doc: Add step for point release checklist to merge updates from `update-versions` and `CHANGELOG.md` into `master`
What the developer wrote
Authored by ShahanaFarooqui
doc: Add step for point release checklist to merge updates from `update-versions` and `CHANGELOG.md` into `master`
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What changed, and why it matters
This commit simply adds one extra step to the project's internal release checklist document. It reminds maintainers to merge version and changelog updates back into the main development branch after a point release. There is no code change, no configuration change, and no security relevance.
No action required; this is a documentation-only process improvement.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The diff modifies doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md, renumbering an existing final step and inserting a new step 16 instructing maintainers to create a pull request merging update-versions and CHANGELOG.md changes into master. No source code, build scripts, tests, or operational logic are affected.
Changed components
doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.mdInspect captured patch +2 / −1
diff --git a/doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md b/doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md
index 82ab44e4..55f0b818 100644
--- a/doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md
+++ b/doc/contribute-to-core-lightning/release-checklist.md
@@ -123,4 +123,5 @@ Here's a checklist for the release process.
13. Append the signatures received from the team to the `SHA256SUMS-v<VERSION>.asc` file. Verify the file using `gpg --verify SHA256SUMS-v<VERSION>.asc`. Then re-upload the file.
14. Finalize and publish the release (change it from draft to public).
15. Ensure that the GitHub Actions for `Publish Python 🐍 distributions 📦 to PyPI and TestPyPI` and `Build and push multi-platform docker images` are functioning correctly. Check that the `PyPI` modules published on `https://pypi.org/project/pyln-*` and that the Docker image has been uploaded to Docker Hub.
-16. Announce the hotfix release in the core-lightning release-chat channel on Discord and on Telegram.
+16. Create a PR to merge updates from `update-versions` and `CHANGELOG.md` into `master` to keep it up-to-date for the next release.
+17. Announce the hotfix release in the core-lightning release-chat channel on Discord and on Telegram.
Why this scored 15/100
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