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.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release-maintenance-checklist.md

@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ title: '<VERSION> - Rancher Manager Release Maintenance Task Checklist'
 
 This issue is to track tasks that need to be done every release regardless of whether the release has new feature content or not.
 
+- [ ] Create a new branch for the release. Release-specific updates should use this branch as its base
 - [ ] Update the [versions table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/versions)
 - [ ] Update the [Rancher:webhook version mapping table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/reference-guides/rancher-webhook)
 - [ ] Update the [CNI popularity table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/faq/container-network-interface-providers#cni-community-popularity)
-- [ ] Update the [CSP adapter compatibility matrix](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/integrations-in-rancher/cloud-marketplace/aws-cloud-marketplace/install-adapter#rancher-vs-adapter-compatibility-matrix):
-- [ ] Update the [deprecated features table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/faq/deprecated-features):
+- [ ] Update the [CSP adapter compatibility matrix](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/integrations-in-rancher/cloud-marketplace/aws-cloud-marketplace/install-adapter#rancher-vs-adapter-compatibility-matrix)
+- [ ] Update the [deprecated features table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/faq/deprecated-features)
+- [ ] Update the swagger-<VERSION>.json file
+- [ ] Create a PR merging the release branch back into the main branch
 - [ ] Create a new [release](https://github.com/rancher/rancher-docs/releases)
 - [ ] Update Algolia search index