[Final PR should be against the `release` branch and then cherrypicked into `master`]

- [ ] Make sure the [appropriate pull requests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/pulls) for the [documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/python-tutorial) -- including the [WOW](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/python) page -- are ready

- [ ] Update the version in [`package.json`](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/blob/master/package.json)

- [ ] Run `npm install` to make sure [`package-lock.json`](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/blob/master/package.json) is up-to-date (the only update should be the version number if `package-lock.json` has been kept up-to-date)

- [ ] Make sure [CI](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) is passing

- [ ] Generate the final `.vsix` file

- [ ] Upload the final `.vsix` file to the [marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python)

- [ ] Publish [documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/python-tutorial) [changes](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/pulls)

- [ ] Publish the [blog](http://aka.ms/pythonblog) post