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 ### Release checklist
-* [ ]  Bump version in `mix.exs`
-* [ ]  Compile a changelog
-* [ ]  Create an MR with an announcement to pleroma.social
-* [ ]  Tag the release
+* [ ] Bump version in `mix.exs`
+* [ ] Compile a changelog
+* [ ] Create an MR with an announcement to pleroma.social
+#### post-merge
+* [ ] Tag the release on the merge commit
+* [ ] Make the tag into a Gitlab Release™
 * [ ] Merge `stable` into `develop` (in case the fixes are already in develop, use `git merge -s ours --no-commit` and manually merge the changelogs)