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# Release Special Interest Group

Ensure quality Kubernetes releases

The [charter](charter.md) defines the scope and governance of the Release Special Interest Group.

## Meetings
* Regular SIG Meeting: [Tuesdays at 14:30 UTC](https://zoom.us/j/327142148) (biweekly). [Convert to your timezone](http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/?t=14:30&tz=UTC).
  * [Meeting notes and Agenda](https://bit.ly/k8s-sig-release-meeting).
  * [Meeting recordings](https://bit.ly/k8s-sig-release-videos).

## Leadership

### Chairs
The Chairs of the SIG run operations and processes governing the SIG.

* Stephen Augustus (**[@justaugustus](https://github.com/justaugustus)**), Cisco
* Sascha Grunert (**[@saschagrunert](https://github.com/saschagrunert)**), Red Hat

### Technical Leads
The Technical Leads of the SIG establish new subprojects, decommission existing
subprojects, and resolve cross-subproject technical issues and decisions.

* Daniel Mangum (**[@hasheddan](https://github.com/hasheddan)**), Upbound
* Jeremy Rickard (**[@jeremyrickard](https://github.com/jeremyrickard)**), Apple

## Emeritus Leads

* Jorge Alarcon Ochoa (**[@alejandrox1](https://github.com/alejandrox1)**)
* Caleb Miles (**[@calebamiles](https://github.com/calebamiles)**)
* Jaice Singer DuMars (**[@jdumars](https://github.com/jdumars)**)
* Tim Pepper (**[@tpepper](https://github.com/tpepper)**)

## Contact
- Slack: [#sig-release](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/sig-release)
- [Mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-release)
- [Open Community Issues/PRs](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/labels/sig%2Frelease)
- GitHub Teams:
    - [@kubernetes/kubernetes-milestone-maintainers](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/teams/kubernetes-milestone-maintainers) - Milestone Maintainers
    - [@kubernetes/release-managers](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/teams/release-managers) - Release Managers
    - [@kubernetes/sig-release](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/teams/sig-release) - SIG Release Members
    - [@kubernetes/sig-release-admins](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/teams/sig-release-admins) - Admins for SIG Release repositories
- Steering Committee Liaison: Davanum Srinivas (**[@dims](https://github.com/dims)**)

## Subprojects

The following [subprojects][subproject-definition] are owned by sig-release:
### Release Engineering
The Release Engineering subproject is responsible for the [process/procedures](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/tree/master/release-engineering) and [tools](https://github.com/kubernetes/release) used to create/maintain Kubernetes release artifacts.
- **Owners:**
  - [kubernetes-sigs/downloadkubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/downloadkubernetes/blob/master/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes-sigs/k8s-container-image-promoter](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/k8s-container-image-promoter/blob/master/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes-sigs/mdtoc](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/mdtoc/blob/master/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes-sigs/release-notes](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/release-notes/blob/master/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes-sigs/release-sdk](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/release-sdk/blob/main/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes-sigs/release-utils](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/release-utils/blob/main/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes-sigs/zeitgeist](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/zeitgeist/blob/master/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes/publishing-bot](https://github.com/kubernetes/publishing-bot/blob/master/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes/release](https://github.com/kubernetes/release/blob/master/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes/sig-release/release-engineering](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/release-engineering/OWNERS)
- **Contact:**
  - Slack: [#release-management](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/release-management)
- **Meetings:**
  - Release Engineering: [Tuesdays at 14:30 UTC](https://zoom.us/j/240812475) (biweekly). [Convert to your timezone](http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/?t=14:30&tz=UTC).
    - [Meeting notes and Agenda](https://bit.ly/k8s-releng-meeting).
    - [Meeting recordings](https://bit.ly/k8s-sig-release-videos).
### Release Team
The Kubernetes Release Team is responsible for the day-to-day work required to successfully create releases of Kubernetes.
- **Owners:**
  - [kubernetes/sig-release/release-team](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/release-team/OWNERS)
### SIG Release Process Documentation
Documents and processes related to SIG Release
- **Owners:**
  - [kubernetes/sig-release](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/OWNERS)
### hyperkube
Best-effort maintaining of hyperkube until 1.18 goes EOL 2021-04-30.
- **Owners:**
  - [kubernetes/kubernetes/cluster/images/hyperkube](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/release-1.18/cluster/images/hyperkube/OWNERS)
  - [kubernetes/release/images/build/debian-hyperkube-base](https://github.com/kubernetes/release/blob/master/images/build/debian-hyperkube-base/OWNERS)
### kubernetes/repo-infra
Creates and maintains tools and templates for Kubernetes org repositories.
Includes bazel tooling for managing dependencies for kubernetes/kubernetes
and kubernetes/test-infra.
- **Owners:**
  - [kubernetes/repo-infra](https://github.com/kubernetes/repo-infra/blob/master/OWNERS)

[subproject-definition]: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/governance.md#subprojects
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