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== Minor Release 5.10.1 ==
# <s>Version number update in source code (branch release-5.10)</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# SuperBuild archive update (needed because of GDAL) (done for 5.10.1, TODO: develop when release branch merged )
# <s>Update release notes with mantis bug report and improvements.</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>Update release notes (walk the git history and log all improvements) for OTB, Monteverdi and Ice.</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>Update the date in RELEASE_NOTES.txt</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>[[Help_for_release_actions#Standalone_packages_sanity_check|Sanity check the binary packages]]</s> ('''Guillaume''' and '''Ludovic''')
# <s>[[Help_for_release_actions#Release_tag|Tag the release branches]]</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>[[Help_for_release_actions#Merge_latest_release_into_master|Merge the release into master]]</S> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>[[Help_for_release_actions#Prepare_and_upload_source_packages|Prepare and upload source packages]]</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>[[Help_for_release_actions#Promote_nightly_packages|Promote nightly packages]]</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>[[Help_for_release_actions#Update_documentation|Update documentation]]</s> (no significant change)
# <s>Upload OTB source archive to [https://zenodo.org/ Zenodo] to create a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI)</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>Update the website "Home" and "Download" pages with version numbers and links.</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>Update OTB-Data-Examples.tgz on orfeo-toolbox (packages)</s> (no change)
# <s>Send email to mailing list to announce the release</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# <s>Release announcement on the blog</s> ('''Guillaume''')
# Announcement on social networks (twitter, google+)
# Forward announcement to news_item@osgeo.org ([http://www.osgeo.org/content/news/submit_news.html OSGeo news])
# <s>Plan the next release (nominate new release manager, setup PSC meeting on IRC)</s> (already done)
# Contact QGis processing plugin maintainer to update XML description for new OTB-Applications (or [[QGIS_access_to_OTB_applications#Updating_the_XML_descriptors|supply it]])
# Remove public branches related to RFC or bugfix merged before the release