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name: Gutenberg Plugin Upgrade
about: Installing and activating a new version of the Gutenberg Plugin
title: 'Gutenberg: [v#.#.#] plugin upgrade'
labels: gutenberg-upgrade, [Type] Task
assignees: ''

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Thanks for updating Gutenberg! Please be sure to update the title above with the version number you're upgrading. This post will cover all potential RCs and point releases (Example, "Gutenberg: v11.2.x plugin upgrade" would cover everything from 11.2.0-rc.1 to 11.2.1, should those all become available)

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- Release notes for the version(s) you're implementing should be linked directly to the WordPress/gutenberg repo tag
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Previous upgrade:  
Release notes:

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**Install and activate**

- [ ] Install and activate [v#.#.#]-rc.1 on edge (######-code)
- [ ] Install and activate [v#.#.#] on edge (######-code)
- [ ] Activate [v#.#.#] on production (######-code)
- [ ] Request [v#.#.#] AT upgrade (######-p2)

**Testing**

- [ ] [v#.#.#] Desktop viewport E2E
- [ ] [v#.#.#] Mobile viewport E2E
- [ ] [v#.#.#] WPCOM core (######-code)

**Publish internal announcements**

- [ ] Slack: #wpcom-happy-announce
- [ ] P2: wpcomhappy

**Wrap-up**

- [ ] Clean up unused releases
- [ ] Add log entry to the Gutenberg Upgrade Log (pcoGjb-g-p2)
- [ ] [Open a new issue](https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/issues/new?assignees=&labels=gutenberg-upgrade%2C+%5BType%5D+Task&template=gutenberg-plugin-upgrade.md&title=Gutenberg%3A+%5Bv%23.%23.%23%5D+plugin+upgrade) for the next upgrade, transfer remaining tasks, close this issue.

### Blockers 🤷‍♀️

### Other Issues 🐛

**Issues transferred from previous release(s)**

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