- Archive
- Packages available for all release architectures
- Packages installable
- Packages buildable
- No RC bugs
- Debian Installer images are ready
- QA
- Release Goals
- Extensive tests are passed?
- Debian-installer
- All release architectures have a working d-i?
- The kernel in the initrd matches the to be installed kernel?
- Press
- Draft announcement sent to press@
- Release Notes
- Every issue is documented
- Ready for publicising on the website and including on the media
- Sent to translators
- Website
- webwml patch is ready
- Webmasters are ready for Release Notes update???
- Documentation on wiki and release pages is up-to-date?
- Mirrors
- Torrents?
- Mirror admins are contacted
- Media
- debian-cd@, debian-live@ contacted
- Release Notes and documentation to include on the media is up-to-date? (ask -www to rebuild)
- Torrents?
- ftp-master
- README files
- Changelog
- Move of packages
- Remove cruft
- Packages files (including the debian-installer ones)
- Sources files
- Release files
- Release Manager
- Release file signed?
- Thank you mail ready?