release process: mention the [Unreleased] link clearly #1814

1. 
   jonasnick commented at 2:35 pm on January 30, 2026: contributor

   Adding this link was forgotten in the first version of the 0.7.1 release PR but caught in PR review.
2. release process: mention the `[Unreleased]` link clearly

   Adding this link was forgotten in the first version of the 0.7.1 release PR but
   caught in PR review.

   0267b65512
3. hebasto approved
4. 
   hebasto commented at 2:53 pm on January 30, 2026: member

   ACK 0267b6551268deafdf22d1bdcf171ece181df88e.
5. in doc/release-process.md:64 in 0267b65512

   60@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Perform these checks when reviewing the release PR (see below):
   61 4. Open a PR to the master branch with a commit (using message `"release cleanup: bump version after $MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"`, for example) that
   62    * sets `_PKG_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `false` and increments `_PKG_VERSION_PATCH` and `_LIB_VERSION_REVISION` in `configure.ac`,
   63    * increments the `$PATCH` component of `project(libsecp256k1 VERSION ...)` and `${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_REVISION` in `CMakeLists.txt`, and
   64-   * adds an `[Unreleased]` section header to the [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
   65+   * adds an `[Unreleased]` section header and a corresponding `[Unreleased]` link at the bottom of [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
   

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   hebasto commented at 2:56 pm on January 30, 2026:

   “at the bottom of CHANGELOG.md” might be a bit confusing for someone.
6. real-or-random added the label meta/development on Jan 30, 2026
7. real-or-random added the label release on Jan 30, 2026
8. 
   sipa commented at 7:18 pm on January 30, 2026: contributor

   ACK 0267b6551268deafdf22d1bdcf171ece181df88e
9. real-or-random approved
10. 
    real-or-random commented at 12:10 pm on February 2, 2026: contributor

    utACK https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1814/changes/0267b6551268deafdf22d1bdcf171ece181df88e
11. real-or-random merged this on Feb 2, 2026
12. real-or-random closed this on Feb 2, 2026

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13. fanquake referenced this in commit eac590217a on Feb 2, 2026

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