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 * Examples should be updated to reflect changes
 * Documentation should be updated to reflect changes
 * Update changelog in `docs` with changes
+* If any changes have been made to `README.md`, ensure changes are mirrored to `README.rst` with `pandoc`
 
 ## Before Doing a Release
 * Bump the version in `__init__.py`