From 90a2302614358d6798ed87e9d41bd59a9e3c82c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Hoffmann <2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 22:40:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] DOC: version switcher update on release

---
 doc/devel/release_guide.rst | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/devel/release_guide.rst b/doc/devel/release_guide.rst
index 0e0ebb98fd1d..0ca3c06084d9 100644
--- a/doc/devel/release_guide.rst
+++ b/doc/devel/release_guide.rst
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ which will copy the built docs over.  If this is a final release, link the
   rm stable
   ln -s 3.7.0 stable
 
-You will also need to edit :file:`sitemap.xml` and :file:`versions.html` to include
+You will also need to edit :file:`sitemap.xml` to include
 the newly released version.  Now commit and push everything to GitHub ::
 
   git add *
@@ -465,6 +465,14 @@ If you have access, clear the CloudFlare caches.
 It typically takes about 5-10 minutes for the website to process the push and update the
 live web page (remember to clear your browser cache).
 
+Update the version switcher
+---------------------------
+The version switcher is populated from https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/_static/switcher.json.
+
+Since it's always taken from devdocs, update the file :file:`doc/_static/switcher.json`
+on the main branch through a regular PR. Once that PR is merged, the devdocs site
+will be updated automatically.
+
 .. _release_merge_up:
 
 Merge up changes to main