UPower Release Notes 1. Write NEWS entries for UPower in the same format as usual. git shortlog v0.99.14.. | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new Version 0.99.8 -------------- Released: 2017-xx-xx New Features: Bugfixes: 2. Commit changes to git (bump version in meson.build if needed): git branch -b /v0.99.14 git commit -a -m "Release 0.99.14" 3. Run tests and try building a tarball meson dist 4. Create an MR and merge it 5. Tag the release git fetch origin git check master git evtag sign v0.99.14 git push --tags 4. Paste the release notes into the tag information 5. Optional: Do a post-release version bump