Ensure the source is ready for release. Verify:
- Cleanup JIRA so the Fix Version in issues resolved since the last release includes this release version correctly.
- Ensure all open issues are resolved before proceeding further, close all resolved issues.
- Test and make sure the release passes all regression tests.
- Update RELEASE_NOTES with all the features added.
- The release notes can be obtained from JIRA, by clicking the RoadMap, version, and then configuring the release notes to display text format and copying it.
- A suggested approach would be to reorganize the release notes as New Features, then Improvements then Tasks and Sub Tasks and finally Bug Fixes.
- Review and update README, INSTALL files.
- Commit any changes back to svn.
- Update website/wiki with Roadmap or Release landing pages.