This is a quick-and-dirty reminder document on how to create a new release. It might not be complete or perfect, but it's better than having nothing. On http://launchpad.net/wicd - create the milestone - assign bugs to the milestone - move unfinished work to the *next* milestone In the sources: - ensure all work is committed - update the NEWS file - update the VERSION_NUM variable in setup.py - update the CHANGES file (hint: bzr log -r717.. | head -n -1 > CHANGES && cat in/CHANGES.suffix >> CHANGES) Build the release tarball by running: python setup.py sdist On http://launchpad.net/wicd - Attach the dist/wicd-*.tar.gz file to the milestone - Release the milestone