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 With v3.1, we're moving from the Apache 2 to the MIT license for the Bootstrap code (not the docs). We're in the process of collecting permissions from all Bootstrap contributors with code still part of the project to make this happen. For details, please see [#2054](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/2054).
 
 By contributing your code, you agree to dual-license your contribution under the [Apache 2](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE) and [MIT](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/MIT) licenses.
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+## Release checklist
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+1. Close ship list issue for the release.
+2. Close the milestone for the release.
+3. Open new release issue that includes this checklist.
+4. Ping folks to coordinate release (mainly @jdorfman for BootstrapCDN).
+5. Update version numbers using `grunt change-version-number --oldver=A.B.C --newver=X.Y.Z`. Review the changes and stage them manually.
+6. Run `grunt` one last time.
+7. Push to `master` branch.
+8. Merge `master` into `gh-pages`.
+9. Generate `bootstrap-X.Y.Z-dist.zip` file for release.
+10. Create release on GitHub with `/dist/` folder and release notes.
+11. Push `gh-pages`.
+12. Publish blog post.
+13. Tweet tweet.