@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ The Kubespray Project is released on an as-needed basis. The process is as follo
1. An issue is proposing a new release with a changelog since the last release
2. At least one of the [approvers](OWNERS_ALIASES) must approve this release
3. An approver creates [new release in GitHub](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubespray/releases/new) using a version and tag name like `vX.Y.Z` and attaching the release notes
4. An approver creates a release branch in the form `release-vX.Y`
4. An approver creates a release branch in the form `release-X.Y`
5. The corresponding version of [quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:vX.Y.Z](https://quay.io/repository/kubespray/kubespray) docker image is built and tagged
6. The `KUBESPRAY_VERSION` variable is updated in `.gitlab-ci.yml`
7. The release issue is closed
8. An announcement email is sent to `kubernetes-dev@googlegroups.com` with the subject `[ANNOUNCE] Kubespray $VERSION is released`
9. The topic of the #kubespray channel is updated with `vX.Y.Z is released! | ...`
## Major/minor releases, merge freezes and milestones