5.x-final.md

doc/5.x-final.md

@@ -109,14 +109,20 @@ ls -la versions.json
 ## Add the new release. Be sure to adjust versions/dates.
 ./bin/pb release:add 5.2.0 --date=2018-05-03 --security=false
 
-## If appropriate, deprecate previous branch
-./bin/pb branch:status 5.1 deprecated
+## If appropriate, set the deprecation and eol dates for the previous
+## version.
+./bin/pb branch:status 5.1 -D 2018-06-10 -E 2018-06-15
 
 ## Make the change persistent.
 git commit versions.json
 git push origin master
 ```
 
+Preview the upgrade messages that will be displayed on various versions.
+This example previews the perspective from 5.0.2 and 5.8.0 (adjust to taste):
+
+http://latest.civicrm.org/stable.php?format=devPreview&versions=5.0.2,5.8.0
+
 ## 6: Set default on `sourceforge.net`
 
 Log into https://sourceforge.net/projects/civicrm/files/civicrm-stable and set the latest Drupal version to be the default download.