| # Steps to a successful release |
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| 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") |