Extra required software for making a release
  * [github-release](https://github.com/aktau/github-release) for uploading packages
  * pandoc for making the html and man pages

Making a release
  * git status - make sure everything is checked in
  * Check travis & appveyor builds are green
  * make check
  * make test
  * make tag
  * edit docs/content/changelog.md
  * make doc
  * git status - to check for new man pages - git add them
  * # Update version number in snapcraft.yml
  * git commit -a -v -m "Version v1.XX"
  * make retag
  * # Set the GOPATH for a current stable go compiler
  * make cross
  * make upload
  * make upload_website
  * git push --tags origin master
  * git push --tags origin master:stable # update the stable branch for packager.io
  * make upload_github

Early in the next release cycle update the vendored dependencies
  * make update
  * git status
  * git add new files
  * carry forward any patches to vendor stuff
  * git commit -a -v

## Make version number go to -DEV and check in

Make the version number be just in a file?