mahout-release

name	mahout-release
description	Guide the Apache Mahout release process.

Mahout Release

Usage

/mahout-release <qumat_version> <qdp_version>

Example: /mahout-release 0.5.0 0.1.0

Instructions

Refer to dev/release.md for full details. Stop after each phase and confirm with user before proceeding.

Phase 1: RC Preparation

1. Create stable branch from main (e.g., v0.5-stable)
2. Update versions to RC suffix:
   • pyproject.toml → version = "<qumat_version>rc1"
   • qdp/Cargo.toml → version = "<qdp_version>-rc1"
3. Build:

   uv build
   cd qdp/qdp-python
   uv tool run maturin build --release --interpreter python3.10
   uv tool run maturin build --release --interpreter python3.11
   uv tool run maturin build --release --interpreter python3.12
   

4. Sign and hash artifacts (GPG + SHA-512)
5. Upload to TestPyPI first, verify install works
6. Upload to PyPI after TestPyPI is confirmed
7. Open testing issue: ./dev/generate-rc-issue.sh <qumat_ver>rc1 <qdp_ver>rc1 "Qumat <qumat_ver>"
8. Send RC email using template in dev/rc-email-template.md

Stop and confirm with user before Phase 2.

Phase 2: Vote

1. Submit source artifacts to ATR
2. Send vote email using template in dev/rc-email-template.md
3. Wait 72 hours for 3 binding +1 votes

Stop and confirm with user before Phase 3.

Phase 3: Final Publication

1. Promote release in ATR
2. Publish final version to TestPyPI, verify, then publish to PyPI
3. Tag release: git tag -a v<qumat_version> -m "Release <qumat_version>"
4. Bump version on main to next dev (e.g., 0.6.0)
5. Create versioned docs: cd website && npm run version <qumat_version>
6. Announce on [e-mail]