release process: clarify change log updates
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## Regular release
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## Regular release
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1. Open a PR to the master branch with a commit (using message `"release: prepare for $MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"`, for example) that
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1. Open a PR to the master branch with a commit (using message `"release: prepare for $MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"`, for example) that
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* finalizes the release notes in [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md) (make sure to include an entry for `### ABI Compatibility`),
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* finalizes the release notes in [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md) by
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* adding a section for the release (make sure that the version number is a link to a diff between the previous and new version),
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* removing the `[Unreleased]` section header, and
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* including an entry for `### ABI Compatibility` if it doesn't exist that mentions the library soname of the release,
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* sets `_PKG_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `true` in `configure.ac`, and
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* sets `_PKG_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `true` in `configure.ac`, and
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* if this is not a patch release
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* if this is not a patch release
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* updates `_PKG_VERSION_*` and `_LIB_VERSION_*` in `configure.ac` and
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* updates `_PKG_VERSION_*` and `_LIB_VERSION_*` in `configure.ac` and
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git push git@github.com:bitcoin-core/secp256k1.git v$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH
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git push git@github.com:bitcoin-core/secp256k1.git v$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH
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```
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```
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3. Open a PR to the master branch with a commit (using message `"release cleanup: bump version after $MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"`, for example) that
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3. Open a PR to the master branch with a commit (using message `"release cleanup: bump version after $MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"`, for example) that
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* sets `_PKG_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `false` and increments `_PKG_VERSION_PATCH` and `_LIB_VERSION_REVISION` in `configure.ac`, and
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* sets `_PKG_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `false` and increments `_PKG_VERSION_PATCH` and `_LIB_VERSION_REVISION` in `configure.ac`,
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* increments the `$PATCH` component of `project(libsecp256k1 VERSION ...)` and `${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_REVISION` in `CMakeLists.txt`.
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* increments the `$PATCH` component of `project(libsecp256k1 VERSION ...)` and `${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_REVISION` in `CMakeLists.txt`, and
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* adds an `[Unreleased]` section header to the [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
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If other maintainers are not present to approve the PR, it can be merged without ACKs.
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If other maintainers are not present to approve the PR, it can be merged without ACKs.
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4. Create a new GitHub release with a link to the corresponding entry in [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
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4. Create a new GitHub release with a link to the corresponding entry in [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
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