3.5.1, 3.5.2-RC1 and 3.3.4-RC4 Release procedure

[WojciechMazur]

Publish 3.3.4-RC4 artifacts to Maven Central via CI

• On release-3.3.4 branch
  • In Build.scala: Set baseVersion to 3.3.4-RC4
  • In changelogs add file with a changelog
• Tag the branch as 3.3.4-RC4
• Wait for CI to publish artifacts

Publish 3.5.1 artifacts to Maven Central via CI

• On release-3.5.1 branch
  • In Build.scala: Set baseVersion to 3.5.1
  • In Build.scala: Set referenceVersion to 3.5.0
  • In changelogs add file with a changelog
• Tag the branch as 3.5.1
• Wait for CI to publish artifacts

Publish 3.5.2-RC1 artifacts to Maven Central via CI

• On release-3.5.2 branch
  • In Build.scala: Set baseVersion to 3.5.2-RC1
  • In Build.scala: Set referenceVersion to 3.5.1
  • In changelogs add file with a changelog
• Tag the branch as 3.5.2-RC1
• Wait for CI to publish artifacts

Set bootstrapping for future versions version on main

• In Build.scala: Set referenceVersion to 3.5.2-RC2:
• Check and update project/MiMaFilters.scala

Confirm that the tooling is working correctly

• Metals:
  • 3.3.4-RC4
  • 3.5.1
  • 3.5.2-RC1
• Scala Native:
  • 3.3.4-RC4
  • 3.5.1
  • 3.5.2-RC1
• Scastie:
  • 3.3.4-RC4
  • 3.5.1
  • 3.5.2-RC1
• Scala DAP:
  • 3.3.4-RC4
  • 3.5.1
  • 3.5.2-RC1
• Scala CLI:
  • 3.3.4-RC4
  • 3.5.1
  • 3.5.2-RC1

Prepare the documentation

• Publish API docs for 3.5.1
• Add 3.5.1 to the version list in API docs
• Update docs.scala-lang - Add API links for Scala 3.5.1 docs.scala-lang#3073

Announce the releases

• Make all GitHub releases public:
  • 3.3.4-RC4
  • 3.5.1
  • 3.5.2-RC1
• Publish an announcement on https://scala-lang.org: Add Scala 3.5.1 release notes scala-lang#1694
• Open the 3.5.2 tracking thread on https://contributors.scala-lang.org

Update the ecosystem

• Release 3.5.1 to SDKMAN
• Release 3.5.1 to Chocolatey
• Update the templates and examples projects:
  • scala3-mill-example-project
  • scala3-cross.g8
  • scala3-staging.g8
  • scala3-tasty-inspector.g8
  • scala3.g8
• Unlock Scala Steward updates - Unlock Scala 3.5.1 updates scala-steward-org/scala-steward#3413