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+* prepare NEWS for release
+* create a release tag using maint/gen-tag-message
+* generate release tarballs using maint/make-dist
+* generate detached signatures for release tarballs using gpg -ab
+* push the release commit and the release tag
+* upload release tarballs and their signatures to the release announcement