# RC phase (up to one week before the release date) * [x] get all the pending backports merged to the stable branches ([check the milestones accross the organisation](https://github.com/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aopen+user%3Anextcloud+archived%3Afalse+milestone%3A%22Nextcloud+13.0.2%22+)) #10172 * [x] sent customer newsletter with security and release date information * [x] create the RC packages * [x] upload the RC packages to the `/server/prereleases` folder of the download server * [x] update the beta channel of the updater_server https://github.com/nextcloud/updater_server/pull/130 * [x] test the updater_server on the internal URL (`https://updates.nextcloud.com/internal_updater_server/`) * [x] ask in the forums for help (use the [changelog generator script](https://github.com/nextcloud/github_helper#changelog-generator)) # Release (~2 days before the planned release) * [x] prepare blog post, newsletter, social media messages (check the changelog for interesting features/fixes and possible screenshots) * [x] update the changelog on the website https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud.com/pull/909 * [x] create the final packages * [x] upload the final packages to `/server/prereleases` folder of the download server ## T - 30 minutes * [x] copy the final packages to `/server/releases` folder of the download server * [x] update the stable channel of the [updater_server](https://github.com/nextcloud/updater_server) * [x] test the updater_server on the internal URL (`https://updates.nextcloud.com/internal_updater_server/`) * [x] merge the website PR * [x] deploy the website PR (maybe update caches) * [x] update [wiki page](https://github.com/nextcloud/server/wiki/Maintenance-and-Release-Schedule) ## T * [x] publish blog posts * [x] send newsletter * [x] post on social media # Post processing (non-coding) * [x] update the milestones in all repos (use the [milestone updater](https://github.com/nextcloud/github_helper/tree/master/milestoneupdater) for this) * [x] update app store releases (see [documentation](https://nextcloudappstore.readthedocs.io/en/latest/prodinstall.html#sync-nextcloud-releases-from-github)) * [x] update security scanner * [x] update owncloud-migration config on update server * [x] update installer script on download server (see [repo](https://github.com/nextcloud/web-installer)) * [ ] check wikipedia pages for release information - update pages if necessary * [x] check wikimedia content for outdated media e.g. screenshots
RC phase (up to one week before the release date)
/server/prereleasesfolder of the download serverhttps://updates.nextcloud.com/internal_updater_server/)Release (~2 days before the planned release)
/server/prereleasesfolder of the download serverT - 30 minutes
/server/releasesfolder of the download serverhttps://updates.nextcloud.com/internal_updater_server/)T
Post processing (non-coding)