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diff --git a/Porting/pumpkin.pod b/Porting/pumpkin.pod index 3e13cdd2fb..f0f58000b3 100644 --- a/Porting/pumpkin.pod +++ b/Porting/pumpkin.pod @@ -584,6 +584,15 @@ detailed descriptions ought to be easily available somewhere. If you update the subversion number in F<patchlevel.h>, you may need to change the version number near the top of the F<Changes> file. +=head2 Bumping perl's version + +If you bump perl's version, you will need to update a few things: +the L<perlhist> manpage for the date of release, the version number and +perldelta reference in the top level F<README> (and maybe the copyright +year too), the F<META.yml> file (generated via F<Porting/makemeta>, be +sure to run it with the current bleadperl), and the meta-info about +dual-lived modules in Module::Corelist (F<Porting/corelist.pl> does that). + =head2 Todo The F<pod/perltodo.pod> file contains a roughly-categorized unordered |