From cf10fc0e8649a2ca4e3ace19ae9a68757777a238 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryce Mecum <petridish@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:48:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] update release checklist

---
 RELEASE.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index ca1c172b..53f1aa56 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $ git push --tags
 
 The automation will take over from the tag being pushed.
 
-## Release Checklist
+## Release Pre-Flight Checklist
 
 Before creating and pushing the tags, please consult the following
 checklist of steps:
@@ -54,3 +54,31 @@ checklist of steps:
 
 Once the above checklist is completed, just push the new tag to
 kick off the release process.
+Then, continue to the [Post-Release Checklist](#post-release-checklist).
+
+## Post-Release Checklist
+
+- [ ] Use [komac](https://github.com/russellbanks/Komac) to update our WinGet package. See [winget](#winget) for details.
+
+### Details
+
+You can find detailed steps for items in the post-release checklist here.
+
+#### winget
+
+Updating our WinGet package isn't automated (yet) so we use a tool called [komac](https://github.com/russellbanks/Komac) that automatically creates a pull request to [microsoft/winget-pkgs](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs) for us. See https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/371685 for an example.
+
+Follow these steps:
+
+1. Set up komac
+2. Modify the command below as needed for the version we're releasing and run:
+
+Note: If/when we start publishing dbc binaries to WinGet for arm64, we'll probably want to use a different command.
+
+```sh
+komac update \
+      --version ${VERSION}
+      --urls https://github.com/columnar-tech/dbc/releases/download/v${VERSION}/dbc-${VERSION}-x64.msi \
+      -- \
+      Columnar.dbc
+```

From 324ddf561e23fabca92c0f0765122b935da2cec8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryce Mecum <petridish@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:49:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix

---
 RELEASE.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 53f1aa56..b8b8cf20 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Note: If/when we start publishing dbc binaries to WinGet for arm64, we'll probab
 
 ```sh
 komac update \
-      --version ${VERSION}
+      --version ${VERSION} \
       --urls https://github.com/columnar-tech/dbc/releases/download/v${VERSION}/dbc-${VERSION}-x64.msi \
       -- \
       Columnar.dbc

From cb082aa3c46bfb970997c2d901601ef4c1b8be54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryce Mecum <petridish@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:09:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update RELEASE.md

---
 RELEASE.md | 19 +++++--------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index b8b8cf20..4a41ba2f 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Then, continue to the [Post-Release Checklist](#post-release-checklist).
 
 ## Post-Release Checklist
 
-- [ ] Use [komac](https://github.com/russellbanks/Komac) to update our WinGet package. See [winget](#winget) for details.
+- [ ] Create a pull request against [microsoft/winget-pkgs](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs) from [our fork](https://github.com/columnar-tech/winget-pkgs). See [winget](#winget) for details.
 
 ### Details
 
@@ -66,19 +66,10 @@ You can find detailed steps for items in the post-release checklist here.
 
 #### winget
 
-Updating our WinGet package isn't automated (yet) so we use a tool called [komac](https://github.com/russellbanks/Komac) that automatically creates a pull request to [microsoft/winget-pkgs](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs) for us. See https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/371685 for an example.
+Updating our WinGet package is only partially automated. goreleaser automatically creates a branch at https://github.com/columnar-tech/winget-pkgs but then someone needs to manually create a pull request against upstream with the change.
 
 Follow these steps:
 
-1. Set up komac
-2. Modify the command below as needed for the version we're releasing and run:
-
-Note: If/when we start publishing dbc binaries to WinGet for arm64, we'll probably want to use a different command.
-
-```sh
-komac update \
-      --version ${VERSION} \
-      --urls https://github.com/columnar-tech/dbc/releases/download/v${VERSION}/dbc-${VERSION}-x64.msi \
-      -- \
-      Columnar.dbc
-```
+1. Wait for the release workflow to finish.
+1. Find the branch at https://github.com/columnar-tech/winget-pkgs. It should be called `dbc-$VERSION`.
+1. Create a pull request