Release 2.4.0

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Create a new minor release

Summary

<--release summary to be used in announcements-->

Commit

<--latest commit ID to include in this release-->

Changelog

<--add notices from PRs merged since the prior release, see "keep a changelog"-->

Checklist

Release numbering must follow Semantic Versioning. These steps assume the current master
branch development version is MAJOR.MINOR.0.

On the day of the feature freeze

Change the master branch to the next MINOR+1 version:

• Switch to the master branch.
• Create a new PR branch called bump_dev_MAJOR_MINOR+1, eg. bump_dev_0_22.
• Bump the bump_dev_MAJOR_MINOR+1 branch to the next development MINOR+1 version.
  • Change the Cargo.toml version value to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0.
  • Update the CHANGELOG.md file.
  • The commit message should be "Bump version to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0".
• Create PR and merge the bump_dev_MAJOR_MINOR+1 branch to master.
  • Title PR "Bump version to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0".

Create a new release branch and release candidate tag:

• Double check that your local master is up-to-date with the upstream repo.
• Create a new branch called release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 from master.
• Bump the release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 branch to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.1 version.
  • Change the Cargo.toml version value to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.1.
  • The commit message should be "Bump version to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.1".
• Add a tag to the HEAD commit in the release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 branch.
  • The tag name should be vMAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.1
  • Use message "Release MAJOR.MINOR+1.0 rc.1".
  • Make sure the tag is signed, for extra safety use the explicit --sign flag.
• Push the release/MAJOR.MINOR branch and new tag to the bitcoindevkit/bdk repo.
  • Use git push --tags option to push the new vMAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.1 tag.

If any issues need to be fixed before the MAJOR.MINOR+1.0 version is released:

• Merge fix PRs to the master branch.
• Git cherry-pick fix commits to the release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 branch.
• Verify fixes in release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 branch.
• Bump the release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 branch to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.x+1 version.
  • Change the Cargo.toml version value to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.x+1.
  • The commit message should be "Bump version to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.x+1".
• Add a tag to the HEAD commit in the release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 branch.
  • The tag name should be vMAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.x+1, where x is the current release candidate number.
  • Use tag message "Release MAJOR.MINOR+1.0 rc.x+1".
  • Make sure the tag is signed, for extra safety use the explicit --sign flag.
• Push the new tag to the bitcoindevkit/bdk repo.
  • Use git push --tags option to push the new vMAJOR.MINOR+1.0-rc.x+1 tag.

On the day of the release

Tag and publish new release:

• Bump the release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 branch to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0 version.
  • Change the Cargo.toml version value to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0.
  • The commit message should be "Bump version to MAJOR.MINOR+1.0".
• Add a tag to the HEAD commit in the release/MAJOR.MINOR+1 branch.
  • The tag name should be vMAJOR.MINOR+1.0
  • The first line of the tag message should be "Release MAJOR.MINOR+1.0".
  • 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.
• Create the release on GitHub.
  • Go to "tags", click on the dots on the right and select "Create Release".
  • Set the title to Release MAJOR.MINOR+1.0.
  • 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 Mastodon.
• Celebrate 🎉