doc: clarify release checklist.
What the developer wrote
Authored by Rusty Russell
doc: clarify release checklist.
You gotta merge the rcN PR before tagging.
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
What changed, and why it matters
This commit is a one-line documentation edit to the project's release checklist. It adds the instruction to merge the release-candidate pull request before tagging a release. There is no code change, no security fix, and no vulnerability.
No security action needed. Treat as normal documentation maintenance.
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Evidence from the diff
The diff modifies doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md, changing step 3 from ‘Add a PR with the rcN.’ to ‘Add a PR with the rcN, and merge it.’ This is purely a process clarification in contributor documentation. No source code, build scripts, CI configuration, or cryptographic handling is altered.
Changed components
doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.mdInspect captured patch +1 / −1
diff --git a/doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md b/doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md
index 42b0ecac..c1bcaef6 100644
--- a/doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md
+++ b/doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Here's a checklist for the release process.
1. Update CHANGELOG.md by changing rc(N-1) to rcN. Update the changelog list with information from newly merged PRs also.
2. Update the package versions: `uv run make update-versions NEW_VERSION=v<VERSION>rcN`
-3. Add a PR with the rcN.
+3. Add a PR with the rcN, and merge it.
4. Tag it `git pull && git tag -s v<VERSION>rcN && git push origin v<VERSION>rcN`.
5. Pushing the tag automatically starts the "Release 🚀" CI job, creating a draft pre-release and uploading reproducible builds with their `SHA256SUMS` files signed by the project key.
6. Set up the reproducible build environment by running the script `contrib/cl-repro.sh` to generate the necessary builder images.
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