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1. Make a code signing key if you don't have one yet
   
   1. Publish your key if you haven't done so yet
2. If you haven't done so yet, add yourself to the Apache Web-of-Trust by meeting face-to-face with a person so they can sign your key
   1. Upload Publich your new signed key
3. If you haven't done so before, add your key to the KEYS file in the release staging area and the release distribution area
   1. The staging area is https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/impala/. Once graduated, it will presumably be https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/impala/
   2. The release area is https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/incubator/impala/, and will presumably be https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/impala/ after graduation.
4. Pick a commit you want to release from and test it.
5. Propose a release on the dev@ list. It should start with the string "\[DISCUSS]". Propose a 
6. Make a new branch off of master your commit called "branch-x.y.z", where x.y.z is the version you want to release
7. Cherry-pick commits Continue testing it. If you find bugs, file them. When they are fixed, cherry-pick the fixes from master to your branch that you want to include in the releaseTest it
8. Make a tarball and add it to dev/ with SVN. Also add your signature, as well as md5 and sha1 checksums.
   1. Make the tarball using git archive. Name it apache-impala-incubating-x.y.z.tar.gz, or apache-impala-x.y.z.tar.gz if Impala has graduated from the incubator.
   2. The directory layout is x.y.z/RCw, where w is the release candidate number - RC1 is the first candidate, RC2 the second, and so on.
   3. While incubating, the location is https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/impala/. Once graduated, it will presumably be https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/impala/
9. Get informal feedback on your release candidate from the dev@ list.
   1. If you need to make changes, you can cherry-pick commits from master.
   2. If you have made changes, upload new release candidates -
   never
   1. don't overwrite old ones.
10. Take a vote on dev@. Your vote email should:
    1. Have a subject that starts with "\[VOTE]"
    2. Explain what the vote is about
    3. Explain how to find the artifacts for testing, and what each type of vote means
    4. Explain the conditions for the vote passing, including how long the vote will remain open for.
    5. Include a link to this wiki page so voters can read the instructions in it on how to test, verify, and vote. 
    6. Be consistent with the Impala bylaws. FOr For instance, at the moment I am writing this wiki page, votes stay open for 72 hours.
11. If the vote passes, and Impala has yet to graduate, take a vote in the incubator PMC, following current incubator policy.
12. Publish the release.

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