Release 8.6.1

• Picked into respective stable branches. Picked into Stable 8.6 merged merge requests:

  • omnibus-gitlab!694 (merged)
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!290
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!293
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!295
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!296
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!2807
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3214
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3329
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3333
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3334
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3340
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3341
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3342
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3343
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3344
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3345
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3346
  • gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3348

• Check ce/8-6-stable CHANGELOG

• Check ee/8-6-stable-ee CHANGELOG-EE

• Check omnibus-gitlab/8-6-stable CHANGELOG

• Check omnibus-gitlab/8-6-stable-ee CHANGELOG

• Merge ce/8-6-stable into ee/8-6-stable-ee

• Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.6.0..8-6-stable -- db/

• Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.6.0-ee..8-6-stable-ee -- db/

• Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.6.1 version using the release task:

  bundle exec rake "release[8.6.1]"

• Check that packages are built and appear under gitlab/gitlab-ee and gitlab/gitlab-ce on https://packages.gitlab.com

• Add patch notice to 8.6 Regressions:

  `8.6.1` has been tagged, further fixes will go into `8.6.2` as necessary.

• Deploy 8.6.1 to GitLab.com

• Create the 8.6.1 version on https://version.gitlab.com

• Blog Post:

  • https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests/1765
  • https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/23/gitlab-8-dot-6-dot-1-released/

• Tweet (prepare the Tweet text below or paste the tweet URL instead):

  GitLab 8.6.1 is released! https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/23/gitlab-8-dot-6-dot-1-released/ With many fixes and improvements!

• Upgrade the #gitlab channel's topic on IRC Freenode with the latest version number

• Add ce/v8.6.1 CHANGELOG items to ce/master CHANGELOG

  • Be sure to move Add option to reload the schema before restoring a database backup. !2807 to v 8.6.1
  • Be sure to move Fix sorting issues by votes on the groups issues page results in SQL errors. !3333 to v 8.6.1

• Add ee/v8.6.1-ee CHANGELOG-EE items to ee/master CHANGELOG-EE

• Add omnibus-gitlab/v8.6.1+ee.0 CHANGELOG items to omnibus-gitlab/master CHANGELOG

• Open gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!295 against EE master (once CE master is merged into EE master).

• Open gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!296 against EE master (once gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!291 is merged).

• Create the next patch issue (if needed) using the patch_issue task (and put a reference to it below):

  bundle exec rake "patch_issue[8.6.2]"

  https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/14538

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For references:

• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/commits/8-6-stable-ee
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/8-6-stable
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/commits/8-6-stable-ee
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/commits/8-6-stable

mentioned in issue #13958 (closed)

Marked the task gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!293 as completed

Marked the task gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!290 as completed

Marked the task omnibus-gitlab!694 (merged) as completed

Marked the task gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3333 as completed

Marked the task gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3348 as completed

Marked the task gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!3344 as completed

Marked the task gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!295 as completed

Marked the task gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!296 as completed

Marked the task Check [ce/8-6-stable CHANGELOG][ce-stable-changelog] as completed

Marked the task Check [ee/8-6-stable-ee CHANGELOG-EE][ee-stable-changelog] as completed

Marked the task Check [omnibus-gitlab/8-6-stable CHANGELOG][omnibus-stable-changelog] as completed

Marked the task Check [omnibus-gitlab/8-6-stable-ee CHANGELOG][omnibus-stable-ee-changelog] as completed

Marked the task Merge ce/8-6-stable into ee/8-6-stable-ee as completed

Marked the task Check for any migrations in CE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.6.0..8-6-stable -- db/ as completed

Marked the task Check for any migrations in EE (and paste the diff below): git diff v8.6.0-ee..8-6-stable-ee -- db/ as completed

mentioned in issue #14530 (closed)

Marked the task Tag and build (this is CI-automatized) the 8.6.1 version using the [release task]: as completed

Marked the task Check that packages are [built][omnibus-gitlab-builds] and appear under [gitlab/gitlab-ee] and [gitlab/gitlab-ce] on https://packages.gitlab.com as completed

Marked the task Add patch notice to 8.6 Regressions: as completed

Marked the task Deploy 8.6.1 to GitLab.com as completed

Marked the task Create the 8.6.1 version on https://version.gitlab.com as completed

Marked the task Blog Post: as completed

Marked the task Tweet (prepare the Tweet text below or paste the tweet URL instead): as completed

Marked the task Be sure to move Add option to reload the schema before restoring a database backup. !2807 to v 8.6.1 as completed

Marked the task Be sure to move Fix sorting issues by votes on the groups issues page results in SQL errors. !3333 to v 8.6.1 as completed

Marked the task Add [ce/v8.6.1 CHANGELOG][ce-tag-changelog] items to [ce/master CHANGELOG][ce-master-changelog] as completed

Marked the task Add [ee/v8.6.1-ee CHANGELOG-EE][ee-tag-changelog] items to [ee/master CHANGELOG-EE][ee-master-changelog] as completed

Marked the task Add [omnibus-gitlab/v8.6.1+ee.0 CHANGELOG][omnibus-tag-changelog] items to [omnibus-gitlab/master CHANGELOG][omnibus-master-changelog] as completed

Marked the task Upgrade the #gitlab channel's topic on IRC Freenode with the latest version number as completed

Marked the task Create the next patch issue (if needed) using the [patch_issue task] (and put a reference to it below): as completed

Marked the task Open gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!295 against EE master (once CE master is merged into EE master). as completed

Marked the task Open gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!296 against EE master (once gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!291 is merged). as completed

Status changed to closed