From de67b1a11aafddeafa29d744a6ef49e3c7f309e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DanielEScherzer Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:41:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] release-process: update based on 8.5.0alpha1 announcement * Add reminder to replace outdated information in the announcements * Add instruction for new RMs to subscribe to the lists they need to email --- docs/release-process.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/release-process.md b/docs/release-process.md index 299465229551e..015872096a150 100644 --- a/docs/release-process.md +++ b/docs/release-process.md @@ -474,6 +474,15 @@ slightly different steps. We'll call attention where the steps differ. Here are a few examples of non-stable release announcement emails: + > 💬 **Hint** \ + > If you are going to base your language on one of these old announcements, + > remember that + > * `qa.php.net` has been replaced with https://www.php.net/release-candidates.php + > * `bugs.php.net` has been replaced with GitHub issues, use + > `https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml` + > to link directly to the form for creating a new bug report. + > * Since 8.4 there have only been 4 release candidates for PHP X.Y.0, rather than 6. + * [PHP 8.1.0alpha1 is available for testing](https://news-web.php.net/php.qa/69043) * [PHP 8.1.0beta3 available for testing](https://news-web.php.net/php.qa/69079) * [PHP 8.1.0RC6 available for testing](https://news-web.php.net/php.qa/69117) @@ -1008,8 +1017,13 @@ volunteers to begin the selection process for the next release managers. 2. Request membership to the [release managers group](https://github.com/orgs/php/teams/release-managers) on GitHub. -3. Subscribe to the php-announce@lists.php.net mailing list by emailing - php-announce+subscribe@lists.php.net +3. Make sure you are subscribed to all of the mailing lists that you will need to send + announcements to, since you cannot post to the lists otherwise: + + * internals@lists.php.net (email internals+subscribe@lists.php.net) + * php-announce@lists.php.net (email php-announce+subscribe@lists.php.net) + * php-general@lists.php.net (email php-general+subscribe@lists.php.net) + * php-qa@lists.php.net (email php-qa+subscribe@lists.php.net) 4. Email systems@php.net to get setup for access to downloads.php.net, to be added to the release-managers@php.net distribution list, and to be added to