>"Verify release has been signed" is added to the checklist. However a bright soul also integrates signing into the release build. If that bright soul also add

>"Verify release has been signed" is added to the checklist. However a bright soul also integrates signing into the release build. If that bright soul also added a 'verify the signature' step to the build process, and the ability for the build system to know that signing failed, you've automated the entire thing and now your checklist is documentation for the build process.