From b3802ac5a7167c3384313ed424d9cbdd2996e43d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashutosh Varma <ashutoshvarma11@live.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:08:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] chore: add issue template for release checklist

---
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92fea55d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+name: Astar Release Checklist
+about: Checklist to follow before creating a new release
+title: 'Release v_xx Checklist'
+labels:
+assignees: ''
+---
+
+## Required Changes (PR)
+<!---
+All the PRs that should, For Example,
+- [x] #1000
+- [x] #1006 
+-->
+
+## Release v_xx Specific
+<!---
+All the preparation specific for this release, for example
+- [x] Test batch precompile in Astar & Shiden
+- [x] Test xtokens in Astar
+-->
+
+
+## Runtime Release
+- [ ] Check Semver bumped
+     - Current: v_xx
+     - Last: v_xx
+- [ ] Check Spec Version bumped for all runtimes
+     - Astar: x -> y
+     - Shiden: x -> y
+     - Shibuya: x -> y
+- [ ] Verify completed migrations are removed from any public networks.
+- [ ] Verify new extrinsics have been correctly whitelisted/blacklisted for proxy filters.
+- [ ] Verify benchmarks & weights have been updated for any modified runtime logics.
+
+
+## All Releases
+- [ ]  Check and update new Github release is created with release logs.
+
+## Post Release
+- [ ] Notify Builders and DevOps

From 519d01b255a1819a6b43a139c8b2f8054fcfcca9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashutosh Varma <ashutoshvarma11@live.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 20:31:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] apply suggestions

---
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md | 19 +++++++------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md
index 92fea55d66..e3c9803fe8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ labels:
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-## Required Changes (PR)
-<!---
-All the PRs that should, For Example,
-- [x] #1000
-- [x] #1006 
--->
-
 ## Release v_xx Specific
 <!---
 All the preparation specific for this release, for example
@@ -22,16 +15,18 @@ All the preparation specific for this release, for example
 
 
 ## Runtime Release
-- [ ] Check Semver bumped
-     - Current: v_xx
-     - Last: v_xx
+- [ ] Check Semver bumped for below crates
+     - `astar-runtime`
+     - `shiden-runtime`
+     - `shibuya-runtime`
+     - `local-runtime`
+     - `astar-collator`
+     - `xcm-tools` (if needed)
 - [ ] Check Spec Version bumped for all runtimes
      - Astar: x -> y
      - Shiden: x -> y
      - Shibuya: x -> y
 - [ ] Verify completed migrations are removed from any public networks.
-- [ ] Verify new extrinsics have been correctly whitelisted/blacklisted for proxy filters.
-- [ ] Verify benchmarks & weights have been updated for any modified runtime logics.
 
 
 ## All Releases

From 88f34de5fd8fc2af5b1b822a3eba4de0c962796b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashutosh Varma <ashutoshvarma11@live.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 20:34:08 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] chore: remove semver and add benchmarks to PR template

---
 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 8921d5a4f7..f54194789b 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@
 - [ ] added or updated unit tests
 - [ ] updated Astar official documentation
 - [ ] added OnRuntimeUpgrade hook for precompile revert code registration
-- [ ] updated spec version
-- [ ] updated semver
+- [ ] added benchmarks & weights for any modified runtime logics.