Update release checklist (documentation only) (#7034)

Co-authored-by: Leslie Cohn-Wein <[email protected]>

Author: llastflowers

.github/release_template.md

@@ -1,33 +1,38 @@
 ## ❗ Pre-merge checklist
 
-Please ensure these items are checked before merging.
+Please ensure these items are checked before merging:
 
 ### 🔎 Smoke test
 
 - [ ] All CI checks pass on this pull request
 - [ ] Docs and Storybook open in a browser
-- [ ] Works in CodeSandbox or StackBlitz
-  - [ ] New components render successfully
-  - [ ] (optional) Tested in both SPA and SSR apps if release contains build changes
 
 ### 🌏 Integration tests
 
-- [ ] Successful integration test with github/github as a primary consumer of Primer React ([automated pull request](https://github.com/github/github/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+Integration+tests+for+%40primer%2Freact+release+label%3Adependencies))
+- [ ] Successful integration test with github/github-ui as a primary consumer of primer/react ([automated pull request](https://github.com/github/github-ui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+author%3Aapp%2Ftest-primer-actions+Integration+tests+for+primer%2Freact+release+primer-react-hourly+github+action+))
   - [ ] Verify all CI checks have passed on automated pull request
-  - [ ] Manually test critical paths in the review-lab
-  - [ ] Manually test release-specific bugfixes and/or features work as described in the review-lab
+  - [ ] Manually test critical paths in preview
+  - [ ] Manually test release-specific bugfixes and/or feature work as described in preview
+
+### ✅ Peer Review
+
+- [ ] Create release review issue for Issues team ([example](https://github.com/github/issues/issues/17817))
+- [ ] Wait for approval from Issues team before merging
 
 ### 🤔 Sanity test
 
 - [ ] All bugfixes in this release have resolved their corresponding issues
-- [ ] The issues for reverted PRs have been re-opened and commented on with a link to the reverted PR
-- [ ] No noticeable regressions have not been introduced as a result of changes in this release
+- [ ] The issues for any reverted PRs have been re-opened and commented on with a link to the reverted PR
+- [ ] No noticeable regressions have been introduced as a result of changes in this release
 - [ ] Release notes accurately describe the changes made
 
-### 🚢 After merge
+## ❗ Post-merge checklist
 
-- [ ] Upgrade `@primer/react` version at github/github
+Please ensure these items are checked after merging:
 
-- [ ] Add the preview deployment's link to releases as a way of permalinking to old version's docs. [Example](https://github.com/primer/react/releases/tag/v35.9.0)
+## 🚢 Version upgrade, cleanup, and documentation
 
-Please also leave any testing notes on the weekly [release tracking issue](https://github.com/primer/react/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+%22Release+Tracking%22). In particular, describing any issues encountered during your testing. This is helpful in providing historical context to the next release conductor as well as maintainers.
+- [ ] Upgrade `@primer/react` version at github/github-ui
+- [ ] Close Integration test PR and delete branch
+- [ ] Leave a `/short-report` comment on [quarterly release conductor tracking issue](https://github.com/github/primer/issues/5977) summarizing time spent on release activities and any challenges encountered
+- [ ] Leave any testing notes on the automated [per-shift release tracking issue](https://github.com/primer/react/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+%22Release+Tracking%22). In particular, describe any issues encountered during your testing. This is helpful in providing historical context to the next release conductor as well as other maintainers.