Release Checklist

Check pending issues and pull requests

• Check if there are any issues which are blocking the release, set or update milestone if possible
  • https://github.com/baresip/re/issues
  • https://github.com/baresip/baresip/issues
  • https://github.com/baresip/baresip-apps/issues
• Check if there are any pull requests which fix major issues and have low risk, set/update milestone
  • https://github.com/baresip/re/pulls
  • https://github.com/baresip/baresip/pulls
  • https://github.com/baresip/baresip-apps/pulls

Create/Prepare PRs for new Release (re/baresip/baresip-apps)

• Update CHANGELOG.md
  • Click Draft a new release on Release page
    • https://github.com/baresip/re/releases
    • https://github.com/baresip/baresip/releases
    • https://github.com/baresip/baresip-apps/releases
  • Fill a new release tag version and title (like v4.7.0)
  • Press Generate release notes
  • Save as draft (don't publish yet)
  • Copy release notes to CHANGELOG.md
• Check/Inc version numbers
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • include/baresip.h
  • mk/Doxyfile
• Check ABI compatibility
  • CMakeLists.txt (Bump PROJECT_SOVERSION)
• Comment out PRE Release identifier -dev
  • CMakeLists.txt
• All tests green? [re, baresip]

Release

• Merge PRs in this order
  • libre
  • baresip
  • baresip-apps
• Publish draft Releases (follow the same order)
  • Maybe Generate Release notes is needed to update (delete last notes first)

After Release

• Bump main branch versions with PRE Release identifier -dev
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • include/baresip.h (baresip only)
• Update Release schedule below

Release schedule

• v4.10.0 22. Jul 2026 (@sreimers)
• v4.11.0 26. Aug 2026 (@alfredh)
• v4.12.0 30. Sep 2026 (@cspiel1)
• v4.13.0 4. Nov 2026 (@sreimers)
• v4.14.0 9. Dec 2026 (@alfredh)
• v4.15.0 13. Jan 2027 (@cspiel1)
• v4.16.0 17. Feb 2027 (@sreimers)
• v4.17.0 24. Mar 2027 (@alfredh)
• v4.18.0 28. Apr 2027 (@cspiel1)