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 Bitcoin ABC Release Process
 ===========================
 
 
 ## Before Release
 
-1. Check configuration
-    - Check features planned for the release are implemented and documented
-      (or more informally, that the Release Manager agrees it is feature complete)
-    - Check that finished tasks / tickets are marked as resolved
-
-2. Verify tests passed
-    - Any known issues or limitations should be documented in release notes
+1. Check feature completeness
+    - Check features planned for the release are implemented and documented.
+      Any incomplete items should be discussed with the Release Manager as soon as possible.
     - Known bugs should have tickets
-    - Run `arc lint --everything` and check there is no linter error
-    - Ensure that bitcoind and bitcoin-qt run with no issue on all supported platforms.
-      Manually test bitcoin-qt by sending some transactions and navigating through the menus.
+    - Any known issues or limitations should be documented in release notes
 
-3. Update the documents / code which needs to be updated every release
+2. Update the documents / code which needs to be updated every release
     - Check that [release-notes.md](doc/release-notes.md) is complete, and fill in any missing items.
-    - Update [bips.md](/doc/bips.md) to account for changes since the last release.
-    - (major releases) Update [`BLOCK_CHAIN_SIZE`](/src/qt/intro.cpp) to the current size plus
-      some overhead.
+    - Verify the following were updated by automation since the last release:
+        - Seeds (see [README](contrib/seeds/README.md))
+        - Chainparams were updated, such as assume-valid, chainwork, and disk size expectations.
     - Regenerate manpages (run `contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.sh`, or for out-of-tree builds run
       `BUILDDIR=$PWD/build contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.sh`).
-    - Update seeds as per [contrib/seeds/README.md](/contrib/seeds/README.md).
-    - Update [`src/chainparams.cpp`](/src/chainparams.cpp) m_assumed_blockchain_size and m_assumed_chain_state_size with the current size plus some overhead.
+
+3. Verify tests passed
+    - Run `arc lint --everything` and check there is no linter error
+    - Ensure that bitcoind and bitcoin-qt run with no issue on all supported platforms.
+      Manually test bitcoin-qt by sending some transactions and navigating through the menus.
 
 4. Add git tag for release
     a. Create the tag: `git tag vM.m.r` (M = major version, m = minor version, r = revision)
-    b. Push the tag to Github:
-        ```
-        git push <github remote> master
-        git push <github remote> vM.m.r
-        ```
+    b. Push the tag to Github: `git push <github remote> vM.m.r`
 
 5. Increment version number for the next release in:
     - `doc/release-notes.md` (and copy existing one to versioned `doc/release-notes/*.md`)
     - `configure.ac`
     - `CMakeLists.txt`
     - `contrib/seeds/makeseeds.py` (only after a new major release)
 
 ## Release
 
 6. Create Gitian Builds (see [gitian-building.md](/doc/gitian-building.md))
 
 7. Verify matching Gitian Builds, gather signatures
 
-8. Verify IBD bith with and without `-checkpoints=0 -assumevalid=0`
+8. Verify IBD both with and without `-checkpoints=0 -assumevalid=0`
 
 9. Upload Gitian Builds to [bitcoinabc.org](https://download.bitcoinabc.org/)
 
 10. Create a [GitHub release](https://github.com/Bitcoin-ABC/bitcoin-abc/releases):
     `contrib/release/github-release.sh -a <path to release binaries> -t <release tag> -o <file containing your Github OAuth token>`
 
 11. Create [Ubuntu PPA packages](https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin-abc/+archive/ubuntu/ppa):
     `contrib/release/debian-packages.sh <name-or-email-for-gpg-signing>`
 
 12. Notify maintainers of AUR and Docker images to build their packages.
     They should be given 1-day advance notice if possible.
 
 ## After Release
 
-13. Update version number on www.bitcoinabc.org
-
-14. Publish signed checksums (various places, e.g. blog, reddit/r/BitcoinABC)
+13. Publish signed checksums (various places, e.g. blog, reddit/r/BitcoinABC)
 
-15. Announce Release:
+14. Announce Release:
     - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinABC/)
     - Twitter @Bitcoin_ABC
     - Public slack channels friendly to Bitcoin ABC announcements
       (eg. #abc-announce on BTCforks,  #hardfork on BTCchat)