Below is the procedure that is followed during the release process in MOSIP.

• Once an agreement has been reached between the Maintainer and the Community regarding a release, a release branch will be created.

• The branch will be named release-<version> and will be used to transition all dependent projects and the main project.

• The version numbers in the relevant build files will be updated accordingly.

• Following this, the release artifacts will be generated from the designated branch and transferred to the Quality Assurance (QA) team.

• Thorough release testing will be conducted under the supervision of the QA team.

• Bugs that are identified will be assessed by the community, QA team, and product owners.

• All necessary fixes will be made within the release branch.

• Once testing is completed, the QA team must provide their approval for the release.

• The fixes implemented will then be transferred from the release branch to the develop branch.

• A discussion with stakeholders will be initiated to determine whether to proceed with the release or not.

• The final documentation, including Release Notes and a Test Report, will be updated accordingly.

• Upon receiving clearance from the Go/No Go decision, the repositories will be tagged, and the artifacts will be released to NPM, Maven, Testflight, and other relevant platforms.

• The tagged code and artifacts will be deployed on Collab for sanity testing and automation.

• Once the sanity testing is successful, the release will be announced on the Community channels.

The Go/No-go checklist delineates the criteria that must be satisfied for the project/ modules to be approved for release. It enables stakeholders to make informed decisions regarding the current status and progress of the release, as well as identify any gaps or missing items.

Also, separate pages for each stakeholder in the pre-release section needs to be updated before entering the summarized status below.

When the Final Consolidated Status for the release is Go, the release in done.