release-procedure.txt

// prepare the release artifacts
1. set build.sbt version to next number
2. change the version in the version.sbt file

3. create the ls metadata: ls-write-version
4. review the src/notes/<version>.json file
5. update the index.html page: `test-only org.specs2.Index`
6. create the user guide: `test-only *UserGuide* -- html`
7. make the site: `make-site` (this creates the scaladoc)

// tag
8. commit the modified files and tag the version SPECS2-X.Y.Z
9. push the new version (check "include tags")

// publish
10. test/cross publish the jars
11. release on the sonatype website: http://oss.sonatype.org
12. push the new github pages: `ghpages-push-site`
13. change the default branch on github to the latest one
14. push the ls information with lsync

// test
15. set the specs2-test project version
16. test the specs2-test with the latest specs2
17. tag and push the new version (check "include tags")
18. download the test-project from the link on the Welcome page and test it again

// prepare the new release
19. create a new specs2 branch for the next SNAPSHOT
20. create a new specs2-test branch for the next SNAPSHOT
21. close the milestone on github and create a new one

// notify
22. herald-publish the posterous notes
23. send a message on the twitter account