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doc: update release process to mention security advisories pre-announcements
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<https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>
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With the release of this new major version, versions *version minus 3* and
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older are at "End of Life" and will no longer receive updates.
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In accordance with the security policy, we will in two weeks disclose:
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* Medium and high severity vulnerabilities fixed in *version minus 2*. There are N of these.
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* Low severity vulnerabilities fixed in *version*. There are M of these.
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How to Upgrade
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doc/release-process.md

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- set `CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR` to `0`
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- set `CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD` to `0`
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- set `CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `true`
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* Check with the security team whether there is any security advisory to pre-announce.
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#### Before branch-off
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- Create a [new GitHub release](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases/new) with a link to the archived release notes
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- Announce the release:
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- Announce the release, along with any security advisory pre-announcements:
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- bitcoin-dev and bitcoin-core-dev mailing list
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