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Release checklist

  1. Pre-release: Check version numbers on static link script (scripts/third_party_versions.sh). There may be security updates! Verify that they work.
  2. Run a coverity scan by changing to the coverity branch and fast forwarding it up to the latest master. Push and wait for CircleCI. Eventually the results will be at https://scan.coverity.com/projects/fhunleth-fwup. Fix issues.
  3. Update CHANGELOG.md with a bullet-point list of new features and bug fixes
  4. Remove the -dev from the version numbers in CHANGELOG.md and VERSION. If doing an rc release, mark them appropriately.
  5. For non-rc releases, update the version numbers in README.md. They'll be broken links until the release files are uploaded, but "that's ok".
  6. Tag
  7. Push last commit(s) and tag to GitHub
  8. Copy the latest CHANGELOG.md entry to the GitHub releases description. Save it as a "draft". You have until the CircleCI builds complete to do this, so don't delay. As soon as CircleCI uploads its artifacts, GitHub will send release emails out with new text.
  9. Wait for the CircleCI builds to complete successfully. They should work since no code changes were made, but wait to be safe.
  10. Check that the .deb, .rpm, .exe, and source tarball were uploaded properly to GitHub.
  11. Start the next dev cycle. Start a new section in CHANGELOG.md and update the version in VERSION to a -dev version.
  12. Push changes up to GitHub