• 06/27 Code freeze for the endgame
• 07/01 Endgame done
• 07/07 Expected release date (this may change)

Monday

• Check that all queries in this issue use the current milestone @connor4312
• Run OSS tool @connor4312
• Update links in the Endgame notebooks to point to new milestone @connor4312
• Code freeze at 5pm PT
• Ensure we have a green build on all platforms at 5pm PT
• 🔖All closed feature-requests either have a verification-needed or on-testplan label
• Create test plan items following the template here by 6pm PT
• Update your availability for testing here - https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/team-manifest team
  • Update availability of testers in vacation. Double check N/A testers. @connor4312

Tuesday

• Test plan items assigned (using https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/test-plan-items)
  • Run the tool multiple times to balance load if test items come in later and assignments are already made
  • Assigned to you
• Test build starts at 7am CET
• Test plan ready by 8am CET
• 🔖Testing
• 🔖Verification needed

Wednesday

• 🔖Testing
• Remind team members to assign issues that they intend to fix to the current milestone
• Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned)
• 🔖Verification needed

Thursday

• Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned, no need for PR or review)
  • Increased scrutiny sets in due to testing being completed. Fixes pose a much higher risk
  • Move issues to the next month that can be deferred
• 🔖Verification needed
• 🔖Verification

Friday

• Build a stable build to ensure stable build is green @connor4312
• Pause scheduled insider builds @connor4312
• Satellite modules/npm packages ready, version updated, smoke tested
  • yo generator @aeschli
  • debug adapter protocol @connor4312
  • node debugadapter node @connor4312
  • mock debug @connor4312
  • js-debug @connor4312
  • custom data for html/css @aeschli
• Only candidate issues are open and assigned to 🔖milestone
• All issues 🔖verified
• All open PRs on the milestone 🔖merged or deferred
• Branch code to release/<x.y> after all expected fixes are in (latest 5PM PST) @connor4312
• Branch distro to release/<x.y> after all expected fixes are in (latest 5PM PST) @connor4312
• Announce main is open for business @connor4312
• Fixing (PR + review required once branched - major bugs only - to be discussed in stand-up meeting, labeled as candidate)
• All release notes updated
  • release notes are collected in a file named v<Major>_<Minor>.md in this repo directory
  • @aeschli
  • @alexdima
  • @alexr00
  • @andreamah
  • @bpasero
  • @chrmarti
  • @connor4312
  • @dbaeumer
  • @deepak1556
  • @egamma
  • @hediet
  • @isidorn
  • @JacksonKearl
  • @joaomoreno
  • @joyceerhl
  • @jrieken
  • @kieferrm
  • @lramos15
  • @lszomoru
  • @meganrogge
  • @mjbvz
  • @rebornix
  • @roblourens
  • @rzhao271
  • @sandy081
  • @sbatten
  • @tanhakabir
  • @TylerLeonhardt
  • @Tyriar
  • @weinand
• Acknowledge pull requests in release notes. We acknowledge PRs from outside the team. We have improved the tooling so that the @connor4312 can generate the pull request acknowledgment for all repositories at once. @connor4312
  • debug-adapter-protocol, inno-updater, jsonc-parser, language-server-protocol, lsif-node, vscode, vscode-codicons, vscode-css-languageservice, vscode-debugadapter-node, vscode-dev-containers, vscode-docs, vscode-emmet-helper, vscode-eslint, vscode-extension-samples, vscode-generator-code, vscode-hexeditor, vscode-html-languageservice, vscode-js-debug, vscode-js-debug-companion, vscode-js-profile-visualizer, vscode-jshint, vscode-json-languageservice, vscode-languageserver-node, vscode-livepreview, vscode-loader, vscode-lsif-extension, vscode-node-debug, vscode-node-debug2, vscode-pull-request-github, vscode-recipes, vscode-references-view, vscode-textmate, vscode-vsce
• Acknowledge issue trackers from the community @chrmarti
• Add notable fixes to the release notes all
• When done fixing/verifying and there are changes since last build at the end of day PT
  • Build and manually release Insider from release/<x.y> @connor4312
• Localization: Run Update VS Code Branch in the vscode-loc-drop repo with release/* as the VS Code Branch parameter (it's the default so you shouldn't have to change anything) @connor4312

Friday/Monday

• Polish release notes redmond
• Fixing (only critical bugs - no string changes)

Monday - Wednesday

• 🔖milestone issues
• 🔖candidate issues
• Polish release notes redmond
• Cherry-pick hand-picked and reviewed changes to release/<x.y> @connor4312
• Build Insider from release/<x.y> @connor4312
• Manually release Insider @connor4312
• Build stable for all platforms as new candidate issues come in @connor4312
• Documentation updated
  • @aeschli
  • @alexdima
  • @alexr00
  • @andreamah
  • @bpasero
  • @chrmarti
  • @connor4312
  • @dbaeumer
  • @deepak1556
  • @egamma
  • @hediet
  • @isidorn
  • @JacksonKearl
  • @joaomoreno
  • @joyceerhl
  • @jrieken
  • @kieferrm
  • @lramos15
  • @lszomoru
  • @meganrogge
  • @mjbvz
  • @rebornix
  • @roblourens
  • @rzhao271
  • @sandy081
  • @sbatten
  • @TylerLeonhardt
  • @Tyriar
  • @weinand
• Run scripts/test-documentation.sh|bat and add file or fix issues if there are new colors that are not documented. @connor4312

Note: The Insiders build needs to be in the wild for 24 hours before we can enter the last phase of the endgame. @connor4312

Wednesday/Thursday - Expected release day (this may change)

• Build stable for all platforms @connor4312
• Sanity check of installable bits (server instructions)
  • Windows 32 bit @dbaeumer
    • signed installer 32-bit
    • signed user installer 32-bit
    • zip 32-bit
    • server 32-bit
  • Windows 64 bit @weinand
    • signed installer 64-bit
    • signed user installer 64-bit
    • zip 64-bit
    • server 64-bit
  • Windows ARM64 @jrieken
    • signed installer ARM64
    • signed user installer ARM64
    • zip ARM64
  • macOS
    • Universal @sandy081
    • Intel @lszomoru
    • Intel server @lszomoru
    • Apple Silicon @sandy081
  • Linux x64 @aeschli
    • deb
    • rpm
    • archives
    • snap (sudo snap install --classic --dangerous <file>.snap)
  • Linux server @chrmarti
    • x64
    • x64 Alpine
    • ARM32
    • ARM64
• Publish website @gregvanl
• Publish to stable @connor4312
• Trigger the vscode.dev Deploy pipeline for the prod deployment target @connor4312
• Create an official release @connor4312
  • Create a tag (make sure you pull the release branch first): git tag <x.y.z>
  • Push the tag: git push origin <x.y.z>
  • Create a GitHub release: Open the GitHub tags, and click far right ... > Create Release. Use the correct title and description from our release notes. Also change the relative links for the key highlight list items to absolute links Example
• Twitter announcement @chrisdias
• Enable scheduled insider builds @connor4312
• Bump up the version in package.json on main - @connor4312
• Publish @types/vscode @connor4312
• Close the milestone on GitHub @connor4312
• Create next milestone and ensure that it has a due date. The created milestone and its due date will be automatically synced across our repos @connor4312
• If a recovery build is needed, proceed to https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Endgame-Recovery-Template or https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-internalbacklog/wiki/Patch-Tuesday-Release-Endgame-Template/ @connor4312
• If no Patch Tuesday release is planned, let the Updates team know of that fact (CSEClientPatching@microsoft.com) @connor4312