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Also move Announce step to after technical stuff.

PR-URL: #24042
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Foundation Technical Steering Committee (TSC) to create, promote, and sign
official release builds for Node.js, hosted on <https://nodejs.org/>.

## Table of Contents

* [Who can make a release?](#who-can-make-a-release)
* [1. Jenkins Release Access](#1-jenkins-release-access)
* [2. <nodejs.org> Access](#2-nodejsorg-access)
* [3. A Publicly Listed GPG Key](#3-a-publicly-listed-gpg-key)
* [How to create a release](#how-to-create-a-release)
* [0. Pre-release steps](#0-pre-release-steps)
* [1. Update the staging branch](#1-update-the-staging-branch)
* [2. Create a new branch for the release](#2-create-a-new-branch-for-the-release)
* [3. Update `src/node_version.h`](#3-update-srcnode_versionh)
* [4. Update the Changelog](#4-update-the-changelog)
* [5. Create Release Commit](#5-create-release-commit)
* [6. Propose Release on GitHub](#6-propose-release-on-github)
* [7. Ensure that the Release Branch is Stable](#7-ensure-that-the-release-branch-is-stable)
* [8. Produce a Nightly Build _(optional)_](#8-produce-a-nightly-build-optional)
* [9. Produce Release Builds](#9-produce-release-builds)
* [10. Test the Build](#10-test-the-build)
* [11. Tag and Sign the Release Commit](#11-tag-and-sign-the-release-commit)
* [12. Set Up For the Next Release](#12-set-up-for-the-next-release)
* [13. Promote and Sign the Release Builds](#13-promote-and-sign-the-release-builds)
* [14. Check the Release](#14-check-the-release)
* [15. Create a Blog Post](#15-create-a-blog-post)
* [16. Create the release on GitHub](#16-create-the-release-on-github)
* [17. Cleanup](#17-cleanup)
* [18. Announce](#18-announce)
* [19. Celebrate](#19-celebrate)

## Who can make a release?

Release authorization is given by the Node.js TSC. Once authorized, an
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- Changes to `master` on the nodejs.org repo will trigger a new build of
nodejs.org so your changes should appear in a few minutes after pushing.

### 16. Announce
### 16. Create the release on GitHub

- Go to the [New release page](https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/new).
- Select the tag version you pushed earlier.
- For release title, copy the title from the changelog.
- For the description, copy the rest of the changelog entry.
- Click on the "Publish release" button.

### 17. Cleanup

Close your release proposal PR and delete the proposal branch.

### 18. Announce

The nodejs.org website will automatically rebuild and include the new version.
To announce the build on Twitter through the official @nodejs account, email
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will be shared with the community in the email to coordinate these
announcements.

### 17. Create the release on GitHub

- Got to the [New release page](https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/new).
- Select the tag version you pushed earlier.
- For release title, copy the title from the changelog.
- For the description, copy the rest of the changelog entry.
- Click on the "Publish release" button.

### 18. Cleanup

Close your release proposal PR and delete the proposal branch.

### 19. Celebrate

_In whatever form you do this..._
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