From e140027262b95d26080b5d58e095d2e294609e69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jeffrey A. Clark" <aclark@aclark.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:45:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Move checklist to issue template

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 RELEASING.md | 23 ++---------------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

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@@ -7,27 +7,8 @@ information about how the version numbers line up with releases.
 
 Released quarterly on January 2nd, April 1st, July 1st and October 15th.
 
-* [ ] Open a release ticket e.g. https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/3154
-* [ ] Develop and prepare release in `main` branch.
-* [ ] Check [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/actions) to confirm passing tests in `main` branch.
-* [ ] Check that all the wheel builds pass the tests in the [GitHub Actions "Wheels" workflow](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/actions/workflows/wheels.yml) jobs by manually triggering them.
-* [ ] In compliance with [PEP 440](https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/), update version identifier in `src/PIL/_version.py`
-* [ ] Run pre-release check via `make release-test` in a freshly cloned repo.
-* [ ] Create branch and tag for release e.g.:
-  ```bash
-  git branch 5.2.x
-  git tag 5.2.0
-  git push --tags
-  ```
-* [ ] Check the [GitHub Actions "Wheels" workflow](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/actions/workflows/wheels.yml)
-  has passed, including the "Upload release to PyPI" job. This will have been triggered
-  by the new tag.
-* [ ] Publish the [release on GitHub](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases).
-* [ ] In compliance with [PEP 440](https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/),
-      increment and append `.dev0` to version identifier in `src/PIL/_version.py` and then:
-  ```bash
-  git push --all
-   ```
+* [ ] Create a new issue and select the "Release" template.
+
 ## Point Release
 
 Released as needed for security, installation or critical bug fixes.