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ReleaseChecklist: Add "still in progress" warning and make the release page a single point
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- [ ] Copy the changelog into the release blog post.
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### Create the Release
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- [ ] Create Github release page: https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/new
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- [ ] On the release page, select the ``develop`` branch as new target and set tag to the new version (e.g. `v0.8.5`) (make sure you only `SAVE DRAFT` instead of `PUBLISH RELEASE` before the actual release)
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- [ ] Create a [release on github](https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/new).
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Set the target to the ``develop`` branch and the tag to the new version, e.g. `v0.8.5`.
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Include a warning that the release is still in progress and binaries may not yet be available.
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Include the following warning: ``**The release is still in progress and the binaries may not yet be available from all sources.**``.
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Don't publish it yet - click the `Save draft` button instead.
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- [ ] Thank voluntary contributors in the Github release page (use ``git shortlog -s -n -e v0.5.3..origin/develop``).
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- [ ] Check that all tests on the latest commit in ``develop`` are green.
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- [ ] Click the `PUBLISH RELEASE` button on the release page, creating the tag.
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- [ ] Click the `Publish release` button on the release page, creating the tag.
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- [ ] Wait for the CI runs on the tag itself.
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### Upload Release Artifacts and Publish Binaries
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### Post-release
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- [ ] Make sure the documentation for the new release has been published successfully.
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Go to https://readthedocs.org/projects/solidity/ and verify that the new version is listed, works and is marked as default.
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- [ ] Remove "still in progress" warning from the release page.
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- [ ] Publish the blog posts.
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- [ ] Create a commit to increase the version number on ``develop`` in ``CMakeLists.txt`` and add a new skeleton changelog entry.
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- [ ] Announce on Twitter, including links to the release and the blog post.

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