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* https://github.com/apache/couchdb/compare/%OLDTAG%...%NEWTAG%
+Candidate release notes:
+
+ * https://docs.couchdb.org/en/latest/whatsnew/%VERSION%.html
+
We encourage the whole community to download and test these release artefacts so that any critical issues can be resolved before the release is made. Everyone is free to vote on this release, so dig right in!
The release artefacts we are voting on are available here:
wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz
wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.asc
- wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.md5
- wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.sha1
wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.sha256
+ wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.sha512
Please follow the test procedure here:
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+From: %YOU%
+To: dev@couchdb.apache.org
+Subject: [VOTE] Release Apache CouchDB %VERSION%-RC%CANDIDATE%
+================================================================================
+
+Dear community,
+
+I would like to release Apache CouchDB %VERSION%-RC%CANDIDATE%.
+
+Changes since last round:
+
+ * https://github.com/apache/couchdb/compare/%OLDTAG%...%NEWTAG%
+
+We encourage the whole community to download and test these release artefacts so that any critical issues can be resolved before the release is made. Everyone is free to vote on this release, so dig right in!
+
+The release artefacts we are voting on are available here:
+
+ wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz
+ wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.asc
+ wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.md5
+ wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.sha1
+ wget %CANDIDATE_URL%/%PACKAGE%.tar.gz.sha256
+
+Please follow the test procedure here:
+
+ https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/COUCHDB/Testing+a+Source+Release
+
+Please remember that "RC%CANDIDATE%" is an annotation. If the vote passes, these artefacts will be released as Apache CouchDB %VERSION%.
+
+Please cast your votes now.
+
+Thanks,
