Release pipeline: JSON in release announcement not relevant to VMR

[mthalman]

When the release pipeline generates a release announcement, it includes JSON to describe state of the release. One of the fields is InstallerTag. This refers to the https://github.com/dotnet/installer repo which is relevant for 8.0 releases whose source is in https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet.

Personally, I think the name of the field shouldn't be repo-specific. I think something like this would be more appropriate:

"RepoTag": "https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/releases/tag/v8.0.100-preview.3.23178.7"

This same field name could then be used for 6.0/7.0 servicing builds with a field value that references installer instead.

[premun]

Is this a change we need to communicate to the partners as they rely on this name?

[MichaelSimons]

Is this a change we need to communicate to the partners as they rely on this name?

Yes, we should call it out in the monthly release announcement.