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+# openpilot releases
+
+## release checklist
+
+**Go to `devel-staging`**
+- [ ] update `devel-staging`: `git reset --hard origin/master-ci`
+- [ ] open a pull request from `devel-staging` to `devel`
+
+**Go to `devel`**
+- [ ] update RELEASES.md
+- [ ] close out milestone
+- [ ] post on Discord dev channel
+- [ ] bump version on master: `common/version.h` and `RELEASES.md`
+- [ ] merge the pull request
+
+tests:
+- [ ] update from previous release -> new release
+- [ ] update from new release -> previous release
+- [ ] fresh install with `openpilot-test.comma.ai`
+- [ ] drive on fresh install
+- [ ] comma body test
+- [ ] no submodules or LFS
+- [ ] check sentry, MTBF, etc.
+
+**Go to `release3`**
+- [ ] publish the blog post
+- [ ] `git reset --hard origin/release3-staging`
+- [ ] tag the release
+```
+git tag v0.X.X <commit-hash>
+git push origin v0.X.X
+```
+- [ ] create GitHub release
+- [ ] final test install on `openpilot.comma.ai`
+- [ ] update production
+- [ ] Post on Discord, X, etc.