Development Focus -----------------
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 -------
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/03510...
Actions -------
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 --------------------------
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