@enumerate
@item
-switch to the release branch:
+Switch to the release branch, get changes, prep release
+announcement:
@example
git checkout release/unstable
-@end example
-
-@item
-Get latest changes:
-
-@example
git merge origin
-@end example
-
-@item
-Make a release announcement by adding a news item, and moving the
-oldest news item out of -front.
-
-@example
-Documentation/web/news-front.itexi
-Documentation/web/news.itexi
+vi Documentation/web/news-front.itexi Documentation/web/news.itexi
@end example
@item (optional) Check that lilypond builds from scratch in an
@item Build release on GUB by running:
@example
-make lilypond
+make LILYPOND_BRANCH=release/unstable lilypond
@end example
@noindent
@example
make LILYPOND_BRANCH=stable/2.12 lilypond
-make LILYPOND_BRANCH=release/unstable lilypond
@end example
@item Check the regtest comparison in @file{uploads/webtest/} for