Jetty Releases 12.0.17

[joakime]

Jetty Versions:
This release process will produce release: 12.0.17

Target Date:
Feb 13, 2025

Tasks:

• Create the release(s) issue.
• Update the target Jetty version(s) in the issue.
• Update the target release date in the issue.
• Link this issue to the target GitHub Project(s).
• Assign this issue to a "release manager".
• Review draft security advisories. Ensure that issues are created and assigned to GitHub Projects to capture any advisories that will be announced.
• Update GitHub Project(s)
  • Create new project for the next releases (not this release).
  • Ensure new project is public (not private)
  • Freeze the target GitHub Project(s) by editing their names to "Jetty X.Y.Z FROZEN"
  • Review the issues/PRs assigned to the target GitHub Project(s). Any tasks that are not-yet-started are moved to next releases.
• Wait 24 hours from last change to the issues/PRs included in FROZEN GitHub Project(s).
• Verify target project(s) are complete.
• Assign issue to "build manager", who will stage the releases.
  • Create and use branches release/<ver> to perform version specific release work from.
  • Ensure git fetch --tags (as we potentially rewrite tag when re staging local tag can be out of sync and this command will fail and so fail the release script)
  • Ensure VERSION.txt additions for each release will be meaningful, descriptive, correct text.
  • Stage 12 release with Java 22.
  • Push release branches release/<ver> to to https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project
  • Push release tags jetty-<ver> to https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project
  • Edit a draft release (for each Jetty release) in GitHub (https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/releases). Content is generated with the "changelog tool".
• Assign issue to "test manager", who will oversee the testing of the staged releases.
  • Test CometD.
  • Test Reactive HttpClient.
  • Test Load Generator.
  • Test Jetty Docker images.
  • Test other Jetty OSS integrations.
  • Check TCK CI.
  • Test sponsored integrations.
  • Check CI for performance regressions.
  • Assign issue back to "release manager".
• Collect release votes from committers.
• Promote staged releases.
• Merge release branches back to main branches and delete release branches.
• Verify release existence in Maven Central by triggering the Jenkins builds of CometD.
• Update Jetty versions on the website ( follow instructions in jetty-website ).
  • Update (or check) Download page is updated.
  • Update (or check) documentation page(s) are updated.
• Publish GitHub Releases.
• Prepare release announcement for mailing lists.
• Send release announcement to mailing lists (@jetty-announce, @jetty-dev, and @jetty-users)
• Publish any security advisories.
  • Edit VERSION.txt to include any actual CVE number next to correspondent issue.
  • Edit any issues for CVEs in github with their CVE number
• Upgrade versions in SDKMAN. Example PR

[joakime]

Potential release (staged) of 12.0.17 is now available at https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/jetty-1961/ for testing.

[olamy]

restaged here https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/jetty-1962/