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Development Focus
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At this point we should have release candidates (RC1 or recent intermediary
release) for all the 2023.2 Bobcat deliverables. Teams should be working
on any release-critical bugs that would require another RC or intermediary
release before the final release.

Warning
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This is a special note to teams about issues regarding oslo.db and
castellan deliverables. Please be aware that new releases are about to be
sent out. For details, see the mail thread:

https://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/2023-September/035100.html

Actions
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Early in the week, the release team will be proposing stable/2023.2 branch
creation for all deliverables that have not branched yet, using the latest
available 2023.2 Bobcat release as the branch point. If your team is ready
to go for creating that branch, please let us know by leaving a +1 on these
patches.

If you would like to wait for another release before branching, you can -1
the patch and update it later in the week with the new release you would
like to use. By the end of the week the release team will merge those
patches though, unless an exception is granted.

Once stable/2023.2 branches are created, if a release-critical bug is
detected, you will need to fix the issue in the master branch first, then
backport the fix to the stable/2023.2 branch before releasing out of the
stable/2023.2 branch.

After all of the cycle-with-rc projects have branched we will branch
devstack, grenade, and the requirements repos. This will effectively open
them up for 2024.1 Caracal development, though the focus should still be on
finishing up 2023.2 Bobcat until the final release.

For projects with translations, watch for any translation patches coming
through and merge them quickly. A new release should be produced so that
translations are included in the final 2023.2 Bobcat release.

Finally, now is a good time to finalize release notes. In particular,
consider adding any relevant "prelude" content. Release notes are
targeted for the downstream consumers of your project, so it would be
great to include any useful information for those that are going to pick
up and use or deploy the 2023.2 Bobcat version of your project.

Upcoming Deadlines & Dates
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Final RC deadline: September 28th, 2023 (R-1 week)
Final 2023.2 Bobcat release: October 4th, 2023
2024.1 Caracal Virtual PTG - October 23-27, 2023
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