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[doc] Added steps for Wikipedia and make Homebrew explicit
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3. Ask [Evolved Binary](http://www.evolvedbinary.com) to build and upload new Docker Images for the latest release.

4. Edit the links for the downloads on the eXist website.
4. Update the Mac HomeBrew for eXist-db, see: [Releasing to Homebrew](https://github.com/eXist-db/exist/blob/develop/exist-versioning-release.md#releasing-to-homebrew).

5. Edit the links for the downloads on the eXist website.

1. `$ git clone https://github.com/exist-db/website.git`

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3. Edit the file `expath-pkg.xml` and modify `version="3.1.0"` to reflect the new version.
3. Edit the file `expath-pkg.xml` and bump the version i.e. `version="4"` to reflect the new version.

4. Commit your change and push: `$ git commit index.html expath-pkg.xml -m "Update for eXist-3.1.0 website" && git push origin master`

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7. Visit http://www.exist-db.org/exist/apps/dashboard/index.html, login and upload the new `build/homepage.xar` file via the Package Manager.

5. Login to the blog at http://exist-db.org/exist/apps/wiki/blogs/eXist/ and add a new news item which announces the release and holds the release notes. It should be named like http://exist-db.org/exist/apps/wiki/blogs/eXist/eXistdb310
6. Login to the blog at http://exist-db.org/exist/apps/wiki/blogs/eXist/ and add a new news item which announces the release and holds the release notes. It should be named like http://exist-db.org/exist/apps/wiki/blogs/eXist/eXistdb310

7. Visit the GitHub releases page https://github.com/eXist-db/exist/releases and create a new release, enter the tag you previously created and link the release notes from the blog and the binaries from BinTray.

6. Visit the GitHub releases page https://github.com/eXist-db/exist/releases and create a new release, enter the tag you previously created and link the release notes from the blog and the binaries from BinTray.
8. Send an email to the `exist-open` mailing list announcing the release with a title similar to `[ANN] Release of eXist 3.1.0`, copy and paste the release notes from the blog into the email and reformat appropriately (see past emails).

7. Send an email to the `exist-open` mailing list announcing the release with a title similar to `[ANN] Release of eXist 3.1.0`, copy and paste the release notes from the blog into the email and reformat appropriately (see past emails).
9. Tweet about it using the `existdb` twitter account.

8. Tweet about it using the `existdb` twitter account.
10. Submit a news item to XML.com - https://www.xml.com/news/submit-news-item/.

9. Submit a news item to XML.com - https://www.xml.com/news/submit-news-item/.
11. Update the Wikipedia page with the new version details - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXist.

10. Go to GitHub and move all issues and PRs which are still open for the release milestone to the next release milestone. Close the release milestone.
12. Go to GitHub and move all issues and PRs which are still open for the release milestone to the next release milestone. Close the release milestone.


### Preparing a Patch Release
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