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+## New release checklist
+  ○ Version bump EVERYTHING
+  ○ Copyright year update?
+  ○ Rebuild contribs
+  ○ Rebuild man
+  ○ Update specfile
+  ○ Update CHANGES
+
+  ○ Tag X.XX
+  ○ Merge dev → master
+  ○ Update Homebrew
+  ○ Update Copr
+
+  ○ Tweet
+
+## Homebrew update
+  brew update
+  cd $(brew --repo homebrew/core)
+  git fetch --unshallow origin # only if still a shallow clone,
+                               #this might just fail if this was already done
+  git remote add TheLocehiliosan git@github.com:TheLocehiliosan/homebrew-core.git
+  git push -f TheLocehiliosan master:master
+  vim Formula/yadm.rb
+
+  brew install --build-from-source yadm
+  brew reinstall --verbose --debug yadm (✗₂)
+  brew audit --strict yadm
+  brew test yadm
+
+  git add Formula/yadm.rb
+  git commit -S -m 'yadm X.XX'
+
+  git push TheLocehiliosan master:yadm-X.XX
+
+  Open pull request
+
+## Copr update
+  checkout yadm-rpm
+  bring in yadm.spec from yadm repo
+  update version in Makefile
+
+  make tarball
+  make buildhost
+
+  cd yadm-rpm
+
+  because centos 6,7...
+    add 'Group: Development/Tools'
+    disable BuildRequires
+    disable %check
+
+  fedpkg --dist f25 local
+    that should leave a src RPM in the yadm-rpm dir
+
+  create a new build by uploading the src rpm to copr