# HG changeset patch
# User Anton Shestakov <av6@dwimlabs.net>
# Date 1637387743 -10800
# Node ID 66d146b88c457b62ef30ac6966911d27358aedf1
# Parent  ee10973797522c24b20034c358d7191a73704280
readme: update release checklist (mostly formatting)

diff -r ee1097379752 -r 66d146b88c45 README.rst
--- a/README.rst	Fri Nov 19 21:02:40 2021 +0300
+++ b/README.rst	Sat Nov 20 08:55:43 2021 +0300
@@ -199,31 +199,31 @@
 Release Checklist
 =================
 
+* use contrib/merge-test-compat.sh to merge with the test compatibility
+  branches,
+
 * make sure the tests are happy on all supported versions,
 
-  You can use the `contrib/merge-test-compat.sh` to merge with the test
-  compatibility branches.
+* make sure there is no code difference between the compatibility branches and
+  stable (no diff within hgext3rd/),
 
-* make sure there is no code difference between the compat branches and stable
-  (no diff within `hgext3rd/`),
-
-* update the `testedwith` variable for all extensions (remove '.dev'):
+* update the ``testedwith`` variable for all extensions (remove '.dev'):
 
   - hgext3rd/evolve/metadata.py
   - hgext3rd/topic/__init__.py
   - hgext3rd/pullbundle.py
 
-* make sure the changelog is up to date,
+* make sure CHANGELOG is up-to-date,
 
-* add a date to the changelog entry for the target version,
+* add a date to the CHANGELOG entry for the target version,
 
-* update the `__version__` field of all relevant extensions:
+* update the ``__version__`` field of all relevant extensions:
 
   - hgext3rd/evolve/metadata.py
   - hgext3rd/topic/__init__.py
   - hgext3rd/pullbundle.py (if touched)
 
-* create a new Debian entry:
+* create a new Debian changelog entry:
 
   - debchange --newversion x.y.z-1 "new upstream release"
   - debchange --release
@@ -235,21 +235,25 @@
 
 * tag the commit,
 
+* move ``@`` bookmark to the new tag,
+
 * push and publish the tag,
 
 * upload the tarball to PyPI,
 
-* make an announcement on evolve-testers@mercurial-scm.org (possibly on
-  mercurial@mercurial-scm.org too),
+* make an announcement on evolve-testers@mercurial-scm.org and
+  mercurial@mercurial-scm.org,
 
-* bump versions of all extensions and add '.dev' (see existing commits as an
+* bump versions of all extensions and add ``.dev`` (see existing commits as an
   example):
 
   - hgext3rd/evolve/metadata.py
   - hgext3rd/topic/__init__.py
   - hgext3rd/pullbundle.py
 
-  The version we use on the stable branch during development should be
-  `x.y.z+1.dev`. The version of the default branch should be `x.y+1.0.dev`.
+  Version bump rules:
+
+  - stable branch x.y.z+1.dev
+  - default branch x.y+1.0.dev
 
 * merge stable into default.