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* Don't forget to "git push" your changes so they appear in the public
git tree.
+* Create an announcement message with "make announcement". Edit the
+ generated 'announcement' file appropriately, in particularly filling
+ in by hand any "TODO" left in there.
+
* Send the announcement at least to <autotools-announce@gnu.org> and
<automake@gnu.org>. If the release is a stable one, the announcement
must also go to <info-gnu@gnu.org>; if it is an alpha or beta release,