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+# Conducting A Successful Release
+
+This documents contains the necessary steps to conduct a successful release.
+
+1. Add all items to `NEWS.md`
+
+    Get a first template with [`clog`](https://github.com/clog-tool/clog-cli)
+    ```console
+    $ clog -F -r https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut
+    ```
+
+2. Update the contributors list in NEWS.md
+
+   Produce the list with:
+   ```console
+   $ make CONTRIBUTORS
+   ```
+
+   Append the list to the section in `NEWS.md`
+
+3. Update AUTHORS
+
+   ```console
+   $ make AUTHORS
+   ```
+
+4. Check in AUTHORS and NEWS.md
+
+   ```console
+   $ git commit -m "docs: update NEWS.md and AUTHORS" NEWS.md AUTHORS
+   $ git push origin master
+   ```
+
+5. Tag the release, validate the tag and push
+
+   ```console
+   $ git tag -s 060
+   $ git tag -v 060
+   $ git push --tags
+   ```
+
+   Add the section from `NEWS.md` to the git tag message excluding the Rendered
+   view entry.
+
+6. Create a new release on github (https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/releases/new)
+   - Add the section from `NEWS.md` to the release.
+
+7. Open a new milestone, move all unfinished issue from the previous milestone to the new one and close the released milestone (https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/milestones)