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* Prior to build of the first release candidate
* Prior to build of the first release candidate
** Is DISTRO_VERSION updated in poky.conf?
** Is DISTRO_VERSION updated in poky.conf? (e.g. https://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-yocto/commit/?h=wrynose&id=904846ae078ee20de073040ebb77c86e19250f56)
** Is SDK_VERSION updated in poky.conf?
** Is SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS updated in poky.conf? (e.g. see above)
** Is SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS updated in poky.conf?
** Is bitbake version updated? (e.g. https://git.openembedded.org/bitbake/commit/?h=2.18&id=33581c84f3a85008239acbd940501a35de48dc91)
** Are yocto-docs merged to the release branch?
** Are yocto-docs merged to the release branch?
** Has bitbake -f -c distrodata universe been run?
** Has bitbake -f -c distrodata universe been run?
** Add a new bitbake-setup configuration file in BitBake's registry (create a new one, do not delete old ones)
** Add a new bitbake-setup configuration file in BitBake's registry (create a new one, do not delete old ones, e.g. https://lore.kernel.org/bitbake-devel/20260422095624.241708-1-richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org/T/)
** Add branch selectors and scheduled jobs to autobuilder configuration (e.g. https://lore.kernel.org/yocto-patches/20260423214412.2387367-2-richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org/T/)
** Update Toaster fixtures files
** Update SRCREVs in build-appliance-image (e.g. https://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?h=wrynose&id=42fa856a00ac16b2a7a83d7ecfa60a5be192b16c)


* After the final release candidate has returned from QA and is approved, verify the following:
* After the final release candidate has returned from QA and is approved, verify the following:
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** docs.yoctoproject.org updated correct dropdown version.
** docs.yoctoproject.org updated correct dropdown version.
** Files to update in yocto-docs:
** Files to update in yocto-docs:
*** Create new release note templates in documentation/migration-guides/
*** Create new release note templates in documentation/migration-guides/ (e.g. https://lore.kernel.org/yocto-docs/20251218-release-notes-templates-6-0-v1-1-61690583cef2@bootlin.com/)
*** Update documentation/ref-manual/svg/releases.svg
*** Update documentation/ref-manual/svg/releases.svg (e.g. https://lore.kernel.org/yocto-docs/20251204-release-updates-v2-2-04ca6c26ddd5@bootlin.com/)
** Files to update in yocto-autobuilder2:
** Files to update in yocto-autobuilder2:
*** update workers_prev_releases in config.py
*** update workers_prev_releases in config.py (e.g. https://lore.kernel.org/yocto-patches/20251217-add-whinlatter-to-config-v1-1-9aeb42d212bd@bootlin.com/)
** Files to update in yocto-autobuilder-helper:
** Files to update in yocto-autobuilder-helper:
*** Update scripts/release-parser.py
*** Update scripts/release-parser.py
** Files to update in yocto-metrics:
** Files to update in yocto-metrics:
*** Update patch-status/releases.csv
*** Update patch-status/releases.csv

Latest revision as of 09:49, 24 April 2026

Major Release

  • Week prior to build of release candidate
    • Updates to the following packages will have occurred. DO NO PANIC, these come late in the release cycle
      • wic
      • meta-yocto-bsp
      • meta-yocto
      • linux-firmware
      • bootloaders (grub, syslinux, u-boot, gummiboot, etc..)
      • hwdata
      • pciutils
      • util-linux
      • i2c-tools
      • alsa
      • graphics drivers
      • cryptodev
      • systemtap
      • perf
      • linux-yocto
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