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+Extra required software for making a release
+  * [github-release](https://github.com/aktau/github-release) for uploading packages
+  * pandoc for making the html and man pages
+
+Making a release
+  * git status - make sure everything is checked in
+  * Check travis & appveyor builds are green
+  * make check
+  * make test # see integration test server or run locally
+  * make tag
+  * edit docs/content/changelog.md
+  * make doc
+  * git status - to check for new man pages - git add them
+  * git commit -a -v -m "Version v1.XX"
+  * make retag
+  * git push --tags origin master
+  * # Wait for the appveyor and travis builds to complete then...
+  * make fetch_binaries
+  * make tarball
+  * make sign_upload
+  * make check_sign
+  * make upload
+  * make upload_website
+  * make upload_github
+  * make startdev
+  * # announce with forum post, twitter post, G+ post
+
+Early in the next release cycle update the vendored dependencies
+  * Review any pinned packages in go.mod and remove if possible
+  * make update
+  * git status
+  * git add new files
+  * git commit -a -v