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 ###### Please read before making a release.
 
 We support two type of releases: normal releases (ex. `1.0.0`) and release
-candidates (ex. `1.0.0-rc1`). Release candidates must have a `-rcX` prefix.
+candidates (ex. `1.0.0rc1`). Release candidates must have a `rcX` suffix.
 
 Release routine:
-  - Update the ChangeLog and setup.py to the new version and create a commit
-    - Release commits must start with `release VERSION`
+  - Update ChangeLog, setup.py, lib/solaar/__init__.py, and docs/_config.yml to the new version
+  - Create a commit that starts with `release VERSION`
+  - Push commit to Solaar repository
   - Invoke `./release.sh`
     - Git tags are signed so you must have GPG set up
     - You are required to have a have a github token with `public_repo` access