Release-process-checklist.md

+## For releases
+
 ### At GitHub
 
 1. All code changes are internally tested according to the MathJax [[Development Process]], and merged into the `mathjax/master` branch at GitHub. Repack and recombine the files to make sure they are consistent with the unpacked versions.
-2. If this is a numbered release, the `vN.M-latest` branch is created, and a README-branch.txt file is made for the version number, and committed to the branch.  This makes the branch appear as a separate line in the network viewer.
+2. If this is a numbered release, the `vN.M-latest` branch is created, and a README-branch.txt file is made for the version number, and committed to the branch.  This makes the branch appear as a separate line in the network viewer. Check that MathJax's internal version is updated as well.
 3. The release is tagged in GitHub.  This causes a labeled distribution to be created (with the tag name) in the GitHub download manager.
 3. Complete the [[Documentation update process]].
 4. The download distribution should then be downloaded and smoke tested.
@@ -27,3 +29,31 @@
 * Announcement should be posted to the User Groups at mathjax-dev and mathjax-users
     * Advise regarding the CDN propagation (clear browser cache etc)
 * The new post should be announced on social media channels [[MathJax-web-presence]].
+
+
+## For a beta releases
+
+This is almost identical, except that we don't do as much.
+
+### At GitHub
+
+1. All code changes are internally tested according to the MathJax [[Development Process]] and merged into the `mathjax/vN.M-beta` branch at GitHub. Repack and recombine the files to make sure they are consistent with the unpacked versions.
+2. The `vN.M-beta` branch is created. This makes the branch appear as a separate line in the network viewer. Check that MathJax's internal version is updated as well.
+4. The download distribution should then be downloaded and smoke tested.
+
+### At CDN
+
+1. Upload the new version to the CDN as `vN.M-beta` (and while you're at it, create `vN.M-latest`).
+1. Set the custom headers for the fonts (see [[Managing Rackspace Cloud Files & CDN]])
+
+### At mathjax.org
+
+2. A news announcement for the release is posted.  The post should
+    * Describe what is new
+    * Point to the beta branch and download at github.
+    * Give instructions for reporting bugs, and refer questions to MathJax User Groups
+
+### For the community
+
+* Announcement should be posted to the User Groups at mathjax-dev and mathjax-users
+* The new post should be announced on social media channels [[MathJax-web-presence]].
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