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+## Release Checklist
+
+TODO: turn this into a script.
+
+- [ ] make translations
+- [ ] Update CHANGELOG.md
+- [ ] Update version number in id.js
+- [ ] Update version number in package.json
+- [ ] git checkout release && git reset --hard master
+- [ ] make
+- [ ] Check in dist/iD.css, dist/iD.js, and dist/iD.min.js
+- [ ] git tag vA.B.C
+- [ ] git push origin -f release vA.B.C
+
+### Update openstreetmap-website
+
+- [ ] git checkout -b iD-A.B.C
+- [ ] rm -rf vendor/assets/iD/* && vendorer
+- [ ] git commit -a -m 'Update to iD vA.B.C'
+- [ ] git push osmlab
+- [ ] Open pull request