* check spelling using codespell tool * update version in meson.build, po/meson.build, po/Linux-PAM.pot, and libpam/include/security/_pam_types.h * regenerate Linux-PAM.pot and *.po using "meson compile Linux-PAM-update-po" * prepare NEWS for release * create a release tag using maint/gen-tag-message * generate release tarballs using maint/make-dist * generate detached signatures for release tarballs using gpg -ab * push the release commit and the release tag * upload the release tarball and its signature to the release announcement