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# How to release
# How to Release

The guide to release PyIceberg.
This guide outlines the process for releasing PyIceberg in accordance with the [Apache Release Process](https://infra.apache.org/release-publishing.html). The steps include:

The first step is to publish a release candidate (RC) and publish it to the public for testing and validation. Once the vote has passed on the RC, the RC turns into the new release.
1. Preparing for a release
2. Publishing a Release Candidate (RC)
3. Community Voting and Validation
4. Publishing the Final Release (if the vote passes)
5. Post-Release Step

## Preparing for a release
## Requirements

Before running the release candidate, we want to remove any APIs that were marked for removal under the @deprecated tag for this release.
* A GPG key must be registered and published in the [Apache Iceberg KEYS file](https://downloads.apache.org/iceberg/KEYS). Follow [the instructions for setting up a GPG key and uploading it to the KEYS file](#set-up-gpg-key-and-upload-to-apache-iceberg-keys-file).
* SVN Access
* Permission to upload artifacts to the [Apache development distribution](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg/) (requires Apache Commmitter access).
* Permission to upload artifacts to the [Apache release distribution](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/iceberg/) (requires Apache PMC access).
* PyPI Access
* The `twine` package must be installed for uploading releases to PyPi.
* A PyPI account with publishing permissions for the [pyiceberg project](https://pypi.org/project/pyiceberg/).

## Preparing for a Release

### Remove Deprecated APIs

Before running the release candidate, we want to remove any APIs that were marked for removal under the `@deprecated` tag for this release. See [#1269](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/pull/1269).

For example, the API with the following deprecation tag should be removed when preparing for the 0.2.0 release.

Expand All @@ -48,23 +64,46 @@ deprecation_message(
)
```

## Running a release candidate
### Update Library Version

Update the version in `pyproject.toml` and `pyiceberg/__init__.py` to match the release version. See [#1276](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/pull/1276).

## Publishing a Release Candidate (RC)

### Release Types

#### Major/Minor Release

Make sure that the version is correct in `pyproject.toml` and `pyiceberg/__init__.py`. Correct means that it reflects the version that you want to release.
* Use the `main` branch for the release.
* Includes new features, enhancements, and any necessary backward-compatible changes.
* Examples: `0.8.0`, `0.9.0`, `1.0.0`.

### Setting the tag
#### Patch Release

Make sure that you're on the right branch, and the latest branch:
* Use the branch corresponding to the patch version, such as `pyiceberg-0.8.x`.
* Focuses on critical bug fixes or security patches that maintain backward compatibility.
* Examples: `0.8.1`, `0.8.2`.

For a Major/Minor release, make sure that you're on `main`, for patch versions the branch corresponding to the version that you want to patch, i.e. `pyiceberg-0.6.x`.
To create a patch branch from the latest release tag:

```bash
git checkout <branch>
git fetch --all
git reset --hard apache/<branch>
# Check out the base branch for the patch version
git checkout pyiceberg-0.8.x

# Create a new branch for the upcoming patch release
git checkout -b pyiceberg-0.8.1
```

Set the tag on the last commit:
### Create Tag

Ensure you are on the correct branch:

* For a major/minor release, use the `main` branch
* For a patch release, use the branch corresponding to the patch version, i.e. `pyiceberg-0.6.x`.

Create a signed tag:

Replace `VERSION` and `RC` with the appropriate values for the release.

```bash
export RC=rc1
Expand All @@ -74,48 +113,49 @@ export VERSION_BRANCH=${VERSION_WITHOUT_RC//./-}
export GIT_TAG=pyiceberg-${VERSION}

git tag -s ${GIT_TAG} -m "PyIceberg ${VERSION}"
git push apache ${GIT_TAG}

export GIT_TAG_REF=$(git show-ref ${GIT_TAG})
export GIT_TAG_HASH=${GIT_TAG_REF:0:40}
export LAST_COMMIT_ID=$(git rev-list ${GIT_TAG} 2> /dev/null | head -n 1)
git push [email protected]:apache/iceberg-python.git ${GIT_TAG}
```

The `-s` option will sign the commit. If you don't have a key yet, you can find the instructions [here](http://www.apache.org/dev/openpgp.html#key-gen-generate-key). To install gpg on a M1 based Mac, a couple of additional steps are required: <https://gist.github.com/phortuin/cf24b1cca3258720c71ad42977e1ba57>.
If you have not published your GPG key in [KEYS](https://downloads.apache.org/iceberg/KEYS) yet, you must publish it before sending the vote email by doing:

```bash
svn co https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/iceberg icebergsvn
cd icebergsvn
echo "" >> KEYS # append a newline
gpg --list-sigs <YOUR KEY ID HERE> >> KEYS # append signatures
gpg --armor --export <YOUR KEY ID HERE> >> KEYS # append public key block
svn commit -m "add key for <YOUR NAME HERE>"
```
### Publish Release Candidate (RC)

### Upload to Apache SVN
#### Upload to Apache Dev SVN

Both the source distribution (`sdist`) and the binary distributions (`wheels`) need to be published for the RC. The wheels are convenient to avoid having people to install compilers locally. The downside is that each architecture requires its own wheel. [use `cibuildwheel`](https://github.com/pypa/cibuildwheel) runs in Github actions to create a wheel for each of the architectures.
##### Create Artifacts for SVN

Before committing the files to the Apache SVN artifact distribution SVN hashes need to be generated, and those need to be signed with gpg to make sure that they are authentic.
Run the [`Python release` Github Action](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/actions/workflows/python-release.yml).

Go to [Github Actions and run the `Python release` action](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/actions/workflows/python-release.yml). **Set the version to main, since we cannot modify the source**.
* Tag: Use the newly created tag.
* Version: Set the `version` to `main`, as the source cannot be modified.

![Github Actions Run Workflow for SVN Upload](assets/images/ghactions-run-workflow-svn-upload.png)

Download the zip, and sign the files:
This action will generate:

* Source distribution (`sdist`)
* Binary distributions (`wheels`) for each architectures. These are created using [`cibuildwheel`](https://github.com/pypa/cibuildwheel)

##### Download Artifacts, Sign, and Generate Checksums

Download the ZIP file containing the artifacts from the GitHub Actions run and unzip it.

Navigate to the release directory. Sign the files and generate checksums:

* `.asc` files: GPG-signed versions of each artifact to ensure authenticity.
* `.sha512` files: SHA-512 checksums for verifying file integrity.

```bash
cd release-main/

for name in $(ls pyiceberg-*.whl pyiceberg-*.tar.gz)
do
gpg --yes --armor --local-user [email protected] --output "${name}.asc" --detach-sig "${name}"
gpg --yes --armor --output "${name}.asc" --detach-sig "${name}"
shasum -a 512 "${name}" > "${name}.sha512"
done
```

Now we can upload the files from the same directory:
##### Upload Artifacts to Apache Dev SVN

Now, upload the files from the same directory:

```bash
export SVN_TMP_DIR=/tmp/iceberg-${VERSION_BRANCH}/
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svn ci -m "PyIceberg ${VERSION}" ${SVN_TMP_DIR_VERSIONED}
```

### Upload to PyPi
Verify the artifact is uploaded to [https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg/).

##### Remove Old Artifacts From Apache Dev SVN

Clean up old RC artifacts:

```bash
svn delete https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg/pyiceberg-<OLD_RC_VERSION> -m "Remove old RC artifacts"
```

#### Upload to PyPi

##### Create Artifacts for PyPi

Go to Github Actions and run the `Python release` action again. This time, set the **version** of the release candidate as the input: e.g. `0.7.0rc1`. Download the zip and unzip it locally.
Run the [`Python release` Github Action](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/actions/workflows/python-release.yml).

* Tag: Use the newly created tag.
* Version: Set the `version` to release candidate, e.g. `0.7.0rc1`.

![Github Actions Run Workflow for PyPi Upload](assets/images/ghactions-run-workflow-pypi-upload.png)

Next step is to upload them to pypi. Please keep in mind that this **won't** bump the version for everyone that hasn't pinned their version, since it is set to an RC [pre-release and those are ignored](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/distributing-packages-using-setuptools/#pre-release-versioning).
##### Download Artifacts

Download the zip file from the Github Action run and unzip locally.

##### Upload Artifacts to PyPi

Upload release candidate to PyPi. This **won't** bump the version for everyone that hasn't pinned their version, since it is set to an RC [pre-release and those are ignored](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/distributing-packages-using-setuptools/#pre-release-versioning).

<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->

!!! note
`twine` might require an PyPi API token.

<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->

```bash
twine upload release-0.7.0rc1/*
twine upload release-${VERSION}/*
```

Verify the artifact is uploaded to [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pyiceberg/#history).

## Vote

### Generate Vote Email

Final step is to generate the email to the dev mail list:

```bash
export GIT_TAG_REF=$(git show-ref ${GIT_TAG})
export GIT_TAG_HASH=${GIT_TAG_REF:0:40}
export LAST_COMMIT_ID=$(git rev-list ${GIT_TAG} 2> /dev/null | head -n 1)

cat << EOF > release-announcement-email.txt
To: [email protected]
Subject: [VOTE] Release Apache PyIceberg $VERSION
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -185,12 +263,19 @@ Please vote in the next 72 hours.
[ ] +0
[ ] -1 Do not release this because...
EOF

cat release-announcement-email.txt
```

## Vote has passed
### Send Vote Email

Verify the content of `release-announcement-email.txt` and send it to `[email protected]` with the corresponding subject line.

## Vote has failed

If there are concerns with the RC, address the issues and generate another RC.

## Publish the Final Release (Vote has passed)

A minimum of 3 binding +1 votes is required to pass an RC.
Once the vote has been passed, you can close the vote thread by concluding it:

```text
Expand All @@ -205,36 +290,54 @@ The release candidate has been accepted as PyIceberg <VERSION>. Thanks everyone,
Kind regards,
```

### Copy the artifacts to the release dist
### Upload the accepted RC to Apache Release SVN
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->

```bash
export RC=rc2
export VERSION=0.7.0${RC}
export VERSION_WITHOUT_RC=${VERSION/rc?/}
!!! note
Only a PMC member has the permission to upload an artifact to the SVN release dist.

<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->

```bash
export SVN_DEV_DIR_VERSIONED="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg/pyiceberg-${VERSION}"
export SVN_RELEASE_DIR_VERSIONED="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/iceberg/pyiceberg-${VERSION_WITHOUT_RC}"

svn mv ${SVN_DEV_DIR_VERSIONED} ${SVN_RELEASE_DIR_VERSIONED} -m "PyIceberg: Add release ${VERSION_WITHOUT_RC}"
```

<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
Verify the artifact is uploaded to [https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/iceberg](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/iceberg/).

!!! note
Only a PMC member has the permission to upload an artifact to the SVN release dist.
### Remove Old Artifacts From Apache Release SVN

<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
We only want to host the latest release. Clean up old release artifacts:

```bash
svn delete https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/iceberg/pyiceberg-<OLD_RELEASE_VERSION> -m "Remove old release artifacts"
```

### Upload the accepted release to PyPi

The latest version can be pushed to PyPi. Check out the Apache SVN and make sure to publish the right version with `twine`:

<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->

!!! note
`twine` might require an PyPi API token.

<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->

```bash
svn checkout https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/iceberg /tmp/iceberg-dist-release/
cd /tmp/iceberg-dist-release/pyiceberg-${VERSION_WITHOUT_RC}
twine upload pyiceberg-*.whl pyiceberg-*.tar.gz
```

Verify the artifact is uploaded to [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pyiceberg/#history).

## Post Release

### Send out Release Announcement Email

Send out an announcement on the dev mail list:

```text
Expand All @@ -253,19 +356,19 @@ This Python release can be downloaded from: https://pypi.org/project/pyiceberg/<
Thanks to everyone for contributing!
```

## Release the docs
### Release the docs

A committer triggers the [`Python Docs` Github Actions](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/actions/workflows/python-ci-docs.yml) through the UI by selecting the branch that just has been released. This will publish the new docs.
Run the [`Release Docs` Github Action](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/actions/workflows/python-release-docs.yml).

## Update the Github template
### Update the Github template

Make sure to create a PR to update the [GitHub issues template](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/blob/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/iceberg_bug_report.yml) with the latest version.

## Update the integration tests
### Update the integration tests

Ensure to update the `PYICEBERG_VERSION` in the [Dockerfile](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/blob/main/dev/Dockerfile).

## Create a Github Release Note
### Create a Github Release Note

Create a [new Release Note](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/releases/new) on the iceberg-python Github repository.

Expand All @@ -278,3 +381,22 @@ Then, select the previous release version as the **Previous tag** to use the dif
**Generate release notes**.

**Set as the latest release** and **Publish**.

## Misc

### Set up GPG key and Upload to Apache Iceberg KEYS file

To set up GPG key locally, see the instructions [here](http://www.apache.org/dev/openpgp.html#key-gen-generate-key).

To install gpg on a M1 based Mac, a couple of additional steps are required: <https://gist.github.com/phortuin/cf24b1cca3258720c71ad42977e1ba57>.

Then, published GPG key to the [Apache Iceberg KEYS file](https://downloads.apache.org/iceberg/KEYS):

```bash
svn co https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/iceberg icebergsvn
cd icebergsvn
echo "" >> KEYS # append a newline
gpg --list-sigs <YOUR KEY ID HERE> >> KEYS # append signatures
gpg --armor --export <YOUR KEY ID HERE> >> KEYS # append public key block
svn commit -m "add key for <YOUR NAME HERE>"
```

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