new-release.md

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Cut a release	Create a tracking issue for a release cut	Cut v0.x.y release	sig/windows

Release Checklist

The release process is documented HERE!

• Create a new draft release

  • Create a new tag targeting master
  • Generate release notes
  • Set as pre-release (until images are promoted and helm charts updated)
  • Publish the pre-release

• Promote the admission-webhook image

  • Manually tag desired container image in the staging registry

  • Use kpromo to open a image promo PR

    ```bash
    export GITHUB_TOKEN=<your github token>
    kpromo pr --project gmsa-webhook --tag $VERSION --reviewers "@jayunit100 @jsturtevant @marosset" --fork {your github username}
    
    ```
    

  • Verify the image is available using docker pull registry.k8s.io/gmsa-webhook/k8s-gmsa-webhook:$VERSION

• Update helm charts to use new image

  • Update Chart.yaml

    • Update appVersion to match the latest published container image
    • Bump the version as appropriate

  • Update values.yaml

    • Update image.tag to match the latest published container image

  • Build a helm package

    ```bash
    helm package charts/gmsa --destination ./charts/repo
    ```
    

  • Update the repo index

    ```bash
    helm repo index charts/repo/
    ```
    

• Update the IMAGE_NAME variable in admission_webhook/deploy/gmsa-webhook.sh to use the latest image

• Update the release notes by adding the following template to the top of the release notes:

  To deploy:

  K8S_GMSA_DEPLOY_DOWNLOAD_REV='$VERSION' \
      ./deploy-gmsa-webhook.sh --file ./gmsa-manifests \
      --image registry.k8s.io/gmsa-webhook/k8s-gmsa-webhook:$VERSION

• Update the release

  • Unset Set as pre-release
  • Set Set as latest release
  • Update the release

• Send an announce email to [email protected] with the subject [ANNOUNCE] Kubernetes SIG-Windows GMSA Webhook $VERSION is Released

• Post new release in slack