</code></pre>
</li>
<li>
-<p>Edit version number of `org.simantics.sdk` feature in `features/org.simantics.sdk.feature/feature.xml` to `x.y.z[.w]`.</p>
-<pre><code>
-<feature
+<p>Edit version number of <code>org.simantics.sdk</code> feature in <code>features/org.simantics.sdk.feature/feature.xml</code> to <code>x.y.z[.w]</code>.</p>
+<pre><code><feature
id="org.simantics.sdk"
label="Simantics SDK"
version="x.y.z"
provider-name="VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland">
</code></pre>
-<p>Now commit and push the changes to the release branch.</p>
+<p>An example of these changes can be seen in <a href="https://www.simantics.org:8088/r/gitweb?p=simantics/platform.git;a=commit;h=bab5c9bd68277c76dc5c20bc7a60a9896cbd1540">gitweb</a>.</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>Ensure that Redmine has a release engineering issue for the branched release, such as <a href="https://www.simantics.org/redmine/issues/7263">Simantics 1.30.0 release engineering</a>. Make a copy of the previous release issue to create the new one. Include link to original issue while copying.</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>Commit the changes made</p>
+<pre><code> git commit -a
+</code></pre>
+<p>with the commit message</p>
+<pre><code> Configured release/x.y.z[.w] branch for SDK builds.
+
+ refs #xxxx
+</code></pre>
+<p>where <code>#xxxx</code> is the number of the x.y.z[.w] release engineering issue and push them to remote</p>
+<pre><code> git push origin release/x.y.z[.w]
+</code></pre>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>If you are branching from <code>master</code>, bump the revision of master right now to start the next release cycle in master.
+An example of these changes can be seen in <a href="https://www.simantics.org:8088/r/gitweb?p=simantics/platform.git;a=commitdiff;h=ae93c9930c6345c32219e6845b9e72e9d9d2d28c">gitweb</a>.</p>
+<p>Commit the changes with the following commit message</p>
+<pre><code>Bumped master target and org.simantics.sdk feature versions to x.y.z[.w].
+refs #yyyy
+</code></pre>
+<p>where <code>#yyyy</code> is the number of the next release's release engineering issue.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<h3>Initialize release branch distribution web site</h3>
at a later time for some reason, we'll put the documentation up then in a
separate Mediawiki installation.</p>
<ol>
-<li>Dump documentation wiki databases using [dump-wikis.sh](./dump-wikis.sh) script.</li>
+<li>Dump documentation wiki databases using <a href="./dump-wikis.sh">dump-wikis.sh</a> script.</li>
<li>Put the generated backup x.y.z.tar.gz at /var/backup/simantics-releases/x.y.z/wiki/</li>
</ol>
<h2>Compile change log entry</h2>
provider-name="VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland">
~~~
+ An example of these changes can be seen in [gitweb](https://www.simantics.org:8088/r/gitweb?p=simantics/platform.git;a=commit;h=bab5c9bd68277c76dc5c20bc7a60a9896cbd1540).
+
+4. Ensure that Redmine has a release engineering issue for the branched release, such as [Simantics 1.30.0 release engineering](https://www.simantics.org/redmine/issues/7263). Make a copy of the previous release issue to create the new one. Include link to original issue while copying.
+
+5. Commit the changes made
+
+ git commit -a
+
+ with the commit message
+
+ Configured release/x.y.z[.w] branch for SDK builds.
+
+ refs #xxxx
+
+ where `#xxxx` is the number of the x.y.z[.w] release engineering issue and push them to remote
+
+ git push origin release/x.y.z[.w]
+
+6. If you are branching from `master`, bump the revision of master right now to start the next release cycle in master.
+ An example of these changes can be seen in [gitweb](https://www.simantics.org:8088/r/gitweb?p=simantics/platform.git;a=commitdiff;h=ae93c9930c6345c32219e6845b9e72e9d9d2d28c).
+
+ Commit the changes with the following commit message
+
+ Bumped master target and org.simantics.sdk feature versions to x.y.z[.w].
+ refs #yyyy
+
+ where `#yyyy` is the number of the next release's release engineering issue.
+
### Initialize release branch distribution web site
* Run [SDK/Deploy External Components to Web](https://www.simantics.org/jenkins/job/SDK/job/Deploy%20External%20Components%20to%20Web/) build with parameters: