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Pentarctagon: /* RC1 */

2026-11-04T14:50:07Z

RC1

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	** Website update (bin/valen.pl) in the valen repository to add the new instance.		** Website update (bin/valen.pl) in the valen repository to add the new instance.
	** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to add the new version.		** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to add the new version.
	** Add a ~~1.18~~ cron job for ~wesnoth/bin/update_addons in the websites VM and remove the ~~1.17~~ cron job.		** Add a cron job for the stable version for ~wesnoth/bin/update_addons in the websites VM and remove the dev version cron job.

	* Add screenshots to https://wiki.wesnoth.org/Screenshots		* Add screenshots to https://wiki.wesnoth.org/Screenshots

Pentarctagon at 02:25, 4 November 2026

2026-11-04T02:25:32Z

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	<nowiki>apt install fonts-adf-oldania</nowiki>		<nowiki>apt install fonts-adf-oldania</nowiki>
	* Post the announcement to Fosstodon.		* Post the announcement to Fosstodon.
	* Post the announcement to Reddit. (~~Elvish_Hunter~~)		* Post the announcement to Reddit. (Pentarctagon)
	** Add the "Development release"/"Stable release" flair.		** Add the "Development release"/"Stable release" flair.
	** Don't paste the link in the post, directly post it as a link.		** Don't paste the link in the post, directly post it as a link.

Pentarctagon: /* RC1 */

2026-11-02T16:38:40Z

RC1

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	Before release, the new multiplayer server and add-ons server instances need to be setup. The server running the website status is owned by Iris - she needs to push updates to it.		Before release, the new multiplayer server and add-ons server instances need to be setup. The server running the website status is owned by Iris - she needs to push updates to it.
	* Multiplayer server		* Multiplayer server
	** ~~Needs no changes~~ since ~~it goes~~ to port 15000 and then that redirects based on version. The existing dev multiplayer server will be reused as the new stable instance.		** A new server instance won't be created since clients go to port 15000 and then that redirects based on version. The existing dev multiplayer server will have its config updated and be reused as the new stable instance.
	*** Updating the server config is done on release day for the new stable.		*** Updating the server config is done on release day for the new stable.
	** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to rename the dev version to the stable version.		** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to rename the dev version to the stable version.

Pentarctagon: /* RC1 */

2026-11-02T16:37:16Z

RC1

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	* Multiplayer server		* Multiplayer server
	** Needs no changes since it goes to port 15000 and then that redirects based on version. The existing dev multiplayer server will be reused as the new stable instance.		** Needs no changes since it goes to port 15000 and then that redirects based on version. The existing dev multiplayer server will be reused as the new stable instance.
	*** ~~This~~ is done on release day for the new stable.		*** Updating the server config is done on release day for the new stable.
	** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to rename the dev version to the stable version.		** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to rename the dev version to the stable version.
	** A new stable multiplayer instance needs to be added to the alternate server.		** A new stable multiplayer instance needs to be added to the alternate server.

Pentarctagon: /* RC1 */

2026-11-02T16:36:52Z

RC1

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	* Multiplayer server		* Multiplayer server
	** Needs no changes since it goes to port 15000 and then that redirects based on version. The existing dev multiplayer server will be reused as the new stable instance.		** Needs no changes since it goes to port 15000 and then that redirects based on version. The existing dev multiplayer server will be reused as the new stable instance.
			*** This is done on release day for the new stable.
	** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to rename the dev version to the stable version.		** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to rename the dev version to the stable version.
	** A new stable multiplayer instance needs to be added to the alternate server.		** A new stable multiplayer instance needs to be added to the alternate server.

Pentarctagon: /* RC1 */

2026-10-29T21:04:23Z

RC1

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	** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to add the new version.		** The Discord website status bot and the site status page (https://status.wesnoth.org/ - bin/valen.pl) need to be updated to add the new version.
	** Add a 1.18 cron job for ~wesnoth/bin/update_addons in the websites VM and remove the 1.17 cron job.		** Add a 1.18 cron job for ~wesnoth/bin/update_addons in the websites VM and remove the 1.17 cron job.

	* Flatpak
	**

	* Add screenshots to https://wiki.wesnoth.org/Screenshots		* Add screenshots to https://wiki.wesnoth.org/Screenshots
			** Upload them to /srv/www/html/images/sshots

	* Start page - soft link the folder from the repository to the folder that shows up on the actual website:		* Start page - soft link the folder from the repository to the folder that shows up on the actual website:

Pentarctagon at 00:44, 21 September 2026

2026-09-21T00:44:27Z

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	* Check the '''changelog_entries''' folder for entries and update the changelog as necessary.		* Check the '''changelog_entries''' folder for entries and update the changelog as necessary.
	* Run the following command:
	~~<nowiki>./utils/update_appdata <version> packaging/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.appdata.xml</nowiki>~~
	* Run the pot update (second time if this is a stable release).		* Run the pot update (second time if this is a stable release).
	* Do the pre-tag commit (check a previous commit as an example - this removes the "+dev" suffix everywhere).		* Do the pre-tag commit (check a previous commit as an example - this removes the "+dev" suffix everywhere).
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	* Ping the packagers on Discord that the release has been tagged:		* Ping the packagers on Discord that the release has been tagged:
	<nowiki>@packagers <version> has been tagged.</nowiki>		<nowiki>@packagers <version> has been tagged.</nowiki>
			* Run the following command:
			<nowiki>./utils/update_appdata <version> packaging/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.appdata.xml</nowiki>
	* Check that the new version is allowed on its respective multiplayer server.		* Check that the new version is allowed on its respective multiplayer server.
	* Update the header in Discord's #development channel.		* Update the header in Discord's #development channel.

Pentarctagon: /* Release (stable and master branches) */

2026-09-21T00:43:18Z

Release (stable and master branches)

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	* Check the '''changelog_entries''' folder for entries and update the changelog as necessary.		* Check the '''changelog_entries''' folder for entries and update the changelog as necessary.
	* Run the following command:		* Run the following command:
	<nowiki>/utils/update_appdata <version> packaging/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.appdata.xml</nowiki>		<nowiki>./utils/update_appdata <version> packaging/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.appdata.xml</nowiki>
	* Run the pot update (second time if this is a stable release).		* Run the pot update (second time if this is a stable release).
	* Do the pre-tag commit (check a previous commit as an example - this removes the "+dev" suffix everywhere).		* Do the pre-tag commit (check a previous commit as an example - this removes the "+dev" suffix everywhere).

Pentarctagon: /* Release (stable and master branches) */

2026-08-20T22:30:49Z

Release (stable and master branches)

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	* Check the '''changelog_entries''' folder for entries and update the changelog as necessary.		* Check the '''changelog_entries''' folder for entries and update the changelog as necessary.
			* Run the following command:
			<nowiki>/utils/update_appdata <version> packaging/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.appdata.xml</nowiki>
	* Run the pot update (second time if this is a stable release).		* Run the pot update (second time if this is a stable release).
	* Do the pre-tag commit (check a previous commit as an example - this removes the "+dev" suffix everywhere).		* Do the pre-tag commit (check a previous commit as an example - this removes the "+dev" suffix everywhere).

Pentarctagon at 18:07, 19 December 2025

2025-12-19T18:07:07Z

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	*** sounds		*** sounds
	*** translations		*** translations
	** For the patch, go to packaging/android/ and run <nowiki>./create_patch.sh oldtag newtag</nowiki>. Then upload the resulting patch.zip and manifest.txt next to master.zip.		** For the patch, go to packaging/android/ and run

			<nowiki>./create_patch.sh oldtag newtag</nowiki>

			Then upload the resulting patch.zip and manifest.txt next to master.zip.
	* Upload source code tarball to SourceForge and files.wesnoth.org (done by loonycyborg).		* Upload source code tarball to SourceForge and files.wesnoth.org (done by loonycyborg).
	* Send an email to the packagers mailing list (done by loonycyborg).		* Send an email to the packagers mailing list (done by loonycyborg).