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+Release checklist
+=================
+
+A stable release is a release where the minor or micro version parts are
+incremented.
+A major release is a release where the major version part is incremented.
+
+Checks
+------
+
+* open "https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/actions?query=branch:master" and all tests has passed
+* Run ``git fetch; git status`` and check that nothing has changed
+
+Bump version
+------------
+
+for stable and major releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* ``python utils/bump_version.py X.Y.Z``
+* Check diff by ``git diff``
+* ``git commit -am 'Bump to X.Y.Z final'``
+* ``git tag vX.Y.Z -m "Sphinx X.Y.Z"``
+
+for beta releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* ``python utils/bump_version.py X.Y.0bN``
+* Check diff by ``git diff``
+* ``git commit -am 'Bump to X.Y.0 betaN'``
+* ``git tag vX.Y.0b1 -m "Sphinx X.Y.0bN"``
+
+Build Sphinx
+------------
+
+* ``make clean``
+* ``python -m build .``
+* ``twine upload dist/Sphinx-*``
+* open https://pypi.org/project/Sphinx/ and check for any obvious errors
+
+for stable and major releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* ``sh utils/bump_docker.sh X.Y.Z``
+
+Bump to next development version
+--------------------------------
+
+for stable and major releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* ``python utils/bump_version.py --in-develop X.Y.Z+1b0`` (ex. 1.5.3b0)
+
+for beta releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* ``python utils/bump_version.py --in-develop X.Y.0bN+1`` (ex. 1.6.0b2)
+
+Commit version bump
+-------------------
+
+* Check diff by ``git diff``
+* ``git commit -am 'Bump version'``
+* ``git push origin master --tags``
+
+Final steps
+-----------
+
+* Add new version/milestone to tracker categories
+* Write announcement and send to sphinx-dev, sphinx-users and python-announce