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+Release Process
+===============
+
+* `set TAG fuse-A.B.C`
+* Update version in
+  * `ChangeLog.rst`
+  * `meson.build`
+  * `include/fuse_common.h` (`#define FUSE_{MINOR/MAJOR}_VERSION`)
+* When creating new minor release:
+  * Create signing key for the next release: `P=fuse-<A.B+1> signify-openbsd -G -n -p signify/$P.pub -s
+  signify/$P.sec`
+  * Expire old release signing keys (keep one around just in case)
+* Update authors: `git log --all --pretty="format:%an <%aE>" | sort -u >> AUTHORS`
+* `git commit --all -m "Released $TAG"`
+* `git tag -s $TAG`
+* Build tarball, `./make_release_tarball.sh`
+* Test build:
+  * `cd fuse-x.y.z`
+  * `md build && (cd build && meson .. && ninja)`
+  * `sudo sudo chown root:root build/util/fusermount3`
+  * `sudo chmod 4755 build/util/fusermount3`
+  * `(cd build; python3 -m pytest test/)`
+* Upload API docs:
+  * `rm -r ../libfuse.github.io/doxygen && cp -a doc/html ../libfuse.github.io/doxygen`
+  * `(cd ../libfuse.github.io; git add doxygen/; git commit --all -m "Re-generated doxygen documentation"; git push)`
+* `git push && git push --tags`, create release on Github
+* Write announcement to fuse-devel
+
+
+Announcement email template
+
+```
+To: fuse-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+Subject: [ANNOUNCE] libfuse XXXX has been released
+
+Dear all,
+
+I am pleased to announce the release of libfuse XXX.
+
+The source code is available for download at https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases.
+
+Please report any issues on this mailing list or the GitHub issue
+tracker at https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/issues.
+
+From ChangeLog.rst:
+
+[INSERT NEW ENTRIES]
+
+The following people have contributed code to this release:
+
+[INSERT CONTRIBUTORS]
+
+(a full list of credits containing all known contributors is included in
+the `AUTHORS` file).
+
+Best,
+-Nikolaus
+```