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 !Module_API_Docs.md
 # And the changelog
 !Changelog.md
+# And the development notes
+!Development.md
 
 # The page index
 pageindex.json
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+# Development Notes
+This page contains a few notes about Pepperminty Wiki development. These notes are intended to remind me of things I need to do, but you may find them useful.
+
+## Preparing for a release
+The following things need to be done to prepare for a release:
+
+ - Check for outstanding issues
+ - Check the changelog
+ - Make sure that the README is up to date
+ - Make sure that Pepperminty Wiki actually works
+ - Bump the version
+ - (Stable releases only) Pull down changes to update online downloader at starbeamrainbowlabs.com/labs/peppermint/download.php
+ - Write & publish the release