Improve the release checklist based on experience with v0.13.0 release

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4-release_checklist.md

@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ assignees: ''
 
 **Before release**:
 - [ ] Check [SPEC 0](https://scientific-python.org/specs/spec-0000/) to see if we need to bump the minimum supported versions of GMT, Python and core package dependencies (NumPy/Pandas/Xarray)
-- [ ] Run `make codespell` to check common misspellings. If there are any, either fix them or add them to `ignore-words-list` in `pyproject.toml`
+- [ ] Check repositories in `.pre-commit-config.yaml` and see if there are new versions for the pre-commit hooks
 - [ ] Check to ensure that:
+  - [ ] Deprecations and related tests are removed for this version by running `grep --include="*.py" -r 'remove_version="vX.Y.Z"' pygmt` from the base of the repository
   - [ ] All tests pass in the ["GMT Legacy Tests" workflow](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml)
   - [ ] All tests pass in the ["GMT Dev Tests" workflow](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml)
   - [ ] All tests pass in the ["Doctests" workflow](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions/workflows/ci_doctests.yaml)
-  - [ ] Deprecations and related tests are removed for this version by running `grep --include="*.py" -r 'remove_version="vX.Y.Z"' pygmt` from the base of the repository
-- [ ] Update warnings in `pygmt.show_versions()` as well as notes in [Common installation issues](https://www.pygmt.org/dev/install.html#not-working-transparency)
-      and [Testing your install]((https://www.pygmt.org/dev/install.html#testing-your-install) regarding GMT-Ghostscript incompatibility
+- [ ] Update warnings in `pygmt/_show_versions.py` as well as notes in
+      [Not working transparency](https://www.pygmt.org/dev/install.html#not-working-transparency)
+      regarding GMT-Ghostscript incompatibility
 - [ ] Reserve a DOI on [Zenodo](https://zenodo.org) by clicking on "New Version"
 - [ ] Review the ["PyGMT Team" page](https://www.pygmt.org/dev/team.html)
 - [ ] Finish up 'Changelog entry for v0.x.x' Pull Request:
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ assignees: ''
   - [ ] Add the documentation link `doc/minversions.md`
   - [ ] Add minimum required version information `doc/minversions.md`
   - [ ] Copy draft changelog from Release Drafter and edit it to look nice ([see maintainers guide for details](https://www.pygmt.org/dev/maintenance.html#updating-the-changelog))
+- [ ] Draft the announcement on https://hackmd.io/@pygmt
+- [ ] Run `make codespell` to check common misspellings. If there are any, either fix them or add them to `ignore-words-list` in `pyproject.toml`
 
 **Release**:
 - [ ] At the [PyGMT release page on GitHub](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/releases):
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ assignees: ''
 - [ ] Update conda-forge [pygmt-feedstock](https://github.com/conda-forge/pygmt-feedstock) [Done automatically by conda-forge's bot, but remember to pin SPEC0 versions]
 - [ ] Bump PyGMT version on https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/try-gmt (after conda-forge update)
 - [ ] Announce the release on:
-  - [ ] GMT [forum](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/c/news/) (do this announcement first! draft on https://hackmd.io/@pygmt. requires moderator status)
+  - [ ] GMT [forum](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/c/news/) (do this announcement first! Requires moderator status)
   - [ ] [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net) (after forum announcement, add new version as research item via the **code** category, be sure to include the corresponding new Zenodo DOI)
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