Jetty Releases 10.0.21, 11.0.21

[olamy]

Jetty Versions:
This release process will produce releases:
10.0.21, 11.0.21

Target Date:
!6 May 2024

Tasks:

• Create the release(s) issue.
• Update the target Jetty version(s) in the issue.
• Update the target release date in the issue.
• Link this issue to the target GitHub Project(s).
• Assign this issue to a "release manager".
• Review draft security advisories. Ensure that issues are created and assigned to GitHub Projects to capture any advisories that will be announced.
• Update GitHub Project(s)
  • Create new project for the next releases (not this release).
  • Ensure new project is public (not private)
  • Freeze the target GitHub Project(s) by editing their names to "Jetty X.Y.Z FROZEN"
  • Review the issues/PRs assigned to the target GitHub Project(s). Any tasks that are not-yet-started are moved to next releases.
• Review dependabot status. Manually run dependabot if needed and review resulting PRs for inclusion.
  Such updates should only be included in the week before a release if there is a compelling security or stability reason to do so.
• Wait 24 hours from last change to the issues/PRs included in FROZEN GitHub Project(s).
• Verify target project(s) are complete.
• Verify that branch jetty-10.0.x is merged to branch jetty-11.0.x.
• Assign issue to "build manager", who will stage the releases.
  • Create and use branches release/<ver> to perform version specific release work from.
  • Ensure VERSION.txt additions for each release will be meaningful, descriptive, correct text.
  • Stage 9.4 release with Java 11.
  • Stage 10 release with Java 21.
  • Stage 11 release with Java 21.
  • Push release branches release/<ver> to to https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project
  • Push release tags jetty-<ver> to https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project
  • Edit a draft release (for each Jetty release) in GitHub (https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases). Content is generated with the "changelog tool".
• Assign issue to "test manager", who will oversee the testing of the staged releases.
  • Test CometD.
  • Test Reactive HttpClient.
  • Test Load Generator.
  • Test Jetty Docker images.
  • Test other Jetty OSS integrations.
  • Check TCK CI.
  • Test sponsored integrations.
  • Check CI for performance regressions.
  • Notify interested parties and invite testing of the staged release(s).
  • Assign issue back to "release manager".
• Collect release votes from committers.
• Promote staged releases.
• Merge release branches back to main branches and delete release branches.
• Verify release existence in Maven Central by triggering the Jenkins builds of CometD.
• Update Jetty versions on the website ( follow instructions in jetty-website ).
  • Update (or check) Download page is updated.
  • Update (or check) documentation page(s) are updated.
• Publish GitHub Releases.
• Prepare release announcement for mailing lists.
• Publish any security advisories.
  • Edit VERSION.txt to include any actual CVE number next to correspondent issue.
  • Edit any issues for CVEs in github with their CVE number
• Notify downstream maintainers.
  • Eclipse p2 maintainer.
  • Docker maintainer.
  • Jenkins maintainer.
  • Other maintainers.

[olamy]

done and dusted.