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[issues awaiting validation](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues?q=label%3A%22awaiting+4-validation%22+is%3Aclosed)
& validate they have been fixed (and not subsequently broken by
later changes)
* Update the
[changelog](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
* Create a branch for the release
* Unfreeze the `master` branch
* Make sure the
[documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/python-tutorial)
-- including the
[WOW](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/python) page)
[WOW](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/python) page
-- has [appropriate pull requests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/pulls)
* Update the
[changelog](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
* Tag the release in git
* Draft a post for the [team blog](https://aka.ms/pythonblog)

Assuming no last-minute issues, the release should be made public
later that same week.
later that same week. After releasing, the previous release's branch
is turned into a tag and its branch is deleted.

### Issue triaging

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