[Db-derby Wiki] Update of "DerbySnapshotOrRelease" by DyreTjeldvoll

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  ==== Check-ins just before generating release artifacts ====
  
-  1. Also adjust version numbers in documentation by modifying the appropriate `*conrefs.dita` files.
+  1. [http://db.apache.org/derby/manuals/docscheck.html Adjust version numbers in documentation]. Make sure the copyright notices has the correct years. 
  
   1. Generate `RELEASE_NOTES.html` in the branch and check it into the svn repository. Please consult the instructions for [http://wiki.apache.org/db-derby/ReleaseNoteProcess generating release notes].
  
-  1. ( /!\ ''Deprecated for versions >= 10.3'') Finalize CHANGES. This can include items in addition to the RELEASE_NOTES, which are purely for user purposes. 
-   The tool `java/tools/ChangesFileGenerator.java` can help you generate this file; it works similar to the !ReleaseNotesGenerator.
+  1. For versions < 10.3; finalize `CHANGES`. For later releases the CHANGES file has been superseded by `CHANGES.html` This can include items in addition to the RELEASE_NOTES, which are purely for user purposes. 
+   The tool `java/tools/ChangesFileGenerator.java` can help you generate this file. It can be invoked by running `ant genchanges` in `tools/release`.
  
-  1. Check in the latest SQLState documentation.
+  1. Check in the latest SQLState documentation. (This step can be done in advance, but make sure that no !SQLState has been modified before creating the release). 
  
    Build the source tree. The SQLStates are documented in the Reference Guide on the following page: `rrefexcept71493.dita`. This file is generated by the Derby build and placed in `classes/doc`. Take the version of this file generated by building the code branch and check it into the doc branch at `src/ref/rrefexcept71493.dita`.