v1.13 Endgame

[JoshVanL]

Release team

Release lead: @JoshVanL
Release lead shadow(s): @mikeee
Perf test lead: @yaron2
Longhaul test: TODO
Build manager: TODO

Read about the Dapr release lifecycle

Feature definition starts: 2023-10-24
Feature definition ends: 2023-11-07
Feature freeze: 2023-12-19
Code freeze (Endgame starts ~2 weeks stabilization): TBD
Release day: 2024-01-30 TBD
Announcement day: TODO

Release Tasks:

• Code freeze at : 2024-01-16

• Remaining Changes for 1.13:

  • Test version skew e2e remove pubsub test #7550
  • Revert ApiLevel controlling vnodes back to context metadata #7547
  • Actor Reminders: Default JSON serialization. #7548
  • Hot Reloading: don't watch files if not enabled #7521
  • [1.13] Subscriptions: Fix panic when match rule is empty #7539
  • Add content-length to http channel #7537
  • Revert selfhosted disk loader to not respect namespace #7527
  • [1.13] Add warning that Dapr state store encryption could lead to catastrophic failures #7524
  • Fixes minimum observed cluster api level. Fixes api level check for vnodes. Adds more unit and integration tests for placement service.  #7462
  • Workflow Perf test failure #7468
  • Daprd Metrics Breaking Change #7295
  • Breaking Change: Can no longer create component with name dapr #7411
  • Test Integration: unstable tests on MacOS runner #7412
  • Test Integration: Workflow HotReload testing #7409
  • Hot Reloading: HTTP Middleware Reloading  #7286
  • Cherry picking changes from 1.12 that were not in master #7399
  • Dapr workflow fails while purging retryable child workflows #7422
  • Test Integration: Fix race condition and remove Sleep/Delays #7408
  • Some pubsub components can emit conflicting content-length header #7413 (P0)
  • [Workflow] Cascading terminate and purge #6393
  • Workflow implementation in SDK js-sdk#463
  • Workflow - JS SDK support js-sdk#545
  • Updates controller-runtime, remove WriteSVIDToDir #7214
  • Injector: Change daprd projected token audience to sentry SPIFFE ID #7041
  • Design the interface that allows multiple versions of Reminders/ Actors implementation #7203
  • Integration: flake on Windows (mtls standalone disable) #7401
  • Update placement API Level gRPC context key to dapr-placement-api-level #7400

• Docs:

  • Presence of AppChannelAllowInsecureTLS feature flag #7149
  • [v1.13] Add docs for Azure Blob Storage v2 state store docs#3857
  • Enhanced error message structure and format in Reference docs#3907
  • Local file-based name resolver w SQLite docs#3914
  • Missing: The Crypto API is not documented in the API reference docs#3945
  • Update CLI flags and annotations for multiple versions of actors/reminders docs#3948
  • [Workflow]Docs required for Cascade Terminate/Purge Workflow docs#3949
  • [FEATURE REQUEST] Support Cascade Terminate/Purge feature for Dapr Workflow python-sdk#661
  • Cascade Terminate/Purge for workflow dotnet-sdk#1226

• SDK:

  • Python decorators for Workflow python-sdk#635
  • [Workflow] Go SDK support docs#3868
  • [Workflow] JavaScript SDK support docs#3869
  • [SDKs] DAPR_API_TOKEN env variable  docs#3921

• Quickstarts:

  • [Workflow] Quickstart for Go SDK  quickstarts#965
  • [Workflow] Quickstart for JavaScript SDK quickstarts#964
  • Quickstart tests are failing as CRON Binding is not getting loaded quickstarts#978

---

• Check all new components are registered in dapr/dapr @JoshVanL
• E2E, certification and perf tests are passing @yaron2
• Create release-1.13 branch and cut RC 1.13.0-rc.1 for component-contrib
• Update dapr/component-contrib pkg to 1.13.0-rc.1 in dapr/dapr master branch
• Create release-1.13 branch for Dapr runtime
• ~Verify helm chart and ~ Cut the 1.13.0-rc.1 release for Dapr runtime
• Create release-1.13 branch for CLI
• Update dapr/dapr pkg to 1.13.0-rc.2 in dapr/cli release-1.13 branch @yaron2
• Cut the 1.13.0-rc.1 release for CLI @yaron2
• Trigger GitHub actions in dapr/homebrew-tap (GitHub disables Actions after 1mo without commits) @artursouza
• Notify users about dapr/dapr 1.13.0-rc.1 via Discord @artursouza
• Validate the upgrade path from the previous release -- CRDs updated, no deletion of components/configs etc. @elena-kolevska
• Create RC for installer-bundle @mukundansundar
• Validate RC for installer bundle @mukundansundar
• Update proto and cut the rc release for Java SDK @artursouza @cicoyle
• Update proto for Python SDK @elena-kolevska
• Update proto for Go SDK @mikeee
• Update proto and cut the rc release for dotnet SDK @philliphoff
• Update proto cpp SDK @JoshVanL
• Update proto for rust SDK @elena-kolevska
• Cut the rc release for Dashboard @yaron2
• Update longhaul tests with RC for runtime and dotnet SDK @philliphoff @halspang
• Update quickstarts/tutorials automated validation and check it works - covers Linux Standalone/ K8s / Darwin MacOS. @paulyuk
• Create PR for quickstarts to point to RC SDKs/Dev package? if it is available @paulyuk
• Test and validate tutorials in Linux ARM64 k8s and self-hosted @yaron2
• Test and validate tutorials in Windows @DeepanshuA
• Validate Dapr CLI non-slim scenarios on Windows - @mukundansundar
• Validate Multi app run K8s on Windows @mukundansundar
• Validate longhaul metrics @halspang
• Test and validate the .NET SDK - run through samples @philliphoff
• Test and validate the Java SDK - run through samples @artursouza
• Test and validate the Python SDK - run through samples @elena-kolevska
• Test and validate the Go SDK - run through samples @yaron2
• Test and validate Dashboard, local mode and kubernetes hosted @cicoyle
• Update certification tests in components-contrib release branch (prior to merge back into master) to use the RC (and Go SDK RC/release if possible). @ItalyPaleAle
• Confirm with maintainers that each repo has milestone set for all relevant issues & PRs, then generate release notes
  • CLI - @yaron2 @mukundansundar
  • runtime - @JoshVanL @yaron2
  • components-contrib - @ItalyPaleAle @berndverst
  • .NET SDK - @philliphoff
  • Java SDK - @artursouza
  • JS SDK - @XavierGeerinck
  • Python SDK - @berndverst @elena-kolevska
  • Go SDK - @yaron2
  • Check all milestones for each repo above are up to date before cutting the release notes.
• Validate FOSSA on each repo
  • CLI - @yaron2 @mukundansundar
  • runtime - @JoshVanL @yaron2
  • components-contrib - @ItalyPaleAle @berndverst
  • .NET SDK - @philliphoff
  • Java SDK - @artursouza
  • JS SDK -
  • Python SDK - @berndverst @elena-kolevska
  • Go SDK - @yaron2
• Edit and complete release-notes on HackMD (everyone)
• Verify 1.13 documentation - @msfussell

ETA for all above: ~

RELEASE DAY:

• Release Dashboard - @yaron2
• Validate breaking changes section in release notes (everyone)
• Merge release notes into release branch @JoshVanL
• Cut tag for components-contrib @ItalyPaleAle
• Release Dapr 1.13 @JoshVanL
• Release CLI 1.13 @mukundansundar @yaron2
• Release Installer Bundle 1.13 @shivamkm07
• Create blog post @hhunter-ms
• Release cpp-sdk: @yaron2 @elena-kolevska
• Release js-sdk: @XavierGeerinck @shivamkm07
• Release go-sdk: @mikeee @yaron2
• Release java-sdk: @artursouza
• Release python-sdk: @berndverst @elena-kolevska
• Release rust-sdk: @JoshVanL
• Release dotnet-sdk and release nuget packages: @philliphoff @paulyuk
• Create release-1.13 branch for quickstarts, update version tag in the images, create v1.13.0 tag: @paulyuk
• Create components-contrib release from Tag. Copy components release notes section into the description of the release. @ItalyPaleAle @yaron2
• Validate DevContainers in following repos
  • dapr/dapr: @salaboy
  • dapr/components-contrib: @salaboy
  • dapr/cli: @salaboy
  • dapr/quickstarts: @salaboy
• Update certification tests in components-contrib release branch (prior to merge back into master) to use latest runtime and Go SDK release. @yaron2 @ItalyPaleAle
• Generate new Java docs based on the release version of the Java SDK: @artursouza @mukundansundar

---

POST RELEASE DAY

• Update Dapr K8s Operator https://operatorhub.io/operator/dapr-kubernetes-operator @salaboy
• Update Dapr Kratix Marketplace https://github.com/syntasso/kratix-marketplace/tree/main/dapr @salaboy
• Update Dapr Test Containers Module https://github.com/diagridio/testcontainers-dapr @salaboy

[shivamkm07]

@JoshVanL Please add the following docs and SDK issues above:
dapr/docs#3949
dapr/python-sdk#661
dapr/dotnet-sdk#1226

[JoshVanL]

@artursouza These are the PRs which are blocking the release candidate:
#7433
#7295
#7441
#7399

• A yet to be opened PR for fixing MacOS test runners

[shivamkm07]

@JoshVanL Please mark this issue #7468 as P0 and a blocker for cutting RC. The fix PR is created: #7467

[salaboy]

@msfussell @JoshVanL I didn't want to edit the text, but for the Post Release day can we just refer to this issue: #7364 Instead of having a duplicate list here?

[philliphoff]

@JoshVanL The protos have been updated and a RC (v1.13.0-rc02) release cut/published for the Dapr .NET SDK.

[philliphoff]

@JoshVanL Ran through Dapr quickstarts with Dapr .NET SDK v1.13.0-rc02. All but one ran without issue. The actors ASP.NET service failed to run (at all) on my M1 Mac, in the original repo state (ASP.NET is failing without output with exit code 137). The service does run, both with 1.12 and 1.13 versions of the SDK on Linux. I can also run other actor-related examples (e.g. those from the SDK repo) on my M1 Mac, so not sure what the issue is there.

@halspang @paulyuk If someone else has a Mac that can run through that actor quickstart and verify whether it's just something weird with my machine, that'd be helpful.

[philliphoff]

@JoshVanL For the Dapr .NET SDK, the FOSSA scan for the v1.13.0-rc02 build shows "passing" for both licensing and security.

[artursouza]

FOSSA's license check is passing for Java-SDK. The original FOSSA scope was for license and not security, for that reason I am reporting the FOSSA task as complete for Java-SDK. Although I did update some dependencies, FOSSA still flags some for Java SDK. I will update more of those in the next release. If we want to clear both for this release, I ask @cicoyle to help with update of dependencies in Java SDK. I am OOO in the next 7 days with limited Internet access.

[shubham1172]

Dapr CLI non-slim scenarios have been validated on Windows with both Docker and Podman (test plan: dapr/cli#1078).

[mukundansundar]

Created RC for installer bundle https://github.com/dapr/installer-bundle/releases/tag/v1.13.0-rc.6

[mukundansundar]

Validated installer bundle darwin, by downloading and following the README for init using --from-dir flag.

Validated for others using the logs in the run https://github.com/dapr/installer-bundle/actions/runs/7990899692/job/21820768843#step:10:62 for each platform and arch.

[mukundansundar]

@JoshVanL are all of these steps complete?
Can this be closed if so?

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