Release checklist

• Update the version number and changelog in doc/changelog.rst

• Update the version number in VERSION.txt

• Update the shared library version number in meson.build:

  • If there are ABI changes, update the first number and reset the second to zero.

  • Otherwise, increment the second number.

• Check that .pyi stubs have been updated

• Check that Github Actions successfully tested the release and built wheels

• Install the sdist from Github Actions and check that it passes pytest

• Install a wheel from Github Actions and check that it passes pytest

• Tag the release

• Run git push --tags

• Upload the sdist and wheels to PyPI with twine

• Upload the sdist and debug symbols to Github release

• Check that readthedocs has updated itself