Committers should use the following commands and steps to create an Apache Airflow release:

1. Run dev/airflow-jira
   dev/airflow-jira compare 1.8.1

2. Commit RCs here
   svn co https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/airflow

3. Build airflow
   python setup.py sdist

4. Generate MD5
   gpg --print-md MD5 apache-airflow-1.8.1rc0+apache.incubating.tar.gz > apache-airflow-1.8.1rc0+apache.incubating.tar.gz.md5

5. Generate the SHA512
   gpg --print-md SHA512 apache-airflow-1.8.1rc0+apache.incubating.tar.gz > apache-airflow-1.8.1rc0+apache.incubating.tar.gz.sha

6. Upload your GPG public key to https://pgp.mit.edu

7. Sign Airflow tar.gz
   gpg --armor --output apache-airflow-1.8.1rc0+apache.incubating.tar.gz.asc --detach-sig apache-airflow-1.8.1rc0+apache.incubating.tar.gz

8. Do votes in dev@airflow.incubator.apache.org and general@incubator.apache.org
   https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-airflow-dev/201705.mbox/%3CCABYbY7eZk2SYHs3ni31h94uwwRdcn4dkJwumYtUMsfFLq-gwjg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
   https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201705.mbox/%3CCABYbY7cnACrrsrFtdwtq_-4AokMAe8CBOcWSvNz%2BhgB9DfVEvQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E

9. Commit final release here
   svn co https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/incubator/airflow

10. Merge the test branch into the stable branch
    git pull apache v1-8-test
    git pull apache v1-8-stable
    git co v1-8-stable
    git merge v1-8-test
    git tag 1.8.1
    git push apache v1-8-stable
    git push apache 1.8.1

11. Follow these instructions to publish to PyPi
    Note: You must remove the +incubating from the airflow/version.py file.