order change based on lukasz review

Author: Langston Smith

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/java-stable-release-template.md

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ### RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1 pre-release checklist 
 
-- [ ] Update the SNAPSHOT version in this repo's `README.md` file 
+- [ ] Create a new branch off of `master`.
+- [ ] Update the SNAPSHOT version in this repo's `README.md` file
+- [ ] Update this repo's `CHANGELOG.md`
 - [ ] Change version name to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1` in this repo's `gradle.properties` (make sure to remove `-SNAPSHOT`)
-- [ ] 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`. This will publish artifacts to Bintray. 
+- [ ] [Create a new Github release](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-java/releases/new) with a release title of `Mapbox Java SDK vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1`, a tag version of `vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER-alpha.1`, targeting the release branch you made above in step #1, and checking the `This is a pre-release` box. This will publish artifacts to Bintray. 
 
 <details>
 <summary>What to do in Bintray</summary>
@@ -22,17 +24,19 @@ Verify the attached files for each module, especially the POM which contains the
 </details>
 
 - [ ] Change version name back to having `-SNAPSHOT` at the end
-- [ ] Update this repo's `CHANGELOG.md`
+
 
 ### RELEASE_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
 
 ### Final RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER release checklist 
+- [ ] Create a new branch off of `master`.
 - [ ] Update this repo's `README.md` file 
+- [ ] Update `CHANGELOG.md`
 - [ ] Change version name to `RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER` in `gradle.properties` (removing `-SNAPSHOT`)
-- [ ] 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`. This will publish artifacts to Bintray.
+- [ ] [Create a new Github release](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-java/releases/new) with a release title of `Mapbox Java SDK vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER`, a tag version of `vRELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER`, targeting the final release branch you made above in step #1, and _not_ checking the `This is a pre-release` box. This will publish artifacts to Bintray. 
 
 <details>
 <summary>What to do in Bintray</summary>
@@ -52,7 +56,6 @@ Verify the attached files for each module, especially the POM which contains the
 </details>
 
 - [ ] Change version name back to having `-SNAPSHOT` at the end
-- [ ] Update `CHANGELOG.md`
 
 ### Post final release checklist   
 - [ ] Update dependencies in the Maps SDK and Navigation SDK to the final release version