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release process: mention the [Unreleased] link clearly #1814

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Expand Up @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Perform these checks when reviewing the release PR (see below):
4. Open a PR to the master branch with a commit (using message `"release cleanup: bump version after $MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"`, for example) that
* sets `_PKG_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `false` and increments `_PKG_VERSION_PATCH` and `_LIB_VERSION_REVISION` in `configure.ac`,
* increments the `$PATCH` component of `project(libsecp256k1 VERSION ...)` and `${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_REVISION` in `CMakeLists.txt`, and
* adds an `[Unreleased]` section header to the [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
* adds an `[Unreleased]` section header and a corresponding `[Unreleased]` link at the bottom of [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
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"at the bottom of CHANGELOG.md" might be a bit confusing for someone.


If other maintainers are not present to approve the PR, it can be merged without ACKs.
5. Create a new GitHub release with a link to the corresponding entry in [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
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