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+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// Post-Release TODO
+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+These notes contain a list of things that must be done after branching for
+an LLVM release.
+
+1. Update _LIBCPP_VERSION in `__config`
+2. Update the __libcpp_version file.
+3. Update the version number in `docs/conf.py`
+4. Create ABI lists for the previous release under `lib/abi`