====================== Release tasks overview ====================== This section provides an overview of the tasks that need to be completed for a documentation release, and a rough schedule of when to complete each task. The schedule is expressed in terms of `time before release day`. Release day is usually 1300UTC on the `initial release date` listed on the `release schedule `_. *Four to six weeks before release* Ping packagers to locate pre-release packages to test the Installation Tutorial against, and start looking for willing volunteers to help test. *Four weeks* Ping Cross Project Liaisons (CPLs) to check their chapters, and ping packagers to check on package availability. As soon as pre-release packages are available, ask people to start testing. *Two to four weeks* Ping Speciality Team leads to review and update release notes for openstack-manuals. *At RC1* When projects create their branches and land the first patch, they will automatically have branch-specific documentation. After the branches are created, create the project data file in the ``openstack-manuals`` repository for the new series. *Before or on release day* Update the series settings in the template generator and add the landing page for the next series by copying the templates from the current release to the new release directory.