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 ## tag release
 
-   bump version in configure.ac, NEWS
+   bump version in configure.ac, NEWS, commit and push.
 
    make clean
    make
    sudo make install
 
-## build relase
+## build and sign release ŧarballs
 
    make distcheck
+
+   this builds .gz and .bz2 tarballs currently.
+
+   GPG detach sign
+
+   gpg --detach-sign -a libgphoto2-2.5.22.tar.bz2
+   gpg --detach-sign -a libgphoto2-2.5.22.tar.gz
+
+   this will create .asc files alongside the tarballs.
+
+   Similar when doing the gphoto2 release.
+
+## tag git
+
+   git tag libgphoto2-2\_5\_22-release
+   git push --tags
+
+## create a README for sourceforge
+
+   paste the NEWS blob from this release into README for uploading
+
+## SF upload
+
+   Create a new folder below libgphoto2 with the release number in it (Add Folder)
+
+   Inside that "Add File" of the two tarballs, the two .asc files and the README.
+
+   After upload, select "Info" on the .tar.bz2 tarball, and "Select All" for the Default download.
+   This will make it point the "default download" link to this tarball.
+ 
+   If you are uploading gphoto2, do the same ... but do not select it for the default download.
+
+## Github tagging
+
+   https://github.com/gphoto/libgphoto2/releases
+
+   "Draft a new release"
+
+   Select the new release tag. Name is "2.5.22 release",
+   paste in the NEWS blob into the textfield.
+
+## Edit the website
+
+### index.php
+
+   Use a entry similar to the current ones. Drop older ones occasionaly.
+
+### news/index.php
+
+   Paste in the NEWS blob, htmlify with h2 - h3 and ul/li lists, same as the ones before
+
+### proj/libgphoto2/support.php
+
+   Adjust the date (LANG=C date).
+
+   Adjust the gphoto2 --version blob (LANG=C gphoto2 --version). Make sure you have the correct versions in there.
+
+   Replace the table with fresh output of:
+
+	/usr/lib64/libgphoto2/print-camera-list html
+
+### Upload via sftp
+
+   see upload.sh ... html tree starts below htdocs/ on the server.
+
+   Do not forget to "svn ci" the changes.
+
+### Verify website.
+
+   Check the pages render OK and no HTML error was introduced.
+
+## Announce to mailing list
+
+   Write a summary email to gphoto-user@lists.sourceforge.net, gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+
+## Announce to freshcode.club
+
+   https://freshcode.club/, look for libgphoto2
+
+   Fill out the "New release" form. It is pretty straight forward. As text use the NEWS blob again.
+
+## Announce to twitter / facebook / etc.
+
+   e.g.:
+
+   I have just released libgphoto2 2.5.22 ( http://gphoto.org/news/  )
+   ... Fixed Canon EOS M and PowerShot SX capture, added Sony Alpha RX0
+   and RX100M5A, added Canon EOS R, and some bugfixes.
+ 
+## Make git ready for further development
+
+   Rev NEWS and configure.ac versions to 2.5.22.1 devel release.