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• Add the new contributors to the list: DSpaceContributors
• Coordinate Announcements with DuraSpace Staff:
  • Announcement on dspace.org, duraspace.org, twitter
  • Ensure that the Latest Release page on dspace.org is updated.
    • Plus
    Plus if new stable version
    • , ask dspace.org admins to upload latest documentation in PDF/HTML format
  • Announce on all DSpace mailing lists
  • Link announcement on Home of DSpace Wiki, change any version numbers listed on that page.
  • Ensure that the Latest Release page on dspace.org is updated.
• Add group corresponding to the version to the JIRA system (if not already there)
• Update Wiki pages, particularly these pages which refer to the Current and Next releasesReleases:
  • CurrentRelease
  • Next Release Status
  • RoadMap
  • NOTE: See DSpace Wiki Style Guide for notes on how to actually edit the above Redirect pages
• For major releases, create a new branch in Create a new branch in SVN for any upcoming sub-minor releases (if necessary):
  • E.g., after 1.6.0 release, we created a 1.6.x branch for the subsequent 1.6.1 and 1.6.2 releases
• Updates to JIRA:
  • Move any uncompleted issues to the next DSpace version tag in JIRA.
  • Ask a JIRA Administrator to close out the release in JIRA (this will ensure no new issues can be added to that release).

Possible Errors you may Encounter

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