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authorTim Graham <timograham@gmail.com>2014-08-23 19:07:27 -0400
committerTim Graham <timograham@gmail.com>2014-08-23 19:13:51 -0400
commit19999befbec89171f7b3d6d75d3b0600e5c41cc0 (patch)
tree794d6d0fac0c1b92c93319f9fb0197f85db2c9ec /docs
parentbe4baaefe2e8e7effa3c510b31746dbb41ec422a (diff)
Clarified release preparation step about dates.
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diff --git a/docs/internals/howto-release-django.txt b/docs/internals/howto-release-django.txt
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@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ OK, this is the fun part, where we actually push out a release!
__ https://github.com/django/django/commit/18d920ea4839fb54f9d2a5dcb555b6a5666ee469
-#. For a version release, remove the ``UNDER DEVELOPMENT`` header at the top of
- the release notes.
+#. For a major version release, remove the ``UNDER DEVELOPMENT`` header at the
+ top of the release notes and add the release date on the next line. For a
+ minor release, replace ``*Under Development*`` with the release date.
#. If this is a pre-release package, update the "Development Status" trove
classifier in ``setup.py`` to reflect this. Otherwise, make sure the