Merge pull request #187 from PHPCSStandards/feature/add-release-checklist

Add release checklist

Author: jrfnl

.github/release-checklist.md

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+# Template to use for release PRs
+
+PR for tracking changes for the x.x.x release. Target release date: **DOW MONTH DAY YEAR**.
+
+## Release checklist
+
+### General
+
+- [ ] Verify, and if necessary, update the allowed version ranges for various dependencies in the `composer.json` - PR #xxx
+- [ ] Add changelog for the release - PR #xxx
+    :pencil2: Remember to add a release link at the bottom!
+- [ ] Update the version number in the `VERSION` file - PR #xxx
+
+### Release
+
+- [ ] Merge this PR
+- [ ] Make sure all CI builds are green.
+- [ ] Tag and create a release against the `stable` branch (careful, GH defaults to `develop`!) & copy & paste the changelog to it.
+    :pencil2: Check if anything from the link collection at the bottom of the changelog needs to be copied in!
+- [ ] Make sure all CI builds are green.
+- [ ] Close the milestone
+- [ ] Open a new milestone for the next release
+- [ ] If any open PRs/issues which were milestoned for this release did not make it into the release, update their milestone.
+- [ ] Fast-forward `develop` to be equal to `stable`
+
+### Publicize
+
+- [ ] Toot about the release.
+- [ ] Tweet about the release.