4. Update hwdb (`ninja -C build update-hwdb`, `ninja -C build update-hwdb-autosuspend`, commit separately).
5. Update syscall numbers (`ninja -C build update-syscall-tables update-syscall-header`).
6. [RC1] Update library numbers in `meson.build`
-8. [RC1] Switch `versionrewrite-pattern` and `versionrewrite-replacement` to RC mode in https://build.opensuse.org/projects/system:systemd/packages/systemd/files/_service?expand=1
-9. Update version number in `meson.version` (e.g. from `256~devel` to `256~rc1` or from `256~rc3` to `256`). Note that this uses a tilde (\~) instead of a hyphen (-) because tildes sort lower in version comparisons according to the [UAPI.10 Version Format Specification](https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/version_format_specification/), and we want `255~rc1` to sort lower than `255`.
-10. Check dbus docs with `ninja -C build update-dbus-docs`
-11. Check manpages list with `ninja -C build update-man-rules`
-12. Update translation strings (`ninja -C build systemd-pot`, `ninja -C build systemd-update-po`) - drop the header comments from `systemd.pot` + re-add SPDX before committing. If the only change in a file is the 'POT-Creation-Date' field, then ignore that file.
-13. Tag the release: `version="v$(sed 's/~/-/g' meson.version)" && git tag -s "${version}" -m "systemd ${version}"` (tildes are replaced with hyphens, because git doesn't accept the former).
-14. Do `ninja -C build`
-15. Make sure that the version string and package string match: `build/systemctl --version`
-16. [FINAL] Close the github milestone and open a new one (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/milestones)
-17. "Draft" a new release on github (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/new), mark "This is a pre-release" if appropriate.
-18. Check that announcement to systemd-devel, with a copy&paste from NEWS, was sent. This should happen automatically.
-19. Update IRC topic (`/msg chanserv TOPIC #systemd Version NNN released | Online resources https://systemd.io/`)
-20. [FINAL] Create an empty -stable branch: `git push systemd origin/main:refs/heads/v${version}-stable`.
-21. [FINAL] Build and upload the documentation (on the -stable branch): `ninja -C build doc-sync`
-22. [FINAL] Create a new `ci/v${version}-stable` branch for deb package builds on https://salsa.debian.org/systemd-team/systemd
-23. [FINAL] Switch `.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh` and `mkosi/mkosi.pkgenv/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf`
+7. [RC1] Switch `versionrewrite-pattern` and `versionrewrite-replacement` to RC mode in https://build.opensuse.org/projects/system:systemd/packages/systemd/files/_service?expand=1
+8. Update version number in `meson.version` (e.g. from `256~devel` to `256~rc1` or from `256~rc3` to `256`). Note that this uses a tilde (\~) instead of a hyphen (-) because tildes sort lower in version comparisons according to the [UAPI.10 Version Format Specification](https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/version_format_specification/), and we want `255~rc1` to sort lower than `255`.
+9. Check dbus docs with `ninja -C build update-dbus-docs`
+10. Check manpages list with `ninja -C build update-man-rules`
+11. Update translation strings (`ninja -C build systemd-pot`, `ninja -C build systemd-update-po`) - drop the header comments from `systemd.pot` + re-add SPDX before committing. If the only change in a file is the 'POT-Creation-Date' field, then ignore that file.
+12. Tag the release: `version="v$(sed 's/~/-/g' meson.version)" && git tag -s "${version}" -m "systemd ${version}"` (tildes are replaced with hyphens, because git doesn't accept the former).
+13. Do `ninja -C build`
+14. Make sure that the version string and package string match: `build/systemctl --version`
+15. [FINAL] Close the github milestone and open a new one (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/milestones)
+16. "Draft" a new release on github (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/new), mark "This is a pre-release" if appropriate.
+17. Check that announcement to systemd-devel, with a copy&paste from NEWS, was sent. This should happen automatically.
+18. Update IRC topic (`/msg chanserv TOPIC #systemd Version NNN released | Online resources https://systemd.io/`)
+19. [FINAL] Create an empty -stable branch: `git push systemd origin/main:refs/heads/v${version}-stable`.
+20. [FINAL] Build and upload the documentation (on the -stable branch): `ninja -C build doc-sync`
+21. [FINAL] Create a new `ci/v${version}-stable` branch for deb package builds on https://salsa.debian.org/systemd-team/systemd
+22. [FINAL] Switch `.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh` and `mkosi/mkosi.pkgenv/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf`
to the new `ci/v${version}-stable` branch on the -stable branch
-24. [FINAL] Switch `versionrewrite-pattern` and `versionrewrite-replacement` to release mode in https://build.opensuse.org/projects/system:systemd/packages/systemd/files/_service?expand=1
-25. [FINAL] Change the Github Pages branch to the newly created branch (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/settings/pages) and set the 'Custom domain' to 'systemd.io'
-26. [FINAL] Update version number in `meson.version` to the devel version of the next release (e.g. from `256` to `257~devel`)
-27. [FINAL] Build and upload the documentation (on the main branch): `ninja -C build doc-sync`
+23. [FINAL] Switch `versionrewrite-pattern` and `versionrewrite-replacement` to release mode in https://build.opensuse.org/projects/system:systemd/packages/systemd/files/_service?expand=1
+24. [FINAL] Change the Github Pages branch to the newly created branch (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/settings/pages) and set the 'Custom domain' to 'systemd.io'
+25. [FINAL] Update version number in `meson.version` to the devel version of the next release (e.g. from `256` to `257~devel`)
+26. [FINAL] Build and upload the documentation (on the main branch): `ninja -C build doc-sync`
# Steps to a Successful Stable Release