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Make the release instructions a numbered list
Since they are sequential steps.
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EliahKagan committed Oct 13, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ Please have a look at the [contributions file][contributing].

### How to make a new release

- Update/verify the **version** in the `VERSION` file.
- Update/verify that the `doc/source/changes.rst` changelog file was updated. It should include a link to the forthcoming release page: `https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/<version>`
- Commit everything.
- Run `git tag -s <version>` to tag the version in Git.
- _Optionally_ create and activate a [virtual environment](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/#creating-a-virtual-environment) using `venv` or `virtualenv`.\
1. Update/verify the **version** in the `VERSION` file.
2. Update/verify that the `doc/source/changes.rst` changelog file was updated. It should include a link to the forthcoming release page: `https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/<version>`
3. Commit everything.
4. Run `git tag -s <version>` to tag the version in Git.
5. _Optionally_ create and activate a [virtual environment](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/#creating-a-virtual-environment) using `venv` or `virtualenv`.\
(When run in a virtual environment, the next step will automatically take care of installing `build` and `twine` in it.)
- Run `make release`.
- Go to [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases) and publish a new one with the recently pushed tag. Generate the changelog.
6. Run `make release`.
7. Go to [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases) and publish a new one with the recently pushed tag. Generate the changelog.

### How to verify a release (DEPRECATED)

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