release-checklist.md

-- Maven package :computer: 
-- test binaries :computer: 
+## Automatic Steps
+### Build
+- maven package
+
+### Smoke Test
+- test binaries (simple startup smoke test)
+
+### Artifactory
+- deploy artifacts to artifactory
+
+### Git Branches
+- merge dev branch into master
+- delete dev branch on all remotes
+
+### Tags/Release
+- create GitLab tag
+- create and prepare GitHub tag (+ upload binaries)
+- close GitHub milestone
+
+### Docker
+- update Dockerfile
+- build docker image and push to registy
+
+## Manual Steps
 - update screenshots
 - update wiki
-- update Dockerfile :computer: 
 - update README
-- deploy artifacts to artifactory :computer: 
-- [branches.bat](https://thecodelabs.de/deadlocker8/MagicScripts/blob/master/PowerShell/branches.bat)
-  - merge dev branch :computer: 
-  - delete dev branch (on all remotes) :computer: 
-  - create new dev branch (push to all remotes)
-- change pom version and versionCode
-- create GitHub tag (+ upload binaries) :computer: 
-- create GitLab tag :computer: 
+- change pom version and versionCode in new pom
 - update german roadmap
 - update english roadmap
-- close milestone :computer: 
-- update Gitlab CI/CD Variables
-- build docker image and push to registy :computer: 
+- update Gitlab CI/CD variable (next version name)
+