1) Do "make depend" if necessary 2) "make check"!!! 3) Use "git log" to assemble release notes.
4) Run "(cd po; make e2fsprogs.pot-update)" to update the translation template. 5) Update files which contain version information
version.h README RELEASE-NOTES e2fsprogs.lsm doc/libext2fs.texinfo (three places)
6) Make source distribution
7) Adjust sizes in e2fsprogs-VER.lsm; rebuild source files; rebuild RPM files