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Author: langsmith

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+### Pre-release checklist 
+
+- [ ] Update this repo's `README.md` file 
+- [ ] Change version name to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1` in `gradle.properties` (removing `-SNAPSHOT`)
+- [ ] Publish `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1` artifact to Maven Central
+- [ ] Change version name back to having `-SNAPSHOT` at the end
+- [ ] Update `CHANGELOG.md`
+- [ ] Create a new release in Github with a release title of `Mapbox Java SDK vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1` and a tag version of `vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1`
+
+### Pre-release testing
+- [ ] Create a pull request in [`/mapbox-gl-native`](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native) that updates the Mapbox Maps SDK for Android's Java SDK dependency to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1`
+- [ ] Create a pull request in [the Mapbox Navigation SDK for Android repo](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-navigation-android) that updates the Nav SDK's Java SDK dependency to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1`.
+- [ ] Report any regressions on this ticket.
+
+### Pre-release checklist 
+- [ ] Change version name to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.2` in `gradle.properties` (removing `-SNAPSHOT`)
+- [ ] Publish `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.2` artifact to Maven Central
+- [ ] Change version name back to having `-SNAPSHOT` at the end
+- [ ] Update `CHANGELOG.md`
+- [ ] Create a new release in Github with a release title of `Mapbox Java SDK vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.2` and a tag version of `vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.2`
+
+### Pre-release testing
+- [ ] Create a pull request in [`/mapbox-gl-native`](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native) that updates the Mapbox Maps SDK for Android's Java SDK dependency to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.2`
+- [ ] Create a pull request in [the Mapbox Navigation SDK for Android repo](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-navigation-android) that updates the Nav SDK's Java SDK dependency to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.2`.
+- [ ] Report any regressions on this ticket.
+
+
+### Final RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER release checklist 
+- [ ] Update this repo's `README.md` file 
+- [ ] Change version name to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER` in `gradle.properties` (removing `-SNAPSHOT`)
+- [ ] Publish `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER` artifact to Maven Central
+- [ ] Change version name back to having `-SNAPSHOT` at the end
+- [ ] Update `CHANGELOG.md`
+- [ ] Create a new release in Github with a release title of `Mapbox Java SDK vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER` and a tag version of `vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER`
+- [ ] Update dependencies in the Maps SDK and Navigation SDK to the final release version.
+    
+### Post final release @langsmith   
+- [ ] Update [the plugin dependency file](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-java/blob/master/gradle/dependencies.gradle)
+- [ ] Update version # in config files in /help
+- [ ] After updating the demo app: 
+  - [ ] Update API reference Javadocs for the Mapbox Java docs section in `/android-docs` repo
+  - [ ] Update the `constants.js` file in `android-docs` repo
+- [ ] run `git submodule update --remote examples/maps` to pull in updated example code
+- [ ] Update the demo app
+- [ ] Update version # in Studio Preview
+- [ ] Update version # in docs tutorial app
+- [ ] Update version # in China plugin test app
+
+/cc: @mapbox/android