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+# Tact release checklist template
+
+- [ ] Improve the changelog for `vX.Y.Z`: grammar, wording, polishing
+- [ ] Make sure there are no open issues for the [vX.Y.Z milestone](https://github.com/tact-lang/tact/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3AvX.Y.Z)
+      (except for the current one, of course)
+- [ ] Bump Tact version in:
+  - [ ] [`package.json`](./package.json) file
+  - [ ] [`bin/tact`](./bin/tact) file
+  - [ ] [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md): `Unreleased` -> `vX.Y.Z`
+- [ ] Tag the new `vX.Y.Z` release in Git
+  ```shell
+  $ git tag -a vX.Y.Z
+  $ git push origin vX.Y.Z
+  ```
+- [ ] Create the new `vX.Y.Z` release on GitHub: <https://github.com/tact-lang/tact/releases>
+- [ ] Publish the new `vX.Y.Z` release on NPM:
+      [@tact-lang/compiler](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tact-lang/compiler)
+  ```shell
+  $ git checkout vX.Y.Z
+  $ yarn all && npm publish
+  ```
+- [ ] Update [tact-docs](https://github.com/tact-lang/tact-docs) with the most recent Tact features
+- [ ] Request or perform the plugins/parsers/tools updates and releases:
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/tact-lang/tree-sitter-tact>
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/tact-lang/tact.vim>
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/tact-lang/tact-template>
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/tact-lang/tact-vscode>
+  - [ ] A new release of [tact-vscode](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=KonVik.tact-lang-vscode) on the Visual Studio Marketplace
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/novusnota/prism-ton>
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/nujan-io/nujan-ide>
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/ton-org/blueprint>
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/ton-blockchain/intellij-ton>
+- [ ] Write `vX.Y.Z` release notes explaining the newest changes with code examples and commit those to this repository
+- [ ] [TON Dev News](https://t.me/tondev_news) Telegram channel announcement
+- [ ] Accumulate TON dev chats feedback