```
λ git checkout RELEASE.2021-04-22T15-44-28Z
```

Create a branch and proceed to push the branch **upstream**
> (upstream here points to ******@****.***:minio/minio.git)

```
λ git branch -m RELEASE.2021-04-22T15-44-28Z.hotfix
λ git push -u upstream RELEASE.2021-04-22T15-44-28Z.hotfix
```

Pick the relevant commit-id say for example commit-id from the master branch

```
commit 4f3317effea38c203c358af9cb5ce3c0e4173976

* Begin paths for internationalization in kubectl ([#36802](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/36802), [@brendandburns](https://github.com/brendandburns))
  * Add initial french translations for kubectl ([#40645](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/40645), [@brendandburns](https://github.com/brendandburns))

#### Updates to apply

import jetbrains.buildServer.configs.kotlin.triggers.schedule
import vcsroots.gradlePromotionBranches

class PublishNightlySnapshot(branch: VersionedSettingsBranch) : PublishGradleDistributionFullBuild(
    promotedBranch = branch.branchName,
    prepTask = branch.prepNightlyTaskName(),
    promoteTask = branch.promoteNightlyTaskName(),
    triggerName = "ReadyforNightly",
    vcsRootId = gradlePromotionBranches
) {
    init {

                                def ITS_BRANCH = env.CHANGE_BRANCH != null ? env.CHANGE_BRANCH :  env.BRANCH_NAME;
                                try {
                                  echo "Checkout ITs from branch: ${ITS_BRANCH}"
                                  checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
                                          branches: [[name: ITS_BRANCH]],

To sign off a single commit:

`git commit --amend --signoff`

To sign off one or multiple commits:

`git rebase --signoff origin/master`

Then force push your branch:

`git push --force origin test-branch`

### Fixing sanity check failures after public API changes

If your PR includes any changes to the Gradle Public API, it will cause the binary compatibility check to fail.

# limitations under the License.

set -exo pipefail

UPDATE_BRANCH=${UPDATE_BRANCH:-"master"}

SCRIPTPATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
ROOTDIR=$(dirname "${SCRIPTPATH}")
cd "${ROOTDIR}"

# Get the sha of top commit
# $1 = repo
function getSha() {
  git ls-remote "https://github.com/istio/${1}.git" "refs/heads/${UPDATE_BRANCH}" | cut -f 1
}

make update-common

export GO111MODULE=on

        val triggerName = this.triggerName

        params {
            param("branch.qualifier", "%dep.${RelativeId("Check_Stage_${triggerName}_Trigger")}.teamcity.build.branch%")
            text(
                "branch.to.promote",
                "%branch.qualifier%",
                label = "Branch to promote",

    buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '20', artifactNumToKeepStr: '5'))
    timeout(time: 180, unit: 'MINUTES')
  }
  parameters {
    string( defaultValue: 'master', description: 'Core Its branch (default master)',
            name: 'ITS_BRANCH' )
  }
  stages {
    stage("Build Maven Core") {
      steps {
        withEnv(["JAVA_HOME=${ tool "JDK 1.8 (latest)" }", "PATH+MAVEN=${tool 'Maven 3.6.3'}/bin:${env.JAVA_HOME}/bin"]) {

    if [[ "$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" = "pull_branch" ]]; then
        # TF's CI runs 'git fetch origin "pull/PR#/merge:pull_branch"'
        # To get the as-merged branch during the CI tests
        git diff --diff-filter ACMRT --name-only pull_branch^ pull_branch > $BATS_FILE_TMPDIR/changed_files
    else
        # If the branch is not present, then diff against origin/master

import jetbrains.buildServer.configs.kotlin.triggers.schedule
import model.StageName
import vcsroots.gradlePromotionBranches

class PublishNightlyDocumentation(branch: VersionedSettingsBranch) : PublishGradleDistributionFullBuild(
    promotedBranch = branch.branchName,
    promoteTask = "publishBranchDocs",
    triggerName = StageName.PULL_REQUEST_FEEDBACK.uuid,
    vcsRootId = gradlePromotionBranches
) {
    init {