Steps for Preparing a Release
=============================

1. Increment the version number in ``__init__.py``
2. Update the release notes in ``README.rst`` and
   ``docs/release_notes.rst``
3. Update the version in ``docs/conf.py``
4. Create a git tag (format ``X.Y.Z``)
5. Run ``tox``
6. ``git push``
7. ``python setup.py sdist upload``

Steps for Preparing a Release
=============================

1. Increment the version number in ``__init__.py``
2. Update the release notes in ``README.rst`` and
   ``docs/release_notes.rst``
3. Update the version in ``docs/conf.py``
4. Ensure both the release notes in the documentation, and the release
   notes in ``README.rst`` have the current date as the release date.
5. Create a git tag (format ``X.Y.Z``)
6. Run ``tox``
7. ``git push``
8. ``python setup.py sdist upload``

Add a note about fixing the date
Add a note about fixing the date
