Release Procedure ----------------- #. Create a branch ``release-X.Y.Z`` from the latest ``master``. #. Manually update the ``CHANGELOG.rst`` and commit. #. Open a PR for this branch targeting ``master``. #. After all tests pass and the PR has been approved by at least another maintainer, publish to PyPI by creating and pushing a tag:: git tag X.Y.Z git push git@github.com:pytest-dev/py X.Y.Z Wait for the deploy to complete, then make sure it is `available on PyPI `_. #. Merge your PR to ``master``.