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=== Create new release candidate ===
=== Create new release candidate ===
* Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].
* Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].
* Create hg tag in repository with release candidate version number.
* Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes.
* Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes.
* Verify <code>make dist</code> works.
* Verify <code>make dist</code> works.
* hg tag repository with release candidate ID
* Create [[Windows Installer]].
* Create [[Windows Installer]].
* Upload release candidates.
* Upload release candidates.
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* Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].
* Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].
* Create hg tag in repository with release version number.
* Update {{Path|NEWS}} (final release date).
* Update {{Path|NEWS}} (final release date).
* Update {{Path|CITATION}} (version, year, URL).
* Update {{Path|CITATION}} (version, year, URL).
* Update {{Path|org.octave.Octave.appdata.xml}} (version number and release date).
* Update {{Path|org.octave.Octave.appdata.xml}} (version number and release date).
* Create hg tag in repository with release version number.
* Merge default onto stable to become the current stable release.
* Update Savannah bug tracker version info.
* Update Savannah bug tracker version info.
* Remove release candidate versions from Savannah.
* Remove release candidate versions from Savannah.
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== Post-Release ==
== Post-Release ==
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* Update {{Path|configure.ac}} (AC_INIT, OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION) to next release cycle.
* Merge default onto stable to become the current stable release.
* Update oct file API version number ({{Path|configure.ac}} <code>OCTAVE_API_VERSION</code>).
* Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].
* Remove all deprecated functions (either <code>OCTAVE_DEPRECATED</code> in C++ or scripts/deprecated for m-files) scheduled for deletion in "default" branch.
* 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}}.
* Move {{Path|NEWS}} file to backup in {{Path|etc/NEWS.X}}.