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--- evergreen-docs:release_notes_process [2023/06/01 12:00] – update branch name from master to main gmcharlton
+++ evergreen-docs:release_notes_process [2024/02/12 15:55] (current) – Release notes from commits stub stompro
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 ====Major Release Notes====
-=> See also the [[dev:release_process:evergreen:2.8#prepare_release_notes_for_major_version_bumps_only|release notes section of the release process page]]
+=> See also the [[dev:release_process:evergreen:how_to_build#prepare_release_notes_for_major_version_bumps_only|release notes section of the release process page]]
 ===Preparing for the release===
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   - After this script is run, make all copyediting, acknowledgment, and other changes to the file produced by create_release_notes.sh.  Don't run this script again; you will lose your work!
+==(Fixme: Proposed Enhancement)Extract Release Notes From Commits script==
+  - Use the docs/tools/extract_release_notes_from_commits.pl script to extract the following from commits.
+    - Release notes for bug fixes that use the *Release-note:* commit tag.
+    - Contributors List (Author, Committers, Reviewers).
+    - Sponsors (grabbing the sponsored-by: tag)
+  - See [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2051874|Bug #2051874]] for details.
+  - Enhance these instructions once the script has been used.
 ===Acknowledgements for Major Releases===