diff --git a/.ci.sh b/.ci.sh
index 1909191bf..5c51d718c 100644
--- a/.ci.sh
+++ b/.ci.sh
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ import moduleFs from "fs";
                     "type": "git",
                     "url": "https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint.git"
                 },
-                "version": "2024.3.1"
+                "version": "2024.3.21"
             }, undefined, 4)
         }
     ].map(async function ({
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b24bc0cc..b860996e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - jslint - add new warning requiring paren around plus-separated concatenations.
 - jslint - try to improve parser to be able to parse jquery.js without stopping.
 
-# v2024.3.1-beta
+# v2024.3.21
 - jslint - Allow destructuring-assignment after function-definition.
 - ci - Replace npm-package used to auto-build vscode-plugin, vsce to @vscode/vsce.
 - test - Update test-function jstestDescribe() to wait awhile for imports to initialize before running tests.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b20ac8485..a6add756b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Douglas Crockford <douglas@crockford.com>
 
 
 # Status
-| Branch | [master<br>(v2023.10.24)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/tree/master) | [beta<br>(Web Demo)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/tree/beta) | [alpha<br>(Development)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/tree/alpha) |
+| Branch | [master<br>(v2024.3.21)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/tree/master) | [beta<br>(Web Demo)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/tree/beta) | [alpha<br>(Development)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/tree/alpha) |
 |--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
 | CI | [![ci](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions?query=branch%3Amaster) | [![ci](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=beta)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions?query=branch%3Abeta) | [![ci](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=alpha)](https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions?query=branch%3Aalpha) |
 | Coverage | [![coverage](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-master/.artifact/coverage/coverage_badge.svg)](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-master/.artifact/coverage/index.html) | [![coverage](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-beta/.artifact/coverage/coverage_badge.svg)](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-beta/.artifact/coverage/index.html) | [![coverage](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-alpha/.artifact/coverage/coverage_badge.svg)](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-alpha/.artifact/coverage/index.html) |
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ Douglas Crockford <douglas@crockford.com>
 12. [License](#license)
 
 13. [Devops Instruction](#devops-instruction)
+    - [pull-request merge](#pull-request-merge)
     - [branch-master commit](#branch-master-commit)
     - [branch-master publish](#branch-master-publish)
-    - [pull-request merge](#pull-request-merge)
     - [vscode-jslint publish](#vscode-jslint-publish)
 
 
@@ -915,17 +915,35 @@ eval("1"); //jslint-ignore-line
 
 
 <br><br>
-### branch-master commit
-- $ `shGitSquashPop <commit-beta> '# v20yy.mm.dd\n<release notes from CHANGELOG.md>'`
-    - verify correct-year `20yy`
-- $ `git push origin alpha:branch-v20yy.mm.dd`
-- $ `git push upstream alpha -f`
+### pull-request merge
+- find highest issue-number at https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/issues/, https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/pulls/, and add +1 to it for PR-xxx
+```shell
+npm run test2
+shGitSquashPop beta '<commit-message>'
+git push origin alpha:branch_xxx
+git push origin alpha -f
+git push upstream alpha -f
+```
+- verify ci-success for origin-branch-alpha
+    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
 - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-alpha
     - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- goto https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/pulls
-- click `New pull request`
-- click `base repository: jslint-org/jslint base:beta`
-- click `head repository: kaizhu256/jslint compare:branch-v20yy.mm.dd`
+- goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/compare/beta...kaizhu256:jslint:alpha
+- click `head repository: kaizhu256/jslint compare:<branch-to-merge>`
+- click `Create pull request`
+- `Add a description` template:
+```
+Fixes #xxx.
+- <primary-commit-message>
+
+This PR will ...
+
+this PR will additionally:
+- <secondary-commit-message>
+...
+
+<screenshot>
+```
 - verify `commit into jslint-org:beta`
 - click `Create pull request`
 - verify ci-success for pull-request
@@ -948,59 +966,34 @@ git push upstream alpha -f
 - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-alpha
     - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
 - click `Delete branch`
-```shell
-git push origin beta:master
-git push upstream beta:master
-```
-- verify ci-success for origin-branch-master
-    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- verify ci-success for upstream-branch-master
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
 
 
 <br><br>
-### branch-master publish
-- $ `git push upstream beta:master`
-- verify ci-success for upstream-branch-master
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/releases/new
-- input tag `v20yy.mm.dd`
-- click `Create new tag: v20yy.mm.dd on publish`
-    - verify correct-year `20yy`
-- click `Target: master`
-- input `Release title: v20yy.mm.dd - <description>`
-- copy-paste release notes from CHANGELOG.md
-- click `Generate release notes`
-- click `Set as the latest release`
-- click `Preview` and review
-- click `Publish release`
-- verify ci-success for upstream-branch-publish
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- verify email-notification `Successfully published @jslint-org/jslint@20yy.mm.dd`
-
-
-<br><br>
-### pull-request merge
-- find highest issue-number at https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/issues/, https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/pulls/, and add +1 to it for PR-xxx
+### branch-master commit
+- update CHANGELOG.md `#v20yy.mm.dd` to today's date
 ```shell
-git push origin alpha:branch_xxx
-git push upstream alpha
+npm run test2
+shGitSquashPop beta '
+# v20yy.mm.dd
+- <primary-commit-message>
+- <secondary-commit-message>
+'
+git diff origin/branch-v20yy.mm.dd
+git push origin alpha:branch-v20yy.mm.dd
+git push origin alpha -f
+git push upstream alpha -f
 ```
+- verify ci-success for origin-branch-alpha
+    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+- verify ci-success for upstream-branch-alpha
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
 - goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/compare/beta...kaizhu256:jslint:alpha
-- select branch to merge
+- click `head repository: kaizhu256/jslint compare:branch-v20yy.mm.dd`
 - click `Create pull request`
+- `Add a title` template: `#v20yy.mm.dd`
 - `Add a description` template:
 ```
-Fixes #xxx.
-- <primary-commit-message>
-
-This PR will ...
-
-this PR will additionally:
-- <secondary-commit-messages>
-...
-
-<screenshot>
+<release notes from CHANGELOG.md>
 ```
 - verify `commit into jslint-org:beta`
 - click `Create pull request`
@@ -1024,6 +1017,40 @@ git push upstream alpha -f
 - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-alpha
     - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
 - click `Delete branch`
+```shell
+git push origin beta:master
+git push upstream beta:master
+```
+- verify ci-success for origin-branch-master
+    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+- verify ci-success for upstream-branch-master
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+
+
+<br><br>
+### branch-master publish
+- $ `git push upstream beta:master`
+- verify ci-success for upstream-branch-master
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+- goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/releases/new
+- `Choose a tag` template: `v20yy.mm.dd`
+- click `Create new tag: v20yy.mm.dd on publish`
+    - verify correct-year `20yy`
+- select `Target: master`
+- select `Previous tag:auto`
+- `Release title` template: `v20yy.mm.dd - <primary-commit-message>`
+- `Describe this release` template:
+```
+- <primary-commit-message>
+- <secondary-commit-message>
+```
+- click `Generate release notes`
+- click `Set as the latest release`
+- click `Preview` and review
+- click `Publish release`
+- verify ci-success for upstream-branch-publish
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+- verify email-notification `Successfully published @jslint-org/jslint@20yy.mm.dd`
 
 
 <br><br>
diff --git a/jslint.mjs b/jslint.mjs
index 5014f6788..57b35e2ad 100644
--- a/jslint.mjs
+++ b/jslint.mjs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ let jslint_charset_ascii = (
     + "@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_"
     + "`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~\u007f"
 );
-let jslint_edition = "v2024.3.1-beta";
+let jslint_edition = "v2024.3.21";
 let jslint_export;                      // The jslint object to be exported.
 let jslint_fudge = 1;                   // Fudge starting line and starting
                                         // ... column to 1.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f89221d5..9326e05a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
     "shCiArtifactUpload": 1,
     "shCiPublishNpm": 1,
     "type": "module",
-    "version": "2024.3.1-beta"
+    "version": "2024.3.21"
 }