SOF 2.15 Release Checklist

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Planned Timeline

• May-June release

Pre-RC1 Steps, Creation of Stable Branch

• Tag features and issue list with milestone https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/milestones/v2.15
• Choose a SOF commit on main branch as candidate for stable branch https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/tree/v2.15-rc1
• Tag branch point as rc1
• Testing & sign off
• Branch stable v2.xx -- depending on main stability can be one week before RC1 or at the same time https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/tree/stable-v2.15
• Move any features in the milestone list that did not make it in time before the stable branch cut-off date, to the next release.
• Update versions.json in mainline
• Update versions.json in stable branch

RC2 Steps:

• Cherry pick critical features and bug fixes to stable-v2.15 for RC2
• Perform FW security scan and fix opens
• Testing & sign off
• Tag v2.15-RC2 -> https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/releases/tag/v2.15-rc2

Final Release Steps:

• Cherry pick critical features and bug fixes to stable-v2.xx
• Testing & sign off
• Tag v2.xx release
• Publish release on https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/releases

Final Release, vendor specific steps / Intel:

• Production sign FW, upload FW and topology binaries to internal release folder
• Publish release on https://github.com/thesofproject/sof-bin/blob/main/HOWTO-new-release.md

Final Release, vendor specific steps / OtherVendor:

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Final Steps:

• Move any unfinished issues to next milestone