## Tagging
-* Create a tag ``X.Y.Z`` from ``master``. Use the next message:
+* Create a tag ``vX.Y.Z`` from ``master``. Use the next message:
```
- $ git tag -a X.Y.Z -m "Tagging version X.Y.Z"
+ $ git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m "Tagging version X.Y.Z"
```
- Note: For release candidates, just add a rcN suffix to tag ("X.Y.ZrcN").
+ Note: For release candidates, just add a rcN suffix to tag ("vX.Y.ZrcN").
* Or, alternatively, make a signed tag (requires gpg correctly configured):
```
- $ git tag -s X.Y.Z -m "Tagging version X.Y.Z"
+ $ git tag -s vX.Y.Z -m "Tagging version X.Y.Z"
```
* Push the tag to the Github repo:
## Announcing
-* Send an announcement to the python-announce, python-users and pydata
+* Send an announcement to the pytables-announce, pytables-users and pydata
lists. Use the ``ANNOUNCE.md`` file as skeleton (or possibly as
the definitive version).
#XXX version-specific blurb XXX#
+* Update ``VERSION`` file to X.Y.(Z+1)-dev
+
* Commit your changes with:
```