From de72d2ec70d04ebbd7c3e0b7f858d59669d9b664 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregor Gorjanc <gregor.gorjanc@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:36:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add CRAN cookbook to release_checklist() #2217

---
 R/release.R                      | 1 +
 tests/testthat/_snaps/release.md | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/R/release.R b/R/release.R
index 89722e90e..9b1822e99 100644
--- a/R/release.R
+++ b/R/release.R
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ release_checklist <- function(version, on_cran, target_repo = NULL) {
         todo(
           "Check [licensing of included files](https://r-pkgs.org/license.html#sec-code-you-bundle)"
         ),
+        todo("Review <https://contributor.r-project.org/cran-cookbook>"),
         todo("Review <https://github.com/DavisVaughan/extrachecks>"),
         ""
       )
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/release.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/release.md
index 245d62eac..db1703029 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/release.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/release.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       * [ ] Check that all exported functions have `@return` and `@examples`
       * [ ] Check that `Authors@R:` includes a copyright holder (role 'cph')
       * [ ] Check [licensing of included files](https://r-pkgs.org/license.html#sec-code-you-bundle)
+      * [ ] Review <https://contributor.r-project.org/cran-cookbook>
       * [ ] Review <https://github.com/DavisVaughan/extrachecks>
       
       Prepare for release: