PatternFly 6.5 Release Testing and checklist #4895
Description
Summary: Execute a comprehensive testing and communication plan to ensure the Unified Theme, Glass, and Layout changes, high contrast mode are non-breaking for existing users. This includes coordinating with downstream products (OCP, Ansible, RHOAI, Nexus, etc.) and verifying the "opt-in" nature of new features.
Scope / Child Issues:
- Regression Testing (Default Theme): Verify that no breaking changes have been introduced to the existing Default Theme.
- Opt-in Verification: Confirm that all new features (Glass, Unified Theme, high contrast mode) are strictly opt-in unless explicitly configured.
- Product Enablement (Core): Coordinate testing with OCP, Ansible, and RHOAI teams.
- Task: Identify points of contact or solicit volunteers from these teams if enablement devs are unavailable.
- Internal Project Sync: Coordinate with Nexus, Genie, and Hummingbird teams to ensure they are consuming the latest pre-releases and vetting new features.
- Communication Plan: Draft release notes and migration guides highlighting the new features.
Identify release candidate versions
- [place versions here]
Get the prerelease candidates out to testers
- OCP [tag tester here]
- RHOAI [tag tester here]
- Ansible [tag tester here]
- Cost management [tag tester here]
- Others?
Get the prerelease candidates approved by testers
- OCP [tag tester here]
- RHOAI [tag tester here]
- Ansible [tag tester here]
- Cost management [tag tester here]
- Others?
Update staging with the release candidate versions each time we pass off a round to testers
- [tag Katie when ready]
Are any Medium articles getting published or updated on the homepage? (likely not a release blocker but a good thing to track here)
- any medium articles? [tag erin / epic owner]
Once staging is updated, sign offs below can begin
Get release notes together and approved by epic owners
- [tag erin when time]
Get sign off from epic owners who are delivering epics this quarter
- Epic name [design owner] [platform owner] [if applicable, enablement owner]
Get sign off from PF Design Architect
- [tag andrew when time]
Get sign off from managers
- [tag managers when time]
Target release date
[make a guess, this can be updated as things evolve]