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+name: (dev) Release checklist
+about: The checklist we follow to perform a Mach release
+title: 'all: Mach 0.3 release checklist'
+labels: all, zig-update
+assignees: 'slimsag'
+
+---
+
+This is a tracking issue for preparing the next Mach release.
+
+## Checklist
+
+* [ ] In `machengine.org` repository `static/zig` folder, `wrench script nominate-zig-index-update tag 2024.1.0-mach 0.3.0-mach` has been ran to tag the Zig version that the Mach release will use, and the [`index.json`](https://machengine.org/zig/index.json) shows the new version.