- Update the version number and changelog in :file:`doc/changelog.rst`
- Update the version number in :file:`VERSION.txt`
- Update the shared library version number in :file:`meson.build`:
- If there are ABI changes, update the first number and reset the second to zero.
- Otherwise, increment the second number.
- Check that :file:`.pyi` stubs have been updated
- Check that Github Actions successfully tested the release and built wheels
- Install the sdist from Github Actions and check that it passes pytest
- Install a wheel from Github Actions and check that it passes pytest
- Tag the release
- Run :command:`git push --tags`
- Upload the sdist and wheels to PyPI with twine
- Upload the sdist and debug symbols to Github release
- Check that readthedocs has updated itself