Change the version and date in cf/__init__.py (__version__ and __date__ variables)
Ensure that the requirements on dependencies & their versions are up-to-date and consistent in both the requirements.txt and in docs/source/installation.rst; and in the _requires list and LooseVersion checks in cf/__init__.py.
Make sure that README.md is up to date.
Make sure that Changelog.rst is up to date.
Check that the documentation API coverage is complete:
```
./check_docs_api_coverage
```
- If it is not complete, add any undocumented attributes, methods, functions and keyword arguments (e.g. as listed in the change log) to the .rst files in docs/source/class/.
Check external links to the CF conventions are up to date in docs/source/tutorial.rst and docs/source/field_analysis.rst
Create a link to the new documentation in docs/source/releases.rst, including the release date.
Make sure that all the Data tests will run by setting test_only = [] in cf/test/test_Data.py (check that none of the individual tests are un-commented so as to override this in the commented listing beneath).

Test tutorial code:

export PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$PYTHONPATH
d=$PWD
cd docs/source
./extract_tutorial_code
./reset_test_tutorial
cd test_tutorial
python ../tutorial.py
cd $d

Build a development copy of the documentation using to check API pages for any new methods are present & correct, & that the overall formatting has not been adversely affected for comprehension by any updates in the latest Sphinx or theme etc. (Do not manually commit the dev build.)
```
./release_docs <vn> dev-clean # E.g. ./release_docs 3.3.0 dev-clean
```

Create an archived copy of the documentation:

./release_docs <vn> archive # E.g. ./release_docs 3.3.0 archive

Update the latest documentation:

./release_docs <vn> latest # E.g. ./release_docs 3.3.0 latest

Test the tarball release using

./test_release <vn> # E.g. ./test_release 3.3.0

Push recent commits using
```
git push origin master
```
Tag the release:
```
./tag <vn> # E.g. ./tag 3.3.0
```
Upload the source tarball to PyPI. Note this requires the twine library (which can be installed via pip) and relevant project privileges on PyPI.
```
./upload_to_pypi <vn> # E.g. ./upload_to_pypi 3.3.0
```

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