From 03249df715aa04dbe689649145ae7e059eda8e6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ivan FB <128452529+Ivansete-status@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:13:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add deployment process (#3751)

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+---
+name: Deploy Release
+about: Execute tasks for deploying a new version in a fleet
+title: 'Deploy release vX.X.X in waku.sandbox and/or status.prod fleet'
+labels: deploy-release
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+<!--
+Add appropriate release number and adjust the target fleet in the tittle!
+ -->
+
+### Link to the Release PR
+
+<!--
+Kindly add a link to the release PR where we have a sign-off from QA. At this time, that release PR should be already merged.
+ -->
+
+### Items to complete, in order
+
+<!--
+You can release into either waku.sanbox, status.prod, or both.
+For status.prod it is crucial to coordinate such deployment with status friends.
+ -->
+
+- [ ] Receive sign-off from DST.
+  - [ ] Inform DST team about what are the expectations for this release. For example, if we expect higher, same or lower bandwidth consumption. Or a new protocol appears, etc.
+  - [ ] Ask DST to add a comment approving this deployment and add a link to the analysis report.
+
+- [ ] Update waku.sandbox with [this deployment job](https://ci.infra.status.im/job/nim-waku/job/deploy-waku-sandbox/).
+
+- [ ] Deploy to status.prod
+  - [ ] Ask Status admin to add a comment approving that this deployment to happen now.
+  - [ ] Update status.prod with [this deployment job](https://ci.infra.status.im/job/nim-waku/job/deploy-status-prod/).
+
+- [ ] Update infra config
+  - [ ] Submit PRs into infra repos to adjust deprecated or changed arguments (review CHANGELOG.md for that release). And confirm the fleet can run after that. This requires coordination with infra team.
+
+### Reference Links
+
+- [Release process](https://github.com/logos-messaging/logos-delivery/blob/master/docs/contributors/release-process.md)
+- [Release notes](https://github.com/logos-messaging/logos-delivery/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
+- [Infra-role-nim-waku](https://github.com/status-im/infra-role-nim-waku)
+- [Infra-nim-waku](https://github.com/status-im/infra-nim-waku)
+- [Infra-Status](https://github.com/status-im/infra-status)
+- [Jenkins](https://ci.infra.status.im/job/nim-waku/)
+- [Fleets](https://fleets.waku.org/)
+- [Harbor](https://harbor.status.im/harbor/projects/9/repositories/nwaku/artifacts-tab)
+- [Kibana](https://kibana.infra.status.im/app/)