Release Checklist: 1.2.0

[xlc]

New Release Details:

• Scope: Client Only

• Network: Karura

• Client Version: 1.2.0

• Runtime Version: 1004

• Release Branch: release-karura-1.2.0

  • Diff: release-karura-1.1.3...release-karura-1.2.0

• Substrate version: polkadot-v0.9.8

  • Diff: paritytech/substrate@polkadot-v0.9.7...polkadot-v0.9.8

• ORML version: ca054d3078a8d157d0c176ed319d6ff49f38d349

  • Diff: https://github.com/open-web3-stack/open-runtime-module-library/compare/66939a4d111c2456afac1b48ac1e3441c0397377... ca054d3078a8d157d0c176ed319d6ff49f38d349

• Cumulus version: polkadot-v0.9.8

  • Diff: paritytech/cumulus@polkadot-v0.9.7...polkadot-v0.9.8

• Polkadot version: release-v0.9.8

  • Diff: paritytech/polkadot@release-v0.9.7...release-v0.9.8

• Previous Release: https://github.com/AcalaNetwork/Acala/releases/tag/1.1.3

  • Checklist: Release Checklist: 1.1.3 #1201

Client Release

• Verify client Cargo.toml version has been incremented since the last release.
  • Current version: 1.2.0
  • Last version: 1.1.3
• Check the new client have run on the network without issue for at lease 12 hours.
• Check new docker image has been published.
  • acala/karura-node:1.2.0
• Check new client is able to sync from scratch
  • docker run --rm acala/karura-node:1.2.0 --chain=karura -- --chain=dev

All Releases

• Check new Github release is created with release logs.

Post Release

• Notify Discord announcement channel.
• Ensure our own nodes are updated
• Update wiki

Compatibility Checklist

SDK & Tools

• acala.js
• txwrapper
• sidecar
• acala-subql
• oracle dispatcher

dApps & Wallets

• polkadot apps
• Acala dApp
• Polkawallet

Other

• Exchanges
• Gauntlet
• Faucet (for Mandala)

[xlc]

Got syncing issues and waiting for upstream fix. Will need to make new release after the upstream issues are fixed.