Here is my checklist for releasing a crate. I will add to it as I go and notice I forgot to list some useful items. Each release of the crate Go through the documentation and check that everything seems fine Run cargo semver-check check-release -p [package] even though it does not catch everything Run cargo publish -p [package] --dry-run, check it builds fine Run cargo package -p [package] --list, check it contains only things that should be in Run cargo publish -p [package] First release of a crate Make sure you have a README.