Add note about warning the world before making a release (#155)

Otherwise we end up making many releases without anybody knowing.
matrix-org · Oct 7, 2020 · 393ad87 · 393ad87
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diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
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+0. Consider whether this release will affect any customers, including those on
+EMS, and warn them beforehand - in case they need to upgrade quickly.
+
 1. Set a variable to the version number for convenience:
  ```sh
  ver=x.y.z
@@ -28,3 +31,5 @@
  ```sh
  xdg-open https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal/releases/edit/v$ver
  ```
+1. Notify #sygnal:matrix.org, #synapse-dev:matrix.org and EMS that a new
+ release has been published.
diff --git a/changelog.d/155.doc b/changelog.d/155.doc
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+Add a note to the releasing doc asking people to inform EMS and customers during the release process.