Add instructions for EOL releases. (#461)

ansible-community · Oct 5, 2024 · f42db38 · f42db38
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diff --git a/docs/automated-process.md b/docs/automated-process.md
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ release process. The automated processes uses GitHub Actions to automate the
    `ansible-build-data` checkout:
 
     ```
-    antsibull-build announcements --send --data-dir . ${VERSION}
+    antsibull-build announcements --send --data-dir . ${VERSION} [ --end-of-life ]
     ```
 
+    The `--end-of-life` flag should be added if this is the final release for the
+    `${MAJOR_VERSION}` major release train.
+
     This will open your default browser to do the announcement on the forum.
     It will also tell you where to announce this on Matrix,
     ask for the URL of the forum thread,

diff --git a/docs/release-process.md b/docs/release-process.md
@@ -148,9 +148,12 @@ This only needs to be done once.
    the following command in the `${MAJOR_VERSION}` directory of the
    `ansible-build-data` checkout:
     ```
-    antsibull-build announcements --send --data-dir . ${VERSION}
+    antsibull-build announcements --send --data-dir . ${VERSION} [ --end-of-life ]
     ```
 
+    The `--end-of-life` flag should be added if this is the final release for the
+    `${MAJOR_VERSION}` major release train.
+
     This will open your default browser to do the announcement on the forum.
     It will also tell you where to announce this on Matrix,
     ask for the URL of the forum thread,