- Set version in configure.ac
- Tweak -version-info in src/Makefile.am
- Run make distcheck, fix if needed
- Commit all of the above, confirm bots are all happy
- Add annotated tag: git tag -sa librttopo-<version>
- Push annotated tag to repository: git push <remote> librttopo-<version>
- Create release artifacts: make dist
- Upload release artifacts to upload.osgeo.org
- Update websites (to be defined)
- Announce on discuss@lists.osgeo.org
