To prepare a new release:

Update the version number in the following files: configure.ac, INSTALL, README, top.faq

Update Changes

Make sure MANIFEST is up to date

make configure
./makefaq
cp top.faq.shtml top.faq.toc.html /www/unixtop
syncweb unixtop

svn update

test the release:
cd ../tarballs; ./mktar current
cd ../test; tar xvf ../tarballs/top-current.tar
cd top-current; ./configure; make

chdir to the top level (top-3)
svn copy trunk release/<version>
svn commit -m "Creating release <version>"

cd tarballs; ./mktar <version>

cp <version>.tar.* /www/unixtop/dist
modify /www/unixtop/download.shtml to point to new version

ftp tar files to upload.sourceforge.net (bin, passive, hash) in /incoming
Add release to project (release name: top-<version>)
Use "./fmtchanges Changes" to get a cut-n-paste version of the changelog

chdir to top level (top-3)
svn update
./svnmirror
go to sourceforge and submit request to update svn
