Designate 2.4rc1 releasenetworkx-2.4rc1

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/RELEASE.rst b/RELEASE.rst
index edfe9280..a0b40b23 100644
--- a/RELEASE.rst
+++ b/RELEASE.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ How to make a new release of ``networkx``
 
 - Toggle ``dev = True`` to ``dev = False`` in ``networkx/release.py``.
 
-- Commit changes.
+- Commit changes::
+
+  git add networkx/release.py
+  git commit -m "Designate X.X release"
 
 - Add the version number as a tag in git::
 
@@ -74,6 +77,12 @@ How to make a new release of ``networkx``
   - Toggle ``dev = False`` to ``dev = True`` in ``networkx/release.py``.
   - Update ``major`` and ``minor`` in ``networkx/release.py``.
 
+ - Commit and push changes::
+
+   git add networkx/release.py
+   git commit -m "Bump release version"
+   git push upstream master
+
 - Update the web frontpage:
   The webpage is kept in a separate repo: networkx/website
 
diff --git a/networkx/release.py b/networkx/release.py
index 5e8ea391..c23695a2 100644
--- a/networkx/release.py
+++ b/networkx/release.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ minor = "4rc1"
 
 # Declare current release as a development release.
 # Change to False before tagging a release; then change back.
-dev = True
+dev = False
 
 
 description = "Python package for creating and manipulating graphs and networks"