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 {{Note|'''Timeline''' (tentative)
 * 2022-11-15 🚀 Release Kick-off ⚽  (default branch merged to stable)
-* 2022-xx-xx 🛠️ 1st release candidate '''8.0.90''' on https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/octave/
+* 2023-01-23 🛠️ 1st release candidate '''8.0.90''' on https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/octave/
-* 2022-xx-xx 🏁 Final Release 🎉 '''8.1.0''' on https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/}}
+* 2023-03-07 🏁 Final Release 🎉 '''8.1.0''' on https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/}}
 :Please use <code>&lt;strike&gt; &lt;/strike&gt;</code> to mark items below as done.
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 * Bug overview at https://octave.space/savannah/ .
-=== 📢 Update GUI translation files ===
+=== <strike> 📢 Update GUI translation files </strike> ===
-:Completion Date:
+:Completion Date: 2022-11-28
 * <strike> WON'T DO: Call for updates that might change GUI strings. </strike>
 * String freeze date: 2022-11-25
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 * <strike> Create issue report on Savannah as a centralized location for uploading files. </strike> bug {{bug|63404}}
 * <strike> Call for translations for GUI strings on maintainers@octave.org, CC-ing the translators (see [https://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/tip/libgui/languages/translators list of translators]). </strike> [https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2022-11/msg00004.html message in mailing list archive]
-* Collect and push all translated files.
+* <strike> Collect and push all translated files. </strike>
 === <strike> ⚙️ Update gnulib to latest version </strike> ===
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 :<strike> Must occur first as it could resolve existing, or create new, bug reports. You should run <code>./bootstrap</code> in the source tree after updating to the new gnulib version. </strike>
-=== ⚖️ GPL License activities ===
+=== <strike> ⚖️ GPL License activities </strike> ===
-:Completion Date:
+:Completion Date: 2022-12-13
-* Update copyright statements for all source controlled files.
+* <strike> Update copyright statements for all source controlled files. </strike>
-* Update dates in any other locations (launch message, citation, MXE files, etc.).
+* <strike> Update dates in any other locations (launch message, citation, MXE files, etc.). </strike>
-* Add any new contributors to {{Path|doc/interpreter/contributors.in}} who wish to be mentioned (don't add them without permission).
+* <strike> Add any new contributors to {{Path|doc/interpreter/contributors.in}} who wish to be mentioned (don't add them without permission). </strike>
-=== ✅ Style-check code base ===
+=== <strike> ✅ Style-check code base </strike> ===
-:Completion Date:
+:Completion Date: 2022-12-6
-:This will produce lots of whitespace changes, but no behavior changes. '''Must occur after patches have been added''', since whitespace changes can prevent patches from applying.
+:<strike> This will produce lots of whitespace changes, but no behavior changes. '''Must occur after patches have been added''', since whitespace changes can prevent patches from applying. </strike>
 * <strike> [[Octave style guide|m-file style check]] </strike>
-* [[C++ style guide|C++ style check]]
+* <strike> [[C++ style guide|C++ style check]] </strike>
 === 📖 Review documentation ===
-:Completion Date:
+:Completion Date: 2022-12-14
 * <strike> Grammar check documentation. </strike>
 * <strike> Spell check documentation. </strike>
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 * <strike> Review {{Path|__unimplemented__.m}} for the latest changes to [[Octave Forge]] packages and new Matlab functions. </strike>
 * <strike> Update major version number in "@subtitle Edition XXX" in {{Path|octave.texi}}. </strike>
-* Update {{Path|[https://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/file/tip/installer-files/README.html installer-files/README.html]}} in MXE Octave with version highlights.
+* <strike> Update {{Path|[https://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/file/tip/installer-files/README.html installer-files/README.html]}} in MXE Octave with version highlights. </strike>
 == 🔃 Repeat until all bugs are resolved ==
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 === ✅ <code>make check</code> ===
 * Verify <code>make check</code> is passing on all [http://buildbot.octave.org:8010/#/waterfall buildbot combinations of OS and compilers] and [https://github.com/gnu-octave/octave/actions GitHub CI runners]. Also check [https://github.com/gnu-octave/octave-buildbot/actions test suite runs on "freshly brewed Octave for Windows"] (Kai's buildbots on octave.space).
-* Compiling with <code>-fsanitize=undefined</code>, <code>--enable-address-sanitizer-flags</code> to check for memory leaks. Use other tools <code>cppcheck</code>, etc.
+* <strike> Compiling with <code>-fsanitize=undefined</code>, <code>--enable-address-sanitizer-flags</code> to check for memory leaks. Use other tools <code>cppcheck</code>, etc. </strike>
-** Update PVS static analyzer results [[PVS static analyzer - 5.0 Release]].
+** '''WON'T DO''' <strike> Update PVS static analyzer results [[PVS static analyzer - 5.0 Release]]. </strike>
 * Start discussion on maintainers@octave.org about which failing tests that must be fixed and which can be declared '''WON'T FIX'''.
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 * Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].
 * Create hg tag in repository with release candidate version number.
-* Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes.
+* <strike> Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes. </strike>
-* Verify <code>make dist</code> works.
+* <strike> Verify <code>make dist</code> works. </strike>
 * Create [[Windows Installer]].
 * Upload release candidates.
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 == ☑️ Post-Release ==
 :Completion Date:
-* Merge default onto stable to become the current stable release.
+* <strike> Remove all deprecated functions (either tagged with <code>OCTAVE_DEPRECATED</code> in C++ or in the directory <code>scripts/deprecated</code> for m-files) scheduled for deletion on default branch.  Check file <code>etc/NEWS.VERSION-2.md</code> for list of features that have been deprecated. </strike>
-* Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].
+* <strike> Create new <code>etc/NEWS.VERSION+1.md</code> file by copying <code>etc/NEWS.VERSION.md</code> and then removing text so that it is a template file with headings only. </strike>
-* Remove all deprecated functions (either <code>OCTAVE_DEPRECATED</code> in C++ or scripts/deprecated for m-files) scheduled for deletion in "default" branch.
-* Move {{Path|NEWS}} file to backup in {{Path|etc/NEWS.X}}.
-* Create new {{Path|NEWS}} file.
 == ℹ️ Versioning hints ==