Release procedure

This is the procedure followed to publish a new GlobaLeaks release.

A release is represented by:

A version bump;
An updated CHANGELOG;
A commit titled “Bump to version $number”;
A tag commit $version signed by a core developer with their own key;
An updated package on deb.globaleaks.org;
A signed repository.

Release versioning

A new release version is issued by means of the official version bump script by issuing:

cd GlobaLeaks && ./scripts/bump_version.sh $version

Release tagging

The release is tagged by meand of the following commands

export DEBFULLNAME="GlobaLeaks software signing key"
export DEBEMAIL="info@globaleaks.org"
git tag -s v0.1 -m 'GlobaLeaks version 0.1'
git push origin --tags

Release packaging

The package is built by means of the official build script by issuing:

cd GlobaLeaks && ./scripts/build.sh -d all

This command builds a package for each supported distribution and version.

Package publishing

The package is published on https://deb.globaleaks.org by issuing:

dput globaleaks ../globaleaks_${version}_all.changes

Repository signing

The release is then signed by a core developer by using the official project key via:

gpg --detach-sign --digest-algo SHA512 -o Release.gpg Release