repository. Make sure the generated helm
    charts point to the commit that was tagged.
  • Check the output of the chart workflow and see if the test was
    successful.
• Check read the docs configuration:
  • Docs build on RTD was broken recently, skipping
  • Set a new build as active and hidden in active versions.
  • Deactivate previous RCs.
  • Update algolia configuration search in docsearch-scraper-webhook.
    • Update the versions in docsearch.config.json, commit them and push a trigger the workflow here
• Check draft release from releases page
  • Update the text at the top with 2-3 highlights of the release
  • Mark the checkbox of "This is a pre-release"
  • Publish the release
• Announce the release in #general on Slack.
  Text template for the first RC:

*Announcement* :tada: :tada:

:cilium-new: *Cilium release candidate v1.14.0-snapshot.0 has been released:*
https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.14.0-snapshot.0

This is the first monthly snapshot for the v1.14 development cycle. There are [v1.14.0-snapshot.0 OSS docs](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.14.0-snapshot.0) available if you want to pull this version & try it out.

Text template for the next RCs:

*Announcement* :tada: :tada:

:cilium-new: *Cilium release candidate v1.14.0-snapshot.0 has been released:*
https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.14.0-snapshot.0

Thank you for the testing and contributing to the previous snapshot releases. There are [v1.14.0-snapshot.0 OSS docs](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.14.0-snapshot.0) available if you want to pull this version & try it out.