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+name: New Nebraska Release
+about: Tracking issue for releasing a new Nebraska version.
+title: 'Release Nebraska <VERSION>'
+labels: "kind/release"
+---
+
+## 1. Preparation
+
+- [ ] Update and merge [`CHANGELOG.md`][changelog] to add the released version
+
+## 2. Release
+
+- [ ] `staging` deployment works as expected (basic user actions, Flatcar update payload, etc.)
+- [ ] Tag and push the released version (e.g: `git tag -as 2.9.0`)
+- [ ] Wait for CI to be green; create a GitHub release associated to the release tag and use the [`CHANGELOG.md`][changelog] content to create the release body
+- [ ] Bump both `appVersion` and `version` in [Chart.yaml](https://github.com/flatcar/nebraska/blob/main/charts/nebraska/Chart.yaml), commit and open a PR.
+
+## 3. Announcements
+
+- [ ] Brief version announcement in slack (k8s slack #flatcar) and the Flatcar Matrix channel
+
+[changelog]: https://github.com/flatcar/nebraska/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md