diff --git a/apps/susidns/src/build.xml b/apps/susidns/src/build.xml
index 6d14865f9e762ebb7e5783682243de22f9599e6e..77d63bc228cb197c47ff7d605f83d25a9f52eb2d 100644
--- a/apps/susidns/src/build.xml
+++ b/apps/susidns/src/build.xml
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
       </delete>
       <delete dir="${bin}" />
       <delete dir="${tmp}" />
+      <delete dir="build" />
     </target>
     <target name="distclean" depends="clean" />
 </project>
diff --git a/apps/susimail/build.xml b/apps/susimail/build.xml
index 572fd59b753dff8751599e29897bd43e85e24037..ca0a32e2226f89fd349efaf1fd782adf9c760807 100644
--- a/apps/susimail/build.xml
+++ b/apps/susimail/build.xml
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
     <target name="clean">
     	<delete dir="src/WEB-INF/classes"/>
     	<delete file="susimail.war"/>
+    	<delete dir="build"/>
     </target>
     <target name="cleandep" depends="clean" />
     <target name="distclean" depends="clean" />
diff --git a/debian-alt/doc/debian-build.txt b/debian-alt/doc/debian-build.txt
index bdaa00f29abd1f612be15fe09ba6ce5f08e4ed60..2aef1ceac441c93dde3e58b5bace45eaf27a8a5c 100644
--- a/debian-alt/doc/debian-build.txt
+++ b/debian-alt/doc/debian-build.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cd i2p_0.9.xx-x-xxxxxxxx/
 ant debchange
 vi debian/changelog
    change i2p_0.9.xx-x-xxxxxxxx-1 to i2p_0.9.xx-1
-   change UNRELEASED to unstable
+   change UNRELEASED to stable
    change comment to "New upstream version 0.9.xx"
    fix your name and email
 # fix up the control and rules files as necessary
@@ -57,16 +57,22 @@ This will make the following files in ..:
 ssh to reprepro server
 sudo su kytv (he owns the reprepro directories)
 
-reprepro includedeb unstable i2p-doc_0.9.xx-1_all.deb
-reprepro includedeb unstable i2p-router_0.9.xx-1_all.deb
-reprepro includedeb unstable i2p_0.9.xx-1_all.deb
-reprepro includedeb unstable libjbigi-jni_0.9.xx-1_amd64.deb
+reprepro includedeb stable i2p-doc_0.9.xx-1_all.deb
+reprepro includedeb stable i2p-router_0.9.xx-1_all.deb
+reprepro includedeb stable libjbigi-jni_0.9.xx-1_amd64.deb
+reprepro includedeb stable i2p_0.9.xx-1_all.deb
 # if you already got the source from launchpad
 # with reprepro update, skip this?
-reprepro includedsc unstable i2p_0.9.XX-1.dsc
+reprepro includedsc stable i2p_0.9.XX-1.dsc
 
+# copy built packages from launchpad
+reprepro -v update precise
+reprepro -v update trusty
+reprepro -v update vivid
+reprepro -v update wily
+reprepro -v update xenial
 
-# To copy precise to wheezy if you build precise on launchpad
-# and then did a reprepro update:
+
+# To copy precise to wheezy:
 # Note that syntax is reprepro copysrc TO FROM package!
-reprepro copysrc wheezy precise i2p
+reprepro -v copysrc wheezy precise i2p
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c515372c845d561fcf3933945678209a41e37bb8..dc213f9ce35f87f9c3e796f96bf9353a45445f7b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+i2p (0.9.26-1~deb8u+1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Backport to Jessie
+
+ -- zzz on i2p <zzz@i2pmail.org>  Tue, 08 Jun 2016 12:12:12 +0000
+
 i2p (0.9.25-1~deb8u+1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * Backport to Jessie
diff --git a/installer/resources/checklist.md b/installer/resources/checklist.md
index 55beba2b84043928d415b3075cf7b8c583dc7db6..ead1f93d7c91c660c2ec71dd0076d4c61e44dfbb 100644
--- a/installer/resources/checklist.md
+++ b/installer/resources/checklist.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## One week before
 
+- Announce string freeze on #i2p-dev
+- Update local English po files: `ant poupdate`
+- Revert non-English changes if any
+- Push to Transifex: `tx push -s`
 - Make announcement on Transifex with checkin deadline
 
 
@@ -52,7 +56,8 @@
     mtn -d i2p.mtn co --branch=i2p.i2p /path/to/releasedir
     ```
 
-  - You may build with Java 7 or higher, but ensure you have the Java 6 JRE installed for the bootclasspath
+  - You must build with Java 7 or higher, but ensure you also have the Java 6 JRE installed for the bootclasspath.
+    If you build with Java 8 or higher, you must also have the Java 7 JRE installed for the bootclasspath.
 
 4. Create override.properties with (adjust as necessary):
 
@@ -165,21 +170,21 @@
     - Reconnect ethernet / turn wifi back on
   - Load torrents in i2psnark on your production router, verify infohashes
 
-3. If all goes well, tag and sync the release:
+3. If all goes well, tag and push the release:
 
     ```
     mtn tag h: i2p-0.x.xx
     mtn cert t:i2p-0.x.xx branch i2p.i2p.release
-    mtn sync (with e.g. mtn.killyourtv.i2p)
+    mtn push
     ```
 
 ### Distribute updates
 
 1. Update news with new version:
   - Add magnet links, change release dates and release number in to old-format
-    news.xml, and distribute to news hosts
+    news.xml, and distribute to news hosts (no longer necessary)
   - In the i2p.newsxml branch, edit magnet links, release dates and release
-    number in data/releases.json, and check in
+    number in data/releases.json, check in and push
 
 2. Add i2pupdate-0.9.xx.su3 torrent to tracker2.postman.i2p and start seeding
 
@@ -198,22 +203,37 @@
 
 6. Tell news hosts to flip the switch
 
+7. Monitor torrent for activity to verify that the new news is now live
+
+
 ### Notify release
 
-1. Wait for files to be updated on download server
+1. Upload files to launchpad release (download mirror)
+   (see debian-alt/doc/launchpad.txt for instructions)
 
-2. Website files to change:
+2. Wait for files to be updated on download server
+   Verify at http://download.i2p2.no/releases/
+
+3. Website files to change:
   - Sync with mtn.i2p-projekt.i2p
   - `i2p2www/static/hosts.txt` if it changed (copy from i2p.i2p mtn branch)
   - `i2p2www/__init__.py` (release number)
-  - `i2p2www/pages/downloads/list.html` (release signer)
+  - `i2p2www/pages/downloads/list.html` (release signer, if changed)
   - `i2p2www/pages/downloads/macros` (checksums)
-  - `i2p2www/static/news/news.xml`
+  - `i2p2www/static/news/news.xml` (no longer necessary)
   - Sync with mtn.i2p-projekt.i2p
 
-3. Wait for debian packages to be ready
-
 4. Announce on:
   - #i2p, #i2p-dev (also on Freenode side)
   - forum.i2p
   - Twitter
+
+5. Launchpad builds
+   (see debian-alt/doc/launchpad.txt for instructions)
+
+6. Debian builds
+   (see debian-alt/doc/debian-build.txt for instructions)
+
+7. Announce Launchpad and Debian builds on Twitter
+
+8. Notify Tails that new Debian builds are available