• 0. Environment variables
• 1. Finish release notes
• 2. Run the tools/build_release script
• 3. Create and push the new tag
• 4. Get a fresh clone of the tag for building the release:
• 5. Run the release script
• 7. Update the IPython website
• 8. Drafting a short release announcement
• 9. Update milestones on GitHub
• 10. Celebrate!