From d874e5f729690055cf592f748f06e81cf59d7a73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Povilas Kanapickas <povilas@radix.lt>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2021 14:04:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] RELEASING: Add missing details about updating version numbers

---
 RELEASING.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 741f54ae..021a4fa4 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -27,11 +27,28 @@ Check `newsfragments` directory for any forgotten release notes
 Step 3: Merge the release notes PR
 ----------------------------------
 
-Step 4: Push git tag
---------------------
+Step 4: Bump the version number
+-------------------------------
 
 Pull the merge commit created on the `master` branch during the step 2.
 
+Edit the following files and update the version numbers:
+
+ - `Build.properties`
+ - `cmake/Version.cmake`
+ - `doc/barrierc.1`
+ - `doc/barriers.1`
+ - `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml`
+
+Commit to the release branch with the following message `Barrier x.y.z`.
+
+Push the commit:
+
+    git push origin master
+
+Step 5: Push git tag
+--------------------
+
 Create a tag:
 
     git tag -s v${VERSION} -m v${VERSION}
@@ -41,7 +58,7 @@ Push the tag:
     git push origin master --tags
 
 
-Step 5: Draft a new release on Github
+Step 6: Draft a new release on Github
 -------------------------------------
 
 Go to https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot/releases and draft a new release.