From efd7f1ec352da4947f868256bfba986a95114931 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trask Stalnaker <trask.stalnaker@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:24:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Check and close milestone if any as part of release steps
 (#1774)

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 RELEASING.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
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--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Making a Release
 
+- Close the [release milestone](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/milestones)
+  if there is one.
 - Ensure the referenced specification version is up to date. Use
   [tooling to update the spec](./CONTRIBUTING.md#updating-the-referenced-specification-version)
   if needed.