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Before every minor and major release:
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* Update [bips.md](bips.md) to account for changes since the last release.
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* Update version in sources (see below)
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* Update version in `configure.ac` (don't forget to set `CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `true`)
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* Write release notes (see below)
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* Update `src/chainparams.cpp` nMinimumChainWork with information from the getblockchaininfo rpc.
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* Update `src/chainparams.cpp` defaultAssumeValid with information from the getblockhash rpc.
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* Update hardcoded [seeds](/contrib/seeds/README.md), see [this pull request](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/7415) for an example.
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* Update [`BLOCK_CHAIN_SIZE`](/src/qt/intro.cpp) to the current size plus some overhead.
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* Update `src/chainparams.cpp` chainTxData with statistics about the transaction count and rate.
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* Update version of `contrib/gitian-descriptors/*.yml`: usually one'd want to do this on master after branching off the release - but be sure to at least do it before a new major release
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### First time / New builders
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git clone https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
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git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
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### Bitcoin maintainers/release engineers, update version in sources
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Update the following:
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- `configure.ac`:
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- `_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR`
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- `_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR`
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- `_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION`
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- Don't forget to set `_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `true`
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- `src/clientversion.h`: (this mirrors `configure.ac` - see issue #3539)
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- `CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR`
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- `CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR`
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- `CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION`
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- Don't forget to set `CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `true`
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- `doc/README.md` and `doc/README_windows.txt`
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- `doc/Doxyfile`: `PROJECT_NUMBER` contains the full version
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- `contrib/gitian-descriptors/*.yml`: usually one'd want to do this on master after branching off the release - but be sure to at least do it before a new major release
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### Bitcoin maintainers/release engineers, suggestion for writing release notes
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Write release notes. git shortlog helps a lot, for example:
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