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+Release checklist
+=================
+
+ 1. Commit the new release
+ 2. Tag the commit
+ 3. `git push`
+ 4. `git push --tags`
+ 5. Go to [the docs admin][rtd] and enable builds for the new tag.
+ 
+ [rtd]: https://readthedocs.org/dashboard/higan/versions/