- Confirm copyright ownership and third-party license compatibility.
- Run
python scripts/forensic_audit.py --root . --full. - Run the online dependency audit in CI.
- Test a clean installation on an isolated Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS VPS.
- Verify external inbound SMTP, login, authorization boundaries, live updates, safe HTML, and attachment downloads.
- Build with
python scripts/build_release.py --root . --version 1.3.0-rc.1. - Verify the ZIP and checksum with
python scripts/verify_release.py. - Publish the source ZIP, checksum, release notes, and exact Git commit/tag.
A release is not promoted from release candidate to production-ready until the clean-VPS acceptance test passes.