[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7742: Release confirmations: users are seeing update notifications before an update is available

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#7742: Release confirmations: users are seeing update notifications before an
update is available
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 Reporter:  barry.hughes      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dd32):

 Hi!

 As explained previously; the issue with 9.1.2 was indeed a bug that
 existed for a few hours, but that was resolved. The WooCommerce Beta
 Tester plugin also caused confusion around the same time with the team. As
 previously stated, any data that you've got with 9.1.2 that you've
 reported can't be relied upon, as it was 100% a timing problem.

 The follow-up tagging of the 9.2.0-RC's doesn't appear to have any
 problems, and the WordPress.org data doesn't show 9.2, nor did it release
 as stable.

 I was provided with a screenshot that suggested *9.1.4* was released
 before it was confirmed; but I can confirm that the data was not imported
 and that no 9.1.4 code was ever included in ZIPs before it was confirmed.

 I ''do'' believe there may have been an issue where the publicly shown
 version number increased, based on the above commit, where it's quite
 possible that `$version` was overwritten with the newer version.
 If that was indeed the issue; that would explain 9.1.4, and why the
 version shown on WordPress.org would've had the new version, but the ZIP
 and all other data would've reflected the stable version.

 I've been unable to duplicate this in testing, but in theory, that
 variable overwrite combined with specific commit steps (adding the new
 tag, changing trunk files, but not changing the stable_tag, all in a
 single commit) could likely have been the culprit here.

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