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 # Release Process
 
-1. Add release entry to [changelog](./CHANGELOG.md)
-2. Add a summary of release changes to [release notes](./RELEASE_NOTES.md)
-3. Open a PR with the above, and merge that into main
-4. Create new tag on merged commit with the new version (e.g. `v1.4.1`)
-5. Push the tag upstream (this will kick off the release pipeline in CI)
-6. Copy change log entry for newest version into draft GitHub release created as part of CI publish steps
-7. Update the `appVersion` and any relevant chart changes in [helm-charts](https://github.com/honeycombio/helm-charts/tree/main/charts/refinery)
-8. If either `refinery_config.md` or `refinery_rules.md` were modified in this release, you must also copy these files to docs and do a docs PR.
+1. Check that licenses are current with `make verify-licenses`
+2. Regenerate documentation with `make all` from within the `tools/convert` folder
+3. Add release entry to [changelog](./CHANGELOG.md)
+4. Add a summary of release changes to [release notes](./RELEASE_NOTES.md)
+5. Open a PR with the above, and merge that into main
+6. Create new tag on merged commit with the new version (e.g. `v1.4.1`)
+7. Push the tag upstream (this will kick off the release pipeline in CI)
+8. Copy change log entry for newest version into draft GitHub release created as part of CI publish steps
+9. Update the `appVersion` and any relevant chart changes in [helm-charts](https://github.com/honeycombio/helm-charts/tree/main/charts/refinery)
+10. If either `refinery_config.md` or `refinery_rules.md` were modified in this release, you must also copy these files to docs and do a docs PR.