X-Git-Url: https://git.cworth.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASING;h=fbee322a59bf7a63e0c6f046d9f297b1d04ee329;hb=a29f49b943689e426f0d7c1beba8ac8e76b3d76b;hp=f47ba39c520b7d0272a2044d72c94361019a9566;hpb=00263dd1a9e08ab1fa947fa58d1c2ad62e8b9653;p=notmuch

diff --git a/RELEASING b/RELEASING
index f47ba39c..fbee322a 100644
--- a/RELEASING
+++ b/RELEASING
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
 	not mentioned there. If so, pleas add them, (and ask the
 	authors of the commits to update NEWS in the future).
 
-2) Increment the libnotmuch library version in lib/Makefile.local
+2) Verify that the library version in lib/Makefile.local is correct
 
-	See the instructions there for how to increment it. The
-	command below can be useful for inspecting header-file changes
-	since the last release X.Y.Z:
+	See the instructions there for how to increment it.
 
-		git diff X.Y.Z..HEAD -- lib/notmuch.h
+	The version should have been updated with any commits that
+	added API, but do check that that is the case. The command
+	below can be useful for inspecting header-file changes since
+	the last release X.Y:
+
+		git diff X.Y..HEAD -- lib/notmuch.h
 
 	Note: We currently don't plan to increment
 	LIBNOTMUCH_VERSION_MAJOR beyond 1, so if there *are*
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
 	stop. Don't release. Figure out the plan on the notmuch
 	mailing list.
 
-	Commit this change.
+	Commit this change, if any.
 
 3) Run "make VERSION=X.Y release" which will perform the following steps: