Release Checklist

1. Check that the dashboard is green and there are no other blocking issues

2. Cut the release version

git checkout -b support/v20XX.Y

Edit the cp2k_version string in src/cp2k_info.F (⚠️ remove the Development Version).

tools/build_utils/get_revision_number src >REVISION
git add REVISION src/cp2k_info.F
git commit -m "Cut release version 20XX.Y" REVISION src/cp2k_info.F

Example: https://github.com/cp2k/cp2k/commit/71f6a37

3. Tag the release and push to GitHub

git tag -m "Cut release version 20XX.Y" -a v20XX.Y
git push upstream support/v20XX.Y v20XX.Y

4. Create tar ball and upload to new GitHub draft release

pip3 install git-archive-all
git-archive-all ./cp2k-20XX.Y.tar.bz2

5. Create and upload binaries and Docker images

6. Create a new manual on "cp2k.org"

cd cp2k/tools/docker
docker build -f ./Dockerfile.test_manual  --build-arg GIT_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD) --build-arg ADD_EDIT_LINKS=no -t manual_img ../../
docker run -v "$(pwd)":/mnt manual_img cp -rv  /workspace/artifacts/manual /mnt/
scp -r manual sham.cp2k.org:/var/www/cp2k.org/manual/cp2k-20XX_Y-branch

Add a new link in the tools/manual/index.html file and commit that change.

Example: https://github.com/cp2k/cp2k/commit/8ed2d75

7. Update the CP2K web page

Add News entry
Update Version History
Update git tag on the Download page

8. Dissemination

Inform the

CP2K developers by email
CP2K users via the CP2K mailing list (Example 1, Example2 - ⚠️ check greeting!)
the Twitter-sphere via the Twitter account

about the new CP2K release.