add update checklist

Author: willingc

CHECKLIST-release.md

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+# Release checklist
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+- [ ] Upgrade Docs prior to Release
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+    - [ ] Change log
+    - [ ] New features documented
+    - [ ] Update the contributor list - thank you page
+
+- [ ] Release software
+
+    - [ ] Make sure 0 issues in milestone
+    - [ ] Follow release process steps
+    - [ ] Send builds to PyPI (Warehouse) and Conda Forge
+
+- [ ] Blog post and/or release note
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+- [ ] Notify users of release
+
+    - [ ] Tweet
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+- [ ] Increment the version number for the next release
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+- [ ] Update roadmap