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+# Release Checklist
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+Copy this file into your PR to make a new release!
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+- [ ] Bump the version in `Cargo.toml`
+- [ ] Update the example source code embedded in the website
+- [ ] Update all the WASM binary examples for the website
+- [ ] Verify, on each major platform, that all examples work correctly
+- [ ] Update the html_root_url in `src/lib.rs`
+- [ ] Ensure *all* dependencies are up-to-date
+- [ ] Ensure there are no bugs this release *opens* (not fixing a bug is acceptable, releasing a version with new known bugs is not)
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