Adapt release workflow to produce signed releases (#2720)

README.md

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ for their desktop environment, without the need of having a black belt in shell
   * [Sponsors](#sponsors)
   * [Backers](#backers)
 * [License](#license)
+* [Signatures](#signatures)
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -236,3 +237,9 @@ Polybar accepts donations through [open collective](https://opencollective.com/p
 ## License
 
 Polybar is licensed under the MIT license. [See LICENSE for more information](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/blob/master/LICENSE).
+
+## Signatures
+
+Release archives and tags are signed by a maintainer using GPG. Currently
+everything is signed by [Patrick Ziegler](https://www.patrickziegler.ch/gpg)
+with fingerprint `1D5791352D51A228D4DDDBA4521E5E03AEBCA1A7`

doc/dev/release-workflow.rst

@@ -114,9 +114,16 @@ as follows:
 * A draft PR is opened for the release branch. This PR MUST NOT be merged in
   GitHub's interface, it is only here for review, merging happens at the
   commandline.
-* A `draft release`_ is created in GitHub's release publishing tools
+* After approval, a signed git tag is created locally at the tip of the release
-* After approval, the GitHub release publishing tool is used to publish the
+  branch and pushed:
-  release and tag the tip of the release branch (the release commit).
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+  git tag -s X.Y.Z <release-branch>
+  git push --tags
+
+* A `draft release`_ targetting the new tag is created in GitHub's release
+  publishing tools and published.
 * After the tag is created, the release branch is manually merged into
   ``master``.
   Here it is vitally important that the history of the release branch does not
@@ -193,8 +200,8 @@ Draft Release
 
 On `GitHub <https://github.com/polybar/polybar/releases/new>`_ a new release
 should be drafted.
-The release targets the tip of the release branch (the release commit), the
+The release targets the git tag that was just pushed, the name of the release
-name of the release and the tag is simply the release number.
+and the tag is simply the release number.
 
 The content of the release message should contain the changelog copied from
 ``CHANGELOG.md`` under the heading ``## Changelog``.
@@ -205,6 +212,7 @@ The generated list of PRs can be removed.
 After-Release Checklist
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+* Verify the release archive (see `Verify Release`_)
 * Make sure all the new functionality is documented on the wiki
 * Mark deprecated features appropriately (see `Deprecations`_)
 * Remove all unreleased notes from the wiki (not for patch releases)
@@ -212,11 +220,6 @@ After-Release Checklist
   <https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/1971>`_. Mention any dependency
   changes and any changes to the build workflow. Also mention any new files are
   created by the installation.
-* Confirm that the release archive was added to the release.
-  We have a GitHub action workflow called 'Release Workflow' that on every
-  release automatically creates a release archive, uploads it to the release,
-  and adds a 'Download' section to the release body.
-  If this fails for some reason, it should be triggered manually.
 * Create a PR that updates the AUR ``PKGBUILD`` file for the ``polybar-git``
   package (push after the release archive is uploaded).
 * Close the `GitHub Milestone <https://github.com/polybar/polybar/milestones>`_
@@ -226,6 +229,24 @@ After-Release Checklist
   previous versions for the same minor release (e.g. for 3.5.4, deactivate all
   other 3.5.X versions).
 
+Verify Release
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Confirm that the release archive was added to the release.
+We have a GitHub action workflow called 'Release Workflow' that on every
+release automatically creates a release archive, uploads it to the release,
+and adds a 'Download' section to the release body.
+If this fails for some reason, it should be triggered manually.
+
+Afterwards, download the archive, verify its hash, and sign it:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+  gpg --armor --detach-sign polybar-X.Y.Z.tar.gz
+
+Finally, upload the generated ``polybar-X.Y.Z.tar.gz.asc`` to the GitHub
+release.
+
 Deprecations
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~