# No 6.2.0rc1 tag? **URL:** \ **Category:** Q&A\ **Created:** [April 13, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/no-6-2-0rc1-tag/1559 "2021-04-13T03:58:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![opoplawski](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/opoplawski/32/1165_2.png) [@opoplawski](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/opoplawski)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/no-6-2-0rc1-tag/1559/1 "2021-04-13T03:58:18Z")
I see that 6.2.0rc1 has shown up in ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/gmt/ but there are no corresponding tags in the github repository. This would be very nice to have. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Esteban82](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/esteban82/32/54_2.png) [@Esteban82](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Esteban82)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/no-6-2-0rc1-tag/1559/2 "2021-04-13T04:03:08Z")
Soon. They are working on that. > > > \*\*Version\*\*: 6.2.0rc1 > > \*\*Before release\*\*: > > \- \[x\] check if all tests pass o…n macOS, Linux and Windows > \- \[x\] check if other GMT-derived projects work well > - \[x\] MB-System (@PaulWessel) > - \[x\] GMTSAR (@PaulWessel) > - \[x\] GMT.jl (@joa-quim) > - \[x\] PyGMT (@leouieda, @seisman, @weiji14) > - \[x\] gmtmex (@PaulWessel, @joa-quim) > \- \[x\] run \`src/gmt\_make\_\*.sh\` to update some .c and .h files > \- \[x\] run \`admin/gs\_check.sh\` to test if latest ghostscript version works > \- \[x\] update \[changelog\](/doc/rst/source/changes.rst) > \- \[x\] update INSTALL.md > \- \[x\] check if there are any warnings when build the documentation > \- \[x\] add one new entry in \`doc/rst/\_static/version\_switch.js\` if it's a minor release > \- \[x\] check/set values in \`cmake/ConfigDefault.cmake\` > - \[x\] \`GMT\_VERSION\_YEAR\` is current year > - \[x\] \`GMT\_PACKAGE\_VERSION\_\*\` is correctly set > - \[x\] \`GMT\_LIB\_SOVERSION\` is correctly set > - \[x\] set \`GMT\_PACKAGE\_VERSION\_SUFFIX\` to \`rc1\` > - \[x\] set \`GMT\_PUBLIC\_RELEASE\` to \`TRUE\` > \- \[x\] freeze codes and commit all changes to GitHub > > \*\*Release\*\*: > > \- \[x\] create source tarballs (tar.gz and tar.xz) (@PaulWessel) > \- \[x\] create macOS bundle (@PaulWessel) > \- \[x\] create Windows installers (win64) (@joa-quim) > \- \[x\] check if the source tarballs, macOS bundle and Windows installers work well > \- \[x\] upload source tarballs, macOS bundle, Windows installers to the GMT FTP (@PaulWessel) > \- \[x\] make a tag and push it to github (\*\*Must be done after uploading packages to the GMT FTP\*\*) > \`\`\`bash > # checkout master (for minor releases) or 6.x branch (for patch releases) > git checkout XXXX > # create the tag x.x.x > git tag x.x.x > # Push tags to GitHub > git push --tags > \`\`\` > \- \[x\] make a GitHub release. > The GitHub Actions automatically create a draft release after pushing the tag to github. > We need to go to the \[GitHub Release\](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/releases) page, and review it manually. > - \[x\] 5 files are attached as release assets (2 source tarballs, 2 installers and 1 checksum file). > - \[x\] download the checksum file and check if the checksums are correct > - \[x\] edit the draft release, set the target to the correct tag, and publish the release > \- \[x\] make announcements in the \[GMT forum\](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/) > \- \[x\] update links on the main site (News, Download & Documentation) > > \*\*After release\*\*: > > \- \[x\] comment the \`GMT\_PACKAGE\_VERSION\_SUFFIX\` line in \`cmake/ConfigDefault.cmake\` > \- \[x\] comment the \`set (GMT\_PUBLIC\_RELEASE TRUE)\` line > \- \[x\] commit changes to GitHub > > \*\*3rd-party update\*\* > > \- \[x\] update \[conda-forge feedstock\](https://github.com/conda-forge/gmt-feedstock) (@leouieda, @seisman, @weiji14) > > \--- > > \- \[x\] Party :tada: (don't tick before all other checkboxes are ticked!)