A list, originally by Brian, of the things to do to make a BB release.

• update NEWS, README (dependencies)
• edit buildbot/__init__.py, bump version number (also docs/buildbot.texinfo)
• for real releases, create a new ChangeLog? file
  • git log v(previous)..HEAD > ChangeLog?-this.version
• check it:
  • trial buildbot.test
  • make docs
  • sh test-dist.sh
• commit
• make a git tag: GPG_TTY=`tty`; export GPG_TTY; git tag -a -s v0.8.10 -m "TAG v0.8.10"
  • type something interesting about the release in your $EDITOR
• --stop here for an rc or beta--
• cheeseshop: python ./setup.py register sdist --formats gztar,zip upload (eggs aren't supported)
• sign tarball: gpg -ba buildbot-N.N.N.tar.gz; also .zip
• upload to all files + signatures sf.net (they really don't make  https://frs.sourceforge.net/webupload easy to find)
• update web page/wiki
• update API docs
• send mail to buildbot-devel
• update freshmeat (login, My, Buildbot, add release)