RELEASE_CHECKLIST.org

1. Decide on a relase date (Ben and Sylvia)
2. merge development to master: (Ben)
   • [ ] git commit
   • [ ] git checkout master
   • [ ] git merge staged-release
   • [ ] git tag -a <version> -m ‘<description>’
   • [ ] git push
   • [ ] git push origin –tags
   • [ ] build and push documentation
   • [ ] git checkout dev
   • [ ] git merge masterstage the release:
   • [X] git checkout staged-release
3. [ ] run python docstring tests (Ben)
4. [ ] run unit tests (Ben)
5. [ ] write release notes (Ben)
6. [ ] write the release announcement (Sylvia, Ben, Cecelia)
7. update documents:
   • [ ] CoG page
     • [ ] Upload test report: http://www.earthsystemcog.org/projects/openclimategis/supportedplatforms (Ben)
     • [ ] Update releases: http://www.earthsystemcog.org/projects/openclimategis/download (Sylvia and Ben)
8. update ocgis_info mailing list (if necessary) (Ben)
9. update version number in:
   • [x] setup.py
   • [x] ocgis.__init__
10. update links
    • [ ] update link in install.rst (update the documentation)
11. put -trunk back in version numbers:
    • [ ] setup.py
    • [ ] ocgis.__init__
12. finalize:
    • [ ] have silverio update link on the download registration page