v1.15 Endgame

[mikeee]

Release team

Release lead: @mikeee
Release lead shadow(s):
Perf test lead: @cicoyle
Longhaul test: @elena-kolevska
Build manager: @JoshVanL

Read about the Dapr release lifecycle

• Feature definition starts: 27th August 2024 (27/08/2024)
• Feature definition ends: 10th September 2024 (10/09/2024)
• Feature freeze: 29th October 2024 (29/10/2024)
• Code freeze (Endgame starts ~1-2 weeks stabilization): 26th November 2024 (26/11/2024)
• RC Release day: 20th January 2025 (20/01/2025)
• Release day: 27th February 2025 (27/02/2025)
• Announcement day: 27th February 2025 < - Docs, Samples and Runtime, CLI, Release notes

Release Tasks:

• Code freeze at : 2024-11-26
• Remaining Changes for 1.15:
  • mtls scheduler
  • clusterid mismatch
  • fix: arguments accept units cli#1490
  • Workflow engine dropping events

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• Check all new components are registered in dapr/dapr @antontroshin
• E2E, certification and perf tests are passing @cicoyle
• Create release-1.15 branch and cut RC 1.15.0-rc.1 for component-contrib
• Update dapr/component-contrib pkg to 1.15.0-rc.1 in dapr/dapr master branch @JoshVanL
• Create release-1.15 branch for Dapr runtime
• Verify helm chart and cut the 1.15.0-rc.1 release for Dapr runtime @artursouza
• Create release-1.15 branch for CLI @artursouza
• Update dapr/dapr pkg to 1.15.0-rc.1 in dapr/cli release-1.15 branch @artursouza
• Cut the 1.15.0-rc.1 release for CLI @artursouza
• Trigger GitHub actions in dapr/homebrew-tap (GitHub disables Actions after 1mo without commits) @mikeee
• Notify users about dapr/dapr 1.15.0-rc.1 via Discord @mikeee
• Validate the upgrade path from the previous release -- CRDs updated, no deletion of components/configs etc. @antontroshin
• Create RC for installer-bundle @mikeee
• Validate RC for installer bundle @mikeee
• Update proto and cut the rc release for Java SDK @dapr/maintainers-java-sdk
• Update proto for Python SDK @dapr/maintainers-python-sdk
• Update proto for Go SDK @dapr/maintainers-go-sdk
• Update proto and cut the rc release for dotnet SDK @dapr/maintainers-dotnet-sdk
• Update proto cpp SDK
• Update proto for rust SDK @mikeee
• Cut the rc release for Dashboard Dashboard has no new commits
• Update longhaul tests with RC for runtime and dotnet SDK @elena-kolevska
• Update quickstarts/tutorials automated validation and check it works - covers Linux Standalone/ K8s / Darwin MacOS. @mikeee
• Create PR for quickstarts to point to RC SDKs/Dev package? if it is available @WhitWaldo
• Test and validate tutorials in Linux ARM64 k8s and self-hosted @mikeee
• Test and validate tutorials in Windows @mikeee
• Validate Dapr CLI non-slim scenarios on Windows @antontroshin
• Validate Multi app run K8s on Windows @antontroshin
• Validate longhaul metrics @elena-kolevska
• Test and validate the .NET SDK - run through samples @dapr/maintainers-dotnet-sdk
• Test and validate the Java SDK - run through samples @dapr/maintainers-java-sdk
• Test and validate the Python SDK - run through samples @dapr/maintainers-python-sdk
• Test and validate the Go SDK - run through samples @dapr/maintainers-go-sdk
• Test and validate the JS SDK - run through samples @dapr/maintainers-js-sdk
• Test and validate the Rust SDK - run through samples @mikeee
• Test and validate Dashboard, local mode and kubernetes hosted @yaron2
• Update certification tests in components-contrib release branch (prior to merge back into master) to use the RC (and Go SDK RC/release if possible). @yaron2
• Confirm with maintainers that each repo has milestone set for all relevant issues & PRs, then generate release notes
  • CLI @dapr/maintainers-cli
  • runtime @dapr/maintainers-dapr
  • components-contrib @dapr/maintainers-components-contrib
  • .NET SDK @dapr/maintainers-dotnet-sdk
  • Java SDK @dapr/maintainers-java-sdk
  • JS SDK @WhitWaldo
  • Python SDK @dapr/maintainers-python-sdk
  • Go SDK @dapr/maintainers-go-sdk
  • Rust SDK @mikeee
  • Check all milestones for each repo above are up to date before cutting the release notes. @mikeee
• Validate FOSSA on each repo
  • Dashboard @mikeee
  • CLI @mikeee
  • runtime @mikeee
  • components-contrib @mikeee
  • .NET SDK @mikeee
  • Java SDK @mikeee
  • JS SDK @mikeee
  • Python SDK @mikeee
  • Go SDK @mikeee
  • Rust SDK @mikeee
• Edit and complete release-notes on HackMD (everyone)
• Verify 1.15 documentation @dapr/maintainers-docs

ETA for all above: ~

RELEASE DAY: 05th February 2025

• Release Dashboard (v0.15.0)
• Validate breaking changes section in release notes (everyone)
• Merge release notes into release branch
• Cut tag for components-contrib
• Release Dapr 1.15
• Release CLI 1.15
• Validate CLI release locations:
  • Chocolatey
  • Winget
  • Brew
• Release Installer Bundle 1.15
• Create blog post
• Release cpp-sdk (v0.13.0)
• Release js-sdk (v3.5.0)
• Release go-sdk (v1.12.0)
• Release java-sdk (v1.13.0)
• Release python-sdk (v1.15.0)
• Release rust-sdk (v0.16.0) @mikeee
• Release dotnet-sdk and release nuget packages (v1.15.0)
• Create release-1.15 branch for quickstarts, update version tag in the images, create v1.15.0 tag
• Create components-contrib release from Tag. Copy components release notes section into the description of the release.
• Validate DevContainers in following repos
  • dapr/dapr
  • dapr/components-contrib
  • dapr/cli
  • dapr/quickstarts
• Update certification tests in components-contrib release branch (prior to merge back into master) to use latest runtime and Go SDK release.
• Generate new Java docs based on the release version of the Java SDK

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POST RELEASE DAY

• Update Dapr K8s Operator https://operatorhub.io/operator/dapr-kubernetes-operator
• Update Dapr Kratix Marketplace https://github.com/syntasso/kratix-marketplace/tree/main/dapr
• Update Dapr Test Containers Module https://github.com/diagridio/testcontainers-dapr