···70707171## Generating 21.11 Release Notes
72727373+(This section also applies to backporting 21.05 release notes: substitute "rl-2111" for "rl-2105".)
7474+7375Documentation in nixpkgs is transitioning to a markdown-centric workflow. Release notes now require a translation step to convert from markdown to a compatible docbook document.
74767577Steps for updating 21.11 Release notes:
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.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
···2323- [ ] Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside [nixos/tests](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/tests))
2424- [ ] Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using `nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review wip"`
2525- [ ] Tested execution of all binary files (usually in `./result/bin/`)
2626-- [21.11 Release Notes](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#generating-2111-release-notes)
2626+- [21.11 Release Notes (or backporting 21.05 Relase notes)](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#generating-2111-release-notes)
2727 - [ ] (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
2828 - [ ] (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
2929 - [ ] (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module