aman/docs/release-checklist.md
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Prepare the 1.0.0 GA release surface
Add the repo-side pieces for milestone 5: MIT licensing, real maintainer and forge metadata, a public support doc, 1.0.0 release notes, release-prep tooling, and CI uploads for the full candidate artifact set.

Keep source-tree version surfaces honest by reading the local project version in the CLI and About dialog, and cover the new release-prep plus version-fallback behavior with focused tests.

Document where raw validation evidence belongs, add the GA validation rollup, and archive the latest readiness review. Milestone 5 remains open until the forge release page is published and the milestone 2 and 3 matrices are filled with linked manual evidence.

Validation: PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_*.py'; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest tests.test_release_prep tests.test_portable_bundle tests.test_aman_cli tests.test_config_ui; python3 -m py_compile src/*.py tests/*.py; PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m aman version
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# Release Checklist
This checklist covers the current portable X11 release flow and the remaining
GA signoff bar. The GA signoff sections are required for `v1.0.0` and later.
1. Update `CHANGELOG.md` with final release notes.
2. Bump `project.version` in `pyproject.toml`.
3. Ensure model promotion artifacts are current:
- `benchmarks/results/latest.json` has the latest `winner_recommendation.name`
- `benchmarks/model_artifacts.json` contains that winner with URL + SHA256
- `make sync-default-model` (if constants drifted)
4. Prepare the release candidate:
- `make release-prep`
5. Verify artifacts:
- `dist/*.whl`
- `dist/aman-x11-linux-<version>.tar.gz`
- `dist/aman-x11-linux-<version>.tar.gz.sha256`
- `dist/SHA256SUMS`
- `dist/*.deb`
- `dist/arch/PKGBUILD`
6. Verify checksums:
- `sha256sum -c dist/SHA256SUMS`
7. Tag release:
- `git tag vX.Y.Z`
- `git push origin vX.Y.Z`
8. Publish `vX.Y.Z` on `https://git.thaloco.com/thaloco/aman/releases` and upload package artifacts from `dist/`.
- Use [`docs/releases/1.0.0.md`](./releases/1.0.0.md) as the release-notes source for the GA release.
- Include `dist/SHA256SUMS` with the uploaded artifacts.
9. Portable bundle release signoff:
- `README.md` points end users to the portable bundle first.
- [`docs/portable-install.md`](./portable-install.md) matches the shipped install, upgrade, uninstall, and purge behavior.
- `make package-portable` produces the portable tarball and checksum.
- `docs/x11-ga/portable-validation-matrix.md` contains current automated evidence and release-specific manual validation entries.
10. GA support-contract signoff (`v1.0.0` and later):
- `README.md` and `docs/persona-and-distribution.md` agree on supported environment assumptions.
- The support matrix names X11, runtime dependency ownership, `systemd --user`, and the representative distro families.
- Service mode is documented as the default daily-use path and `aman run` as the manual support/debug path.
- The recovery sequence `aman doctor` -> `aman self-check` -> `journalctl --user -u aman` -> `aman run --verbose` is documented consistently.
11. GA runtime reliability signoff (`v1.0.0` and later):
- `make runtime-check` passes.
- [`docs/runtime-recovery.md`](./runtime-recovery.md) matches the shipped diagnostic IDs and next-step wording.
- [`docs/x11-ga/runtime-validation-report.md`](./x11-ga/runtime-validation-report.md) contains current automated evidence and release-specific manual validation entries.
12. GA first-run UX signoff (`v1.0.0` and later):
- `README.md` leads with the supported first-run path and expected visible result.
- `docs/media/settings-window.png`, `docs/media/tray-menu.png`, and `docs/media/first-run-demo.webm` are current and linked from the README.
- [`docs/x11-ga/first-run-review-notes.md`](./x11-ga/first-run-review-notes.md) contains an independent reviewer pass and the questions it surfaced.
- `aman --help` exposes the main command surface directly.
13. GA validation signoff (`v1.0.0` and later):
- Validation evidence exists for Debian/Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, and openSUSE.
- The portable installer, upgrade path, and uninstall path are validated.
- End-user docs and release notes match the shipped artifact set.
- Public metadata, checksums, and support/reporting surfaces are complete.
- [`docs/x11-ga/ga-validation-report.md`](./x11-ga/ga-validation-report.md) links the release page, matrices, and raw evidence files.