[SOLR-17260] ReleaseWizard should remove minor version from Docker Hub

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 9.7
• Component/s: release-scripts
• Assignee: Jan Høydahl
• Reporter: Jan Høydahl
• Created: 30/Apr/24 12:09
• Updated: 29/May/24 23:51
• Resolved: 06/May/24 10:31

Description

Today the wizard creates a PR for docker-solr repo where the new version is added in a new folder, e.g. "9.6/Dockerfile". However, the wizard never deletes old versions, leaving them as "supported" on Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/_/solr?tab=tags

Currently both 9.4.1 and 9.5 are listed as supported. Once 9.6 gets merged, we'll have three 9.x versions listed as supported, which leaves the wrong signal to users.

A benefit of being on the "supported" list is that the images will be auto refreshed with pathched OpenJDK base images once in a while. And since adoption of a new minor release typically takes some time, perhaps several months, there is a benefit to users of 9.5 to leave it supported.

Proposal: The release wizard should make sure that the two latest minor releases (N.M and N.M-1) remain active/supported, but delete release N.M-2. It is tolerable to have to do some manual PR work during major releases.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2430