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+# `VERSION`.1 Release Checklist #
+
+**Timeline** (tentative)
+
+* YYYY-MM-DD 🚀 Release Kick-off ⚽ (default branch merged to stable)
+* YYYY-MM-DD 🛠️ 1st release candidate **`VERSION`.0.90** on <https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/octave/>
+* YYYY-MM-DD 🏁 Final Release 🎉 **`VERSION`.1.0** on <https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/>
+
+Please use `<strike> </strike>` to mark items below as done.
+
+## 🚀 Kick-off ⚽ ##
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+### ⚙️ Update gnulib to latest version ###
+
+Completion Date: 
+
+**Must occur first** as it could resolve existing, or create new, bug reports.  You should run `./bootstrap` in the source tree after updating to the new gnulib version.
+
+### 📢 Call for bug reports ###
+
+Completion Date:
+
+* Put out a general call for reports on [Octave Discourse](https://octave.discourse.group/) for all outstanding unreported known bugs.
+* Create Savannah tag `VERSION.0.90` on bug tracker for 1st release candidate.
+* Mark items that should be fixed for the release with this tag.
+* Bug overview at <https://octave.space/savannah/>.
+
+### 📢 Call for translations ###
+
+Completion Date:
+
+* Call for updates ([Octave Discourse](https://octave.discourse.group/)) that might change GUI strings.
+* String freeze date:
+* Update language translation files (`*.ts`) using scripts from Torsten.
+* Create bug report on Savannah as a centralized location for uploading files and tracking status of translations.
+* Call for translations of GUI strings on [Octave Discourse Maintainers](https://octave.discourse.group/c/maintainers/7), CC-ing the translators (see [list of translators](https://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/tip/libgui/languages/translators)).
+* Collect translation files on Savannah bug report and push to Mercurial.
+
+### ⚖️ GPL License activities ###
+
+Completion Date:
+
+* Update copyright statements for all source controlled files.
+* Update dates in any other locations (launch message, citation, MXE files, etc.).
+* Add any new contributors to `doc/interpreter/contributors.in` who wish to be mentioned (don't add them without permission).
+
+### ✅ Style-check code base ###
+
+Completion Date:
+
+This will produce lots of whitespace changes, but no behavior changes. **Must occur after patches have been added**, since whitespace changes can prevent patches from applying.
+
+* [m-file style check](https://wiki.octave.org/Octave_style_guide)
+* [C++ style check](https://wiki.octave.org/C%2B%2B_style_guide)
+
+### 📖 Review documentation ###
+
+Completion Date:
+
+* Grammar check documentation.
+* Spell check documentation.
+* Verify no functions missing from manual.
+* Verify deprecated functions removed from "see also" links.
+* Verify all formats (Info, HTML, PDF) build correctly.
+* Review `etc/NEWS.VERSION.md` for any features which should be announced.
+* Review `__unimplemented__.m` for the latest changes to [Octave Forge](https://wiki.octave.org/Octave_Forge) packages and new Matlab functions.
+* Update major version number in "`@subtitle Edition XXX`" in `octave.texi`.
+* Update `installer-files/README.html` in MXE Octave with version highlights.
+
+## 🔃 Repeat until all bugs are resolved ##
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Completion Date of first iteration:
+
+### ⚠️ Current state at Savannah ###
+
+Bug overview at <https://octave.space/savannah/>.
+
+### ✅ `make check` ###
+
+* Verify `make check` is passing on all [buildbot combinations of OS and compilers](http://buildbot.octave.org:8010/#/waterfall) and [GitHub CI runners](https://github.com/gnu-octave/octave/actions).  Also check [test suite runs on "freshly brewed Octave for Windows"](https://github.com/gnu-octave/octave-buildbot/actions) (Kai's buildbots on octave.space).
+* Use software tools to check quality of Octave code.
+  * Check for memory leaks by compiling with `-fsanitize=undefined`, `--enable-address-sanitizer-flags`.
+  * Update static code analysis results.  See [PVS static analyzer - 5.0 Release](https://wiki.octave.org/PVS_static_analyzer_-_5.0_Release).
+  * Use other tools such as `cppcheck`, etc.
+* Start discussion on [Octave Discourse Maintainers](https://octave.discourse.group/c/maintainers/8) about which failing tests that must be fixed and which can be declared **WON'T FIX**.
+
+### 🛠️ Create new release candidate ###
+
+* Ensure correct version information.
+* Create hg tag in repository with release candidate version number.
+* Verify `make distcheck` passes.
+* Verify `make dist` works.
+* Create [Windows Installer](https://wiki.octave.org/Windows_Installer).
+* Upload release candidates.
+* Check [Windows Installer](https://wiki.octave.org/Windows_Installer) (executable and zip formats) against false positive detection at [virustotal.com](https://virustotal.com/).
+* Add release candidate version to Savannah bug tracker.
+* Announce release candidate to [Octave Discourse](https://octave.discourse.group/).
+
+## 🏁 Final Release 🎉 ##
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+### 📃 Update version information ###
+
+Completion Date:
+
+* Ensure correct version information.
+* Create hg tag in repository with release version number.
+* Update `etc/NEWS.VERSION.md` (final release date).
+* Update `CITATION` (version, year, URL).
+* Update `etc/icons/org.octave.Octave.appdata.xml` (version number and release date).
+* Update Savannah bug tracker version info.
+* Update Savannah bug tracker: **OPEN** bugs marked as **WON'T FIX** should be marked as **CONFIRMED** (or more appropriate) for the final release.
+* Remove release candidate versions from Savannah.
+
+### 📢 Announce final release ###
+
+Completion Date:
+
+* Octave mailing-lists
+* Octave web site (<https://hg.octave.org/web-octave>)
+* Steps documented in this [changeset](https://hg.octave.org/web-octave/rev/fe59d0118a2b).
+* Upload documentation (manual HTML + PDF `octave.org/doc` and version in `octave.org/.htaccess`, Doxygen `octave.org/doxygen`)
+* This wiki
+* Template:Release = 7.3.0
+* Template:Release Date = November 2, 2022
+* Template:Release Year = 2022
+
+### ☑️ Post-Release ###
+
+Completion Date:
+
+* Merge default onto stable to become the current stable release.
+* Ensure correct version information.
+* Remove all deprecated functions (either tagged with `OCTAVE_DEPRECATED` in C++ or in the directory `scripts/deprecated` for m-files) scheduled for deletion in "default" branch.  Check file `etc/NEWS.VERSION-2.md` for list of features that have been deprecated.
+* Create new `etc/NEWS.VERSION+1.md` file by copying `etc/NEWS.VERSION.md` and then removing text so that it is a template file with headings only.