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Release 1.0.0-alpha.8 #1388

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Create a new minor release

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This incremental bi-weekly release migrates API to use the rust-bitcoin FeeRate type, fixes PSBT finalization to remove extra taproot fields, and fixes blockchain scanning stop_gap definition and documentation. We recommend all 1.0.0-alpha users upgrade to this release.

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Release numbering must follow Semantic Versioning. These steps assume the current master branch development version is 1.0.0-alpha.8.

On the day of the feature freeze

Change the master branch to the 1.0.0-alpha.8 version:

  • Switch to the master branch.
  • Create a new PR branch called bump_dev_1.0.0_alpha.8.
  • Bump the bump_dev_1.0.0_alpha.8 branch to the next development MINOR+1 version.
    • Bump the modified crates versions in their Cargo.toml files.
      • bdk
      • bdk_bitcoind_rpc
      • bdk_electrum
      • bdk_esplora
      • bdk_file_store
      • bdk_hwi
    • The commit message should be:
      Bump bdk version to 1.0.0-alpha.8
      
      bdk_bitcoind_rpc to 0.7.0
      bdk_electrum to 0.10.0
      bdk_esplora to 0.10.0
      bdk_file_store to 0.8.0
      bdk_hwi to 0.2.0
      
  • Create PR and merge the bump_dev_1.0.0-alpha.8 branch to master. Bump bdk version to 1.0.0-alpha.8 #1389
    • Title PR "Bump bdk version to 1.0.0-alpha.8".

On the day of the release

Tag and publish new release:

  • Add a tag to the HEAD commit in the master branch.
    • The tag name should be v1.0.0-alpha.8
    • The first line of the tag message should be "Release 1.0.0-alpha.8".
    • In the body of the tag message put a copy of the Summary and Changelog for the release.
    • Make sure the tag is signed, for extra safety use the explicit --sign flag.
  • Wait for the CI to finish one last time.
  • Push the new tag to the bitcoindevkit/bdk repo.
  • Publish all the updated crates to crates.io.
    • bdk_testenv
    • bdk_bitcoind_rpc
    • bdk_electrum
    • bdk_esplora
    • bdk_file_store
    • bdk_hwi
    • bdk
  • Create the release on GitHub.
    • Go to "tags", click on the dots on the right and select "Create Release".
    • Set the title to Release 1.0.0-alpha.8.
    • In the release notes body put the Summary and Changelog.
    • Use the "+ Auto-generate release notes" button to add details from included PRs.
    • Until we reach a 1.0.0 release check the "Pre-release" box.
  • Make sure the new release shows up on crates.io and that the docs are built correctly on docs.rs.
  • Announce the release, using the Summary, on Discord, Twitter and Nostr.
  • Celebrate 🎉

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