From b2fdf3b18518decbff855f3de23e3eb14a8e0a12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pradyun Gedam <pradyunsg@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:57:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Pause in `prepare-release` for updating the NEWS file

This enables making fixes to the NEWS file to fix issues prior to moving
forward with the rest of the release process.
---
 noxfile.py | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 92d0e243838..370e2fe630e 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ def prepare_release(session: nox.Session) -> None:
 
     session.log("# Generating NEWS")
     release.generate_news(session, version)
+    if sys.stdin.isatty():
+        input(
+            "Please review the NEWS file, make necessary edits, and stage them.\n"
+            "Press Enter to continue..."
+        )
 
     session.log(f"# Bumping for release {version}")
     release.update_version_file(version, VERSION_FILE)