+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ cd builder/scripts/branch_cut
+ ./branch_cutter.sh -n $NEXT_RELEASE -c $CURR_RELEASE
+
+#. Review and submit the changes to releng/builder project. **(releng/builder committers)**
+
+Autorelease
+-----------
+
+#. Block submit permissions for registered users and elevate RE's committer rights on gerrit.
+ **(Helpdesk)**
+
+ .. figure:: images/gerrit-update-committer-rights.png
+
+ .. note::
+
+ Enable **Exclusive** checkbox for the submit button to override any existing permissions.
+
+#. Enable create reference permissions on gerrit for RE's to submit .gitreview patches.
+ **(Helpdesk)**
+
+ .. figure:: images/gerrit-update-create-reference.png
+
+ .. note::
+
+ Enable Exclusive checkbox override any existing permissions.
+
+#. Start the branch cut job or use the manual steps below for branch cutting autorelease. **(Release Engineering Team)**
+#. Start the version bump job or use the manual steps below for version bump autorelease. **(Release Engineering Team)**
+#. Merge all .gitreview patches submitted though the job or manually. **(Release Engineering Team)**
+#. Remove create reference permissions set on gerrit for RE's. **(Helpdesk)**
+#. Merge all version bump patches in the order of dependencies. **(Release Engineering Team)**
+#. Re-enable submit permissions for registered users and disable elevated RE committer rights on gerrit. **(Helpdesk)**
+#. Notify release list on branch cutting work completion. **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+
+Branch cut job (Autorelease)
+----------------------------
+Branch cutting can be performed either through the job or manually.
+
+#. Start the autorelease-branch-cut job
+ **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+Manual steps to branch cut (Autorelease)
+----------------------------------------
+
+#. Setup releng/autorelease repository.
+ **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ git review -s
+ git submodule foreach 'git review -s'
+ git checkout master
+ git submodule foreach 'git checkout master'
+ git pull --rebase
+ git submodule foreach 'git pull --rebase'
+
+#. Enable create reference permissions on gerrit for RE's to submit .gitreview patches.
+ **(Helpdesk)**
+
+ .. figure:: images/gerrit-update-create-reference.png
+
+ .. note::
+
+ Enable Exclusive check-box override any existing permissions.
+
+#. Create stable/${CURR_RELEASE} branches based on HEAD master.
+ **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ git checkout -b stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,} origin/master
+ git submodule foreach 'git checkout -b stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,} origin/master'
+ git push gerrit stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,}
+ git submodule foreach 'git push gerrit stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,}'
+
+#. Contribute .gitreview updates to stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,}.
+ **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ git submodule foreach sed -i -e "s#defaultbranch=master#defaultbranch=stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,}#" .gitreview
+ git submodule foreach git commit -asm "Update .gitreview to stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,}"
+ git submodule foreach 'git review -t ${CURR_RELEASE,,}-branch-cut'
+ sed -i -e "s#defaultbranch=master#defaultbranch=stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,}#" .gitreview
+ git add .gitreview
+ git commit -s -v -m "Update .gitreview to stable/${CURR_RELEASE,,}"
+ git review -t ${CURR_RELEASE,,}-branch-cut
+
+Version bump job (Autorelease)
+------------------------------
+Version bump can performed either through the job or manually.
+
+#. Start the autorelease-version-bump-${NEXT_RELEASE,,} job
+ **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+ .. note::
+
+ Enabled BRANCH_CUT and disable DRY_RUN to run the job for branch cut
+ work-flow. The version bump job can be run only on the master branch.
+
+Manual steps to version bump (Autorelease)
+------------------------------------------
+
+#. Version bump master by x.(y+1).z. **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ git checkout master
+ git submodule foreach 'git checkout master'
+ pip install lftools
+ lftools version bump ${CURR_RELEASE}
+
+#. Make sure the version bump changes does not modify anything under scripts or pom.xml.
+ **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ git checkout pom.xml scripts/
+
+#. Push version bump master changes to gerrit. **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ git submodule foreach 'git commit -asm "Bump versions by x.(y+1).z for next dev cycle"'
+ git submodule foreach 'git review -t ${CURR_RELEASE,,}-branch-cut'
+
+#. Merge the patches in order according to the merge-order.log file found
+ in autorelease jobs. **(Release Engineering Team)**
+
+ .. note::
+
+ The version bump patches can be merged more quickly by performing a local
+ build with ``mvn clean deploy -DskipTests`` to prime Nexus with the new
+ version updates.