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+Release Checklist
+-----------------
+* Run `cargo update` and review dependency updates. Commit updated
+  `Cargo.lock`.
+* Review changes for every crate in `crates` since the last ripgrep release.
+  If the set of changes is non-empty, issue a new release for that crate.
+* Edit the `Cargo.toml` to set the new ripgrep version. Run
+  `cargo update -p ripgrep` so that the `Cargo.lock` is updated. Commit the
+  changes.
+* Create a new signed tag for the ripgrep release. Push it to GitHub.
+* Wait for CI to finish creating the release. If the release build fails, then
+  delete the tag from GitHub, make fixes, re-tag, delete the release and push.
+* Copy the relevant section of the CHANGELOG to the tagged release notes.
+* Run `ci/build-deb` locally and manually upload the deb package to the
+  release.
+* Run `cargo publish`.
+* Run `ci/sha256-releases >> pkg/brew/ripgrep-bin.rb`. Then edit
+  `pkg/brew/ripgrep-bin.rb` to update the version numbers and sha256 hashes.
+  Remove extraneous stuff added by `ci/sha256-releases`. Commit changes.