From 930c23eb75792cb465c714404e31c84dc3220f2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brent Huisman <brenthuisman@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:09:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] prep for release (#1816)

---
 VERSION                 | 2 +-
 doc/contrib/release.rst | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b74156e1..5a2a5806 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6-rc
+0.6
diff --git a/doc/contrib/release.rst b/doc/contrib/release.rst
index 5a8eee37..e787c69f 100644
--- a/doc/contrib/release.rst
+++ b/doc/contrib/release.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Update tags/versions and test
 1. Create new temp-branch ending in ``-rc``. E.g. ``v0.6-rc``
 2. Bump the ``VERSION`` file:
    https://github.com/arbor-sim/arbor/blob/master/VERSION
+   Don't append ``-rc`` here, but if you do, remove it before releasing.
 3. Run all tests.
    - ``ciwheel.yml`` triggers when you push a branch called ``v*rc``, ON YOUR OWN REPO (so check ``github.com/$yourname/arbor/actions``). Make sure the tests pass.
    - This should catch many problems. For a manual check:
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ Release
 -------
 
 0. Make sure ``ciwheel.yml`` passes tests, produced working wheels, and nobody reported problems testing the RC.
+   Make sure ``VERSION`` does not end with ``-rc`` or ``-dev``
 1. Tag and release: https://github.com/arbor-sim/arbor/releases
 
    -  on cmdline: git tag -a TAGNAME
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