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The purpose of this document is to describe the milestones, expected tasks, meta-release cadence, and references the supporting processes used in the CAMARA meta-release cycle.

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MilestoneMilestone NameActions to achieve milestone

Timeline

Week number

Kickoff - M0Start of meta-release cycle.
M00

M1

Initiate Commonalities & ICM
  • Scope of Work Products clarified  and recorded in dedicated issue.
  • Identify commonalities work products.
  • Create alpha release for Commonalities & ICM
  • Create initial PRs for commonalities.
  • Agree on the scope of commonalities.
  • TSC review.
M0 + 2 week2

M2

Finalize Commonalities & ICM
  • Create release-candidate for Commonalities & ICM
  • Prepare public-release for Commonalities & ICM.
  • Complete initial PR reviews.
  • TSC Approval.
M1 + 10 weeks12

M3

Initiate Sub-projects / APIs
  • Scope Request to Sub-Projects / APIs.
  • Determine requirements for Sub-projects / APIs.
  • Create PRs for Sub-projects / APIs.
  • Review and finalize PRs.
  • Confirm scope of Sub-projects / APIs 
  • Define API test cases.
  • Define acceptance criteria.
  • Create alpha release for for Sub-projects / APIs.

M1 + 8 weeks

10

M4

Finalize Sub-projects / APIs
  • Conduct testing and log test result.
  • Evaluate and log acceptance criteria.
  • Code Freeze
  • Create release-candidate for Sub-Projects / APIs.
  • Prepare public-release for Sub-Projects / APIs.
  • Request approval of Sub-projects / APIs to Release Management WG for meta-release

M3 + 10 weeks

20

M5

Meta Release
  • Determine the acceptance of the release-candidates for inclusion in the meta-release
  • Bundle & publish meta-release
  • TSC Approval
  • Publish meta-release
M4 + 2 weeks22

M6

Post- Release
  • Review release process and identify areas for improvement. 
  • Release Retro.
    • Inputs from Sub Projects
  • TSC Approval.
M5 + 2 weeks24

Meta-release cadence

CAMARA meta-releases are scheduled twice per year at approximately 6 month intervals (March and September). 

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Release contacts 

Meta-releases are administered and tracked by

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