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+= LEAP CLient Release Checklist (*) =
+
+  * [ ] validate rc
+    * [ ] all rc-critical closed!
+    * [ ] all bbots green
+    * [ ] uploaded translations: make translations
+    * [ ] re-generate pyqt resources
+    
+  * [ ] update docs
+    * [ ] CREDITS
+    * [ ] relnotes.txt
+    * [ ] docs/known_issues.rst
+    * [ ] NEWS.rst: Add release name and date to top-most item in NEWS.
+
+  * [ ] change docs/quickstart.rst to point to just the current
+    leap-client-X.Y.Z.deb binaries and .tar.gz source code files
+  * [ ] on release/vX.Y.Z branch: git pull
+  * [ ] git tag X.Y.Z
+  * [ ] build locally to make sure the release is reporting itself as the
+    intended version (FIXME!)
+  * [ ] make sure buildbot is green
+  * [ ] make sure other people aren't committing at that moment
+  * [ ] FUTURE: push tag along with some other documentation-only patch (typically to
+    relnotes.txt) to trigger buildslaves
+    * [ ] git push --tags official; git push official
+    * [ ] that will build tarballs
+  * [ ] make sure buildbot is green (in a parallel universe, he)
+  * [ ] download tarballs, sign with "gpg -ba -u deadbeef TAR", upload *.asc
+  * [ ] symlink the release tarball on leap.se downloads page:
+    /var/www/source/leap-client/releases/ CHANGEME XXX
+    
+  * [ ] update news pages. release notes.
+  * [ ] send out relnotes.txt to internal list.
+  * [ ] wait ...?
+
+  * [ ] PYPI UPLOAD: with "python ./setup.py sdist upload register"
+      * [ ] login to pypi
+      * [ ] from Edit, add new release
+      * [ ] upload .tar.gz, .asc
+
+  * [ ] make an "announcement of new release" on leap.se
+  * [ ] close the Milestone on the chili Roadmap
+  * [ ] send out relnotes.txt to:
+    * [ ] mailing lists... 
+     
+notes
+-----
+(*) this checklist kindly borrowed from tahoe-lafs documentation =)