1. Update `__version__` in `buku` 2. Update date and version in `buku.1` 3. Update User Agent 4. Make sure help text in `README.md` is up-to-date 5. Review commit history since last release and update `CHANGELOG` 6. Create a *signed tag* and push to GitHub 7. Create a GitHub release and populate the release notes section with what went into `CHANGELOG` earlier 8. Notify downstream package maintainers