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@@ -265,8 +265,9 @@ New features should go on the `develop` branch before they are released, and the
 
 Here's a checklist of things to do for a new release.
 
+- Run `cargo test` and verify that all tests pass
 - Update version in `Cargo.toml`
-- Run `cargo build` so that `Cargo.lock` is also updated
+- Run `cargo build` so that `Cargo.lock` is also updated, and make a commit with the updated versions.
 - `git checkout master && git merge --no-ff develop`. The commit title should be "Version X.Y.Z" and the commit message should contain the changelog.
 - `git tag vX.Y.Z`
 - `git push --tags`