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Currently we specify pushing the tag before updating any of the
branches. This creates a potential of creating and pushing a tag
on an out of sync branch, and only really when attempting to merge
the release commit that things have gone out of sync.

Changing the order here would minimize the possibility of this error

PR-URL: #31855
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: Shelley Vohr <codebytere@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Beth Griggs <Bethany.Griggs@uk.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
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The tag **must** be signed using the GPG key that's listed for you on the
project README.

Push the tag to the repo before you promote the builds. If you haven't pushed
your tag first, then build promotion won't work properly. Push the tag using the
following command:

```console
$ git push <remote> <vx.y.z>
```

*Note*: Please do not push the tag unless you are ready to complete the
remainder of the release steps.

### 12. Set Up For the Next Release

On release proposal branch, edit `src/node_version.h` again and:
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Run `make lint` before pushing to `master`, to make sure the Changelog
formatting passes the lint rules on `master`.

### 13. Promote and Sign the Release Builds
### 13. Push the release tag

Push the tag to the repo before you promote the builds. If you haven't pushed
your tag first, then build promotion won't work properly. Push the tag using the
following command:

```console
$ git push <remote> <vx.y.z>
```

*Note*: Please do not push the tag unless you are ready to complete the
remainder of the release steps.

### 14. Promote and Sign the Release Builds

**The same individual who signed the release tag must be the one
to promote the builds as the `SHASUMS256.txt` file needs to be signed with the
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**It is possible to only sign a release by running `./tools/release.sh -s
vX.Y.Z`.**

### 14. Check the Release
### 15. Check the Release

Your release should be available at `https://nodejs.org/dist/vx.y.z/` and
<https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/>. Check that the appropriate files are in
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at <https://nodejs.org/api/>. Check that the release catalog files are correct
at <https://nodejs.org/dist/index.tab> and <https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json>.

### 15. Create a Blog Post
### 16. Create a Blog Post

There is an automatic build that is kicked off when you promote new builds, so
within a few minutes nodejs.org will be listing your new version as the latest
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* Changes to `master` on the [nodejs.org repository][] will trigger a new build
of nodejs.org so your changes should appear a few minutes after pushing.

### 16. Create the release on GitHub
### 17. Create the release on GitHub

* Go to the [New release page](https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/new).
* Select the tag version you pushed earlier.
* For release title, copy the title from the changelog.
* For the description, copy the rest of the changelog entry.
* Click on the "Publish release" button.

### 17. Cleanup
### 18. Cleanup

Close your release proposal PR and delete the proposal branch.

### 18. Announce
### 19. Announce

The nodejs.org website will automatically rebuild and include the new version.
To announce the build on Twitter through the official @nodejs account, email
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Ping the IRC ops and the other [Partner Communities][] liaisons.

### 19. Celebrate
### 20. Celebrate

_In whatever form you do this..._

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