release(patch): align patch steps with release tooling

Closed Issue created 4 years ago by Warren Gifford

Created by: bobheadxi

The current patch release process (https://about.sourcegraph.com/handbook/engineering/releases/patch_release_issue_template) has a lot of deviation from the normal release process. It also includes a lot of manual steps that has an automated equivalent in the normal release process.

Goal: try and align these steps with the normal release steps (https://about.sourcegraph.com/handbook/engineering/releases/release_issue_template), and update the release tooling as necessary to ensure it accounts for patch releases appropriately.

Specific TODOs for improving automation here requires investigation still (unfamiliar with patch process at the moment)

Tracking non-automation improvements in other issues, e.g. https://github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/issues/15294

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