We have a script called release.py to automate the process.
The script can be run with -c to confirm or skip steps. There's also a --dry-run option that only prints out the steps.
> python release.py --help
Usage: release.py [options]
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-c, --confirm-steps Confirm every step. If the step is not confirmed, it
will be skipped.
-d, --dry-run Print out, but not actually run any steps.