systemd-stable/docs/RELEASE.md

# Steps to a successful release

1. Add all items to NEWS
2. Update the contributors list in NEWS ("make git-contrib")
3. Update the time and place in NEWS
4. Update version in configure.ac and library numbers in Makefile.am
5. Check that "make distcheck" works
6. Tag the release ("make git-tag")
7. Upload the documentation ("make doc-sync")
8. Close the github milestone and open a new one (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/milestones)
9. Send announcement to systemd-devel, with a copy&paste from NEWS
10. Update IRC topic ("/msg chanserv TOPIC #systemd Version NNN released")
Add RELEASE.md file which lists the steps needed for release I put it in .github, so it doesn't stand out too much; after all it's not interesting to most people. 2016-05-31 20:43:41 +03:00			`# Steps to a successful release`

			`1. Add all items to NEWS`
			`2. Update the contributors list in NEWS ("make git-contrib")`
			`3. Update the time and place in NEWS`
			`4. Update version in configure.ac and library numbers in Makefile.am`
			`5. Check that "make distcheck" works`
			`6. Tag the release ("make git-tag")`
			`7. Upload the documentation ("make doc-sync")`
			`8. Close the github milestone and open a new one (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/milestones)`
			`9. Send announcement to systemd-devel, with a copy&paste from NEWS`
			`10. Update IRC topic ("/msg chanserv TOPIC #systemd Version NNN released")`