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+*** Checklist for a new libftdi release ***
+- Update ChangeLog and AUTHORS via git history
+
+- Update version number in the following files:
+ - CMakeLists.txt
+ - configure.in
+ - README
+
+- Increase .so library version:
+ - src/Makefile.am
+ - ftdipp/Makefile.am
+
+- Run "make dist"
+
+- Diff tarball to previous version, check if all
+ important changes are in the ChangeLog
+
+- Ensure all modifications are checked in
+
+- Sign tarball, build .src.rpm and sign it, too
+
+- Create git tag:
+ - git tag -s -u 24F006F5 v0.XX
+ - git tag -d latest-release ; git tag latest-release
+ - git push --tags
+
+- Website
+ - Upload tarball and .src.rpm
+ - Add ChangeLog to main page
+ - Update URLs in download section
+ - Generate API documentation and upload it
+
+- Announce on mailinglist & freshmeat