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#. Create a new ``release/YY.N.Z+1`` branch off of the ``YY.N`` tag using the
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command ``git checkout -b release/YY.N.Z+1 YY.N``.
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#. Cherry pick the fixed commits off of the ``master`` branch, fixing any
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conflicts and moving any changelog entries from the development version's
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changelog section to the ``YY.N.Z+1`` section.
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conflicts.
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#. Follow the steps 3 to 6 from above (or call ``nox -s release -- YY.N.Z+1``)
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#. Merge master into your release branch and drop the news files that have been
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included in your release (otherwise they would also appear in the ``YY.N+1``
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changelog)
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#. Push the ``release/YY.N.Z+1`` branch to github and submit a PR for it against
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the ``master`` branch and wait for the tests to run.
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#. Once tests run, merge the ``release/YY.N.Z+1`` branch into master, and follow

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