# Release Checklist

## Before DOI

- [ ] Confirm version in `release_manifest.json`.
- [ ] Confirm row counts for all Parquet artifacts.
- [ ] Confirm README front matter is valid for Hugging Face.
- [ ] Confirm license is CC-BY-4.0.
- [ ] Confirm `CITATION.cff` exists.
- [ ] Confirm `METHODS.md` exists.
- [ ] Confirm `SAFE_USE_POLICY.md` exists.
- [ ] Confirm `MODEL_AND_DATA_GOVERNANCE.md` exists.
- [ ] Confirm `ZENODO_METADATA.json` exists.
- [ ] Confirm `datacite_metadata.json` exists.
- [ ] Run `python scripts/validate_release.py`.
- [ ] Run `python scripts/generate_checksums.py --exclude-dist`.
- [ ] Optional: run `python scripts/create_safe_public_subset.py`.

## Hugging Face DOI

- [ ] Go to dataset settings.
- [ ] Generate DOI.
- [ ] Copy DOI.
- [ ] Run `python scripts/apply_doi.py --zenodo-doi 10.5281/zenodo.20113558 --hf-doi <HF_DOI>` after Zenodo DOI is also known.
- [ ] Regenerate checksums after DOI replacement.

## Zenodo DOI

- [ ] Create new Zenodo upload.
- [ ] Select upload type: Dataset.
- [ ] Use title from `ZENODO_METADATA.json`.
- [ ] Use description from `ZENODO_METADATA.json`.
- [ ] Set license: CC-BY-4.0.
- [ ] Add creator and ORCID if known.
- [ ] Add keywords.
- [ ] Reserve DOI.
- [ ] Run `python scripts/apply_doi.py --zenodo-doi <ZENODO_DOI> --hf-doi <HF_DOI_IF_ANY>`.
- [ ] Re-run validation.
- [ ] Upload snapshot files or prepared zip.
- [ ] Publish.

## After DOI

- [ ] Update Hugging Face README.
- [ ] Update LinkedIn announcement.
- [ ] Update blog article or add note with DOI.
- [ ] Add DOI badge to README.
- [ ] Archive release tag.