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2. Initialize release branch

1. Fetch everything from the remote repository: git fetch
2. Checkout stable: git checkout stable
3. Ensure that the stable branch is up to date: git rebase origin/stable
4. Create a branch for the release:

    git checkout -b $VERSION-RC
   

5. Set the final release version number in the gradle.properties file: kiekerVersion = $VERSION
6. Manually modify the following files: CITATION.cff, codemeta.json
7. Update the copyright year tags in the source files by
   1. Adjusting the year in the updateLicenseHeaderYear task

   2. ./gradlew updateLicenseHeaderYear

8. Modify the HISTORY file

9. Execute a build to update version strings etc.:

   ./gradlew clean distribute -x check -x test 

10. Commit the changes
11. Push the branch

     git push -u origin $VERSION
    

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